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| Canada Health Act (CHA) | The 1984 federal Act that outlined the 5 key principles provinces and territories must meet to receive federal healthcare funding. |
| Accessibility | CHA principle emphasizing timely access to healthcare services without financial or geographical barriers; prohibits user fees or extra charges for medically necessary services |
| Comprehensiveness | CHA principle ensuring medically necessary services are covered under the public healthcare system. |
| Portability | CHA principle ensuring access to healthcare when citizens or permanent residents travel or temporarily live in another province or territory; ensures access regardless of location. |
| Public Administration | CHA principle requiring healthcare services to be administered and delivered by non-profit public entities, prohibits extra billing or the creation of a two-tier healthcare system with expedited or additional services. |
| Universality | CHA principle guaranteeing eligible residents access to healthcare based on need rather than ability to pay. |
| User Fees | Charges to patients for insured healthcare services that may result in federal funding reductions if allowed by provinces or territories. |
| Extra Billing | Additional billing by physicians for insured services, which is prohibited under the Canada Health Act principles. |
| Canada Health Transfer (CHT) | Federal funding provided to provinces and territories for healthcare, which may be reduced if Canada Health Act requirements are not met. |
| Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) | Ontario legislation introduced in 1991 to regulate health professions and promote public safety in healthcare delivery. |
| Controlled Acts | Fourteen potentially high-risk healthcare activities that only authorized regulated health professionals may perform. |
| Health Regulatory Colleges / Regulatory Bodies | Regulatory bodies that license practitioners, set standards, investigate complaints, and discipline professionals who fail to meet standards. |
| Patient Rights | Rights supported by health profession legislation, including access to records, informed consent, complaints, and confidentiality. |
| Informed Consent | A patient’s right to understand and agree to a procedure before it is performed. |
| New Brunswick Regulated Health Professions Act | Legislation that establishes regulatory colleges, standards of practice, complaint processes, and public protection for health professions in New Brunswick. |
| Nova Scotia Regulated Health Professions Network Act | Supports profession-specific legislation in creating collaboration, consistent standards, public protection, and transparency among health profession regulatory bodies in Nova Scotia. |
| Professional Associations | Voluntary organizations that support members through professional development, advocacy, research, publications, and networking. |
| Code of Ethics | Guidelines or best-practice recommendations issued by professional associations; compliance is voluntary and associations have no legal authority to discipline members |
| Organizations | Structured groups that may focus on service delivery, research, advocacy, policy development, education, or coordination rather than regulating professionals. |
| Medically Necessary Services | Physician services (Doctor visits), hospital care, laboratory tests, diagnostic imaging, essential medical treatments |
| Services not currently covered by the CHA | Prescription drugs, home care, long-term care, vision care, mental health support, and dental care (federal coverage for dental is outside the CHA) |
| Recommendations for Future Development of the CHA | Increased coverage, guidelines for digital health services, increased equity and addressing of social determinants of health, incorporation of indigenous health rights |
