Bill 610 — The Provincial Health Authority (ER Virtual Physician right-to-know) Amendment Act
Introduced on 2025-12-03 · Sponsor: Keith Jorgenson
Requires the Minister to publicly disclose online when a hospital emergency room only has virtual physician services and no in-person physician available.
- Amends The Provincial Health Authority Act with a new section 7-6.1
- Minister must publish this information via website or other electronic means
- Notice must go out within one hour of the health authority approving virtual physician use
- Ministry must use existing resources to cover any related costs
- Expenses for publicizing this information cannot be paid from the General Revenue Fund
- Takes effect immediately upon Assent
The bill on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan website