Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories expedite work on the new Health Information Act with a view to introducing a bill as soon as possible; and further, that if the government is not able to introduce this bill in the fall sitting, the standing committee recommends that the government table a detailed progress report in that sitting, identifying a timeline and any additional resources required so that a bill may be introduced within the 2013-14 fiscal year. Thank you.
Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. We’ll just give a second to pass that motion around. To the motion. Ms. Bisaro.
Thank you, Mr. Chair and my colleagues. I appreciate the opportunity to make a few brief remarks.
I think it’s important that we recognize the committee felt very strongly that the Health Information Act is a very necessary piece of legislation in the era of electronic medical records. Because of the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s very strong recommendation that we needed this kind of legislation to cover privacy around health records, the committee felt it was important to bring this motion forward, and I just wanted to emphasize the importance of this. We have heard previously from the Minister that we will see something in the fall of 2013, and committee’s glad to hear that. We will certainly be watching to see whether or not the Minister produces a bill as he has promised.
Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. To the motion.
Question.
Question had been called. The motion is carried.
---Carried
Ms. Bisaro.
