Nova ScotiaBill 172First Reading
Bill 172: Rural Emergency Department Closures Accountability Act
Sponsor: Rod WilsonIntroduced October 2, 2025Checked September 4, 2026
Read the official textOfficial version — Nova Scotia House of Assembly
What this bill does
This Nova Scotia bill requires the Minister of Health and Wellness to publicly report monthly and annually on emergency department closures at rural hospitals, including closure hours and steps being taken to reduce them.
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Business impact
Compliance
This bill primarily affects Nova Scotia's provincial health authority and the Department of Health and Wellness rather than private businesses. Healthcare facilities and administrators operating rural emergency departments under the health authority will face new reporting and data-tracking obligations. Private healthcare staffing agencies or locum physician services that contract with Nova Scotia Health may indirectly see increased scrutiny of their service delivery. There is minimal direct impact on typical private-sector businesses.
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Where this bill is
First ReadingOctober 2, 2025
Next: Second Reading debate
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- Bill number
- NS-172
- Type
- Private Member's Public
- Jurisdiction
- Nova Scotia
- Session
- 65-1