Canada Health Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-6)

Marginal note:Public administration

• 8 (1) In order to satisfy the criterion respecting public administration,

  • (a) the health care insurance plan of a province must be administered and operated on a non-profit basis by a public authority appointed or designated by the government of the province;

  • (b) the public authority must be responsible to the provincial government for that administration and operation; and

  • (c) the public authority must be subject to audit of its accounts and financial transactions by such authority as is charged by law with the audit of the accounts of the province.

• Marginal note:Designation of agency permitted

  (2) The criterion respecting public administration is not contravened by reason only that the public authority referred to in subsection (1) has the power to designate any agency

  • (a) to receive on its behalf any amounts payable under the provincial health care insurance plan; or

  • (b) to carry out on its behalf any responsibility in connection with the receipt or payment of accounts rendered for insured health services, if it is a condition of the designation that all those accounts are subject to assessment and approval by the public authority and that the public authority shall determine the amounts to be paid in respect thereof.