Tom Beaulieu

I don’t have that information, but I’m assuming that when we move into any area that may have already been covered by other jurisdictions that we do look at best practices. If we haven’t looked at best practices, then I’ll ask the committee to look at best practices in this area.

This is the 2005 standards that will have to be updated. I do believe that the 2005 standards were developed for community midwifery, which was midwifery that is continuing on in Fort Smith. We recognize that that has been a successful program. We’re trying to develop territorial standards. We are trying to build on the standards around the education requirements for midwives. As I indicated, there is going to be some consultation within our system with physicians and also community consultation. Also, the plan was to have a discussion and utilize the current midwives in order to develop and...

Thank you, Madam Chair. This will be part of our clinical services plan which we earlier talked about having completed the review of the Integrated Service Delivery Model. We expect to have a plan by August 2013.

I will commit to researching, working with the Deh Cho Health and Social Services, to see exactly what type of medical services are needed in Wrigley, specifically nursing services, and get back to the Member on what is needed.

Madam Chair, I think I will ask the deputy minister to respond to that. I’m not 100 percent sure that I understand the question. I think the deputy can respond.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We don’t have that information here with us today.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like if the Member could repeat the question. Maybe it is something that we would require assistance from the Finance Minister to respond to.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Once the determination has been made that we will add this bariatric care or obesity or in the whole area of those being overweight to the insured services and how we deal with obesity into insured services, then we will make a decision on when and how we will go through the process. Part of the process would be if an insured service is added, then it will be more cost. Once that determination is made by the Medical Association and by the department that bariatric services will be added, then we will come back to the House for more money to carry out that service.

Thank you, Madam Chair. We don’t believe there has been an increase. If there has been an increase, then we can get back to the Member, but we don’t believe there has been an increase in that area in the last three or four years.

For that price, the authority can, if they need a BiliBlanket, proceed with purchasing one. On the other question, we don’t know if there are BiliBlankets in some of the small health centres or not.