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Chapter P-37 · Current to 2025-12-18 · Official PDF

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Part 1 — Public Health Appeal Board

3 Board established 4 Duties of Board 5 Appeal to Board 6 Stay pending appeal 7 Annual report

Part 2 — Administration

8 Alteration and disestablishment 9 Staff 10 Provision of services by RHA 12 Provision of services by Minister 12.1 Provision of services by individuals 13 Chief Medical Officer 14 Powers of Chief Medical Officer 15 Diseases under surveillance 15.1 Order making Act applicable 16 Administrative powers 17 Inspection by Minister 18 Provision of information 18.1 Disclosure of information 18.2 Provision of information by Minister of Education

Part 3 — Communicable Diseases and Public Health Emergencies

18.3 Reporting re immunization 18.4 Reporting adverse event following immunization 18.5 Immunization schedules 18.6 Biological agent storage, handling, transportation 19 Information to medical officer of health 19.1 Information respecting public health emergency 20 Discovery and treatment of infection 21 Notification of change of address 22 Notification of communicable disease 23 Discovery in laboratory 24 Submission of specimens to Provincial Laboratory 25 Disease notification 26 Notification of epidemics and other threats 27 Duty to notify Chief Medical Officer 29 Isolation, Quarantine and Special Measures Isolation and quarantine 29.1 Validation of orders 30 Entry for examination 31 Examination 32 Notices 33 Effect of isolation or quarantine 34 Provision of services 35 Decontamination 36 Transportation of infected person 37 Epidemics Notification of epidemic 38 Order of Lieutenant Governor in Council 39 Recalcitrant Patients Issue of certificate 40 Authority of certificate 41 Release 42 Notification of release 43 Treatment after release 44 Isolation order 45 Authority of isolation order 46 Cancellation of isolation order 47 Warrant for examination 48 Duty on issue of isolation order 49 Application to Court for cancellation 50 Unauthorized absence 51 Transfer to another facility 52 Leave of absence 52.1 State of Public Health Emergency State of public health emergency 52.2 Local state of public health emergency 52.3 Contents of order 52.4 Publication of order 52.6 Powers during emergency 52.7 Compensation 52.8 Termination of public health emergency order 52.81 Termination of state of local public health emergency 52.82 Publication 52.83 Regulations Act 52.9 Regulations 52.91 Termination of employment prohibited 53 General Confidentiality of communicable diseases information 54 Application to court 55 Offence 56 Provision of names 57 Delegation of authority

Part 3 — .1

58.1 Public Health Plans and Health Impediments Definitions 58.2 Public health plan 58.3 Regulating health impediments

Part 4 — General Inspections and Orders

59 Inspection of place other than private dwelling 60 Inspection of private place 60.1 Assistance by police officer, expert 61 Application to Court 62 Order 62.1 Enforcement of order 63 Recovery of expenses 64 Notice of health hazard 65 Notice of health hazard - Metis patented land 66 Regulations Regulations 66.1 Miscellaneous Protection from liability 66.2 Court enforcement 67 Crown's right of recovery 68 Service of documents 69 Validity of documents 71 Obstruction 72 Destruction of notice 73 Penalty 73.1 Prosecution time limit 74 Publishing reports and order 74.1 Lieutenant Governor in Council authority 75 Paramountcy 76.1 Review of Act 77 Repeals

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