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C.C.S.M. c. P210
The Public Health Act
| 1 | Definitions |
| 1.1(1) | Minister may designate dangerous disease |
| (2) | Order immediately effective and enforceable |
| 2(1) | Duties of minister |
| (2) | Supply of vaccines, etc. |
| 3 | Powers of minister and deputy minister |
| MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH | |
| 4(1) | Appointment of medical officers of health and deputy medical officers |
| (2) | |
| (3) | Duties and powers of deputy medical officer of health |
| (4) | Remuneration and dismissal |
| (5) to (7) | |
| (8) | Duly qualified medical practitioner |
| (9) | Ex officio medical officers |
| 4.1(1) | Appointment of chief medical officer of health and deputy |
| (2) | Duties of chief medical officer of health and deputy |
| 4.2(1) | C.M.O.H. may authorize medical practitioner |
| (2) | Medical practitioner has powers of a medical officer of health |
| 5 | Duties of medical officer of health |
| 6 | Agreement with medical officer of health |
| 7(1) | Conferences of medical officers of health |
| (2) | Conference expenses |
| PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS | |
| 8(1) | Appointment of public health inspectors |
| (2) | Remuneration |
| (3) | Appointment by minister |
| 9 | Duties of public health inspectors |
| PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES | |
| 10(1) | Appointment of public health nurses by municipality |
| (2) | Appointment of public health nurses by regional health authority |
| (3) | Registered nurse |
| (4) | Remuneration |
| 11 | Duties of public health nurses |
| POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF HEALTH OFFICIALS | |
| 11.1(1) | General powers of entry and inspection for medical officer of health |
| (2) | Presentation of identification |
| (3) | Entry into dwelling with consent |
| (4) | Warrant for entry into dwelling |
| (5) | Conditions |
| (6) | Entry into dwelling in exigent circumstances |
| (7) | Entry into premises in public health emergency |
| (8) | Entry by public health inspector |
| (9) | Entry by public health nurse |
| (10) | Assistance to officials |
| 12 | Powers of medical officers of health |
| 12.1(1) | C.M.O.H. may require information |
| (2) | Personal information |
| (3) | Duty to provide information |
| 12.2(1) | Sharing information with other bodies |
| (2) | Personal information |
| 13 | Powers of public health inspectors |
| 14 | Powers of public health nurse |
| 15 | Minister may direct investigations |
| 16 | Assistance in enforcing Act and regulations |
| 16.1 | Order may contain terms and conditions |
| PROCEDURE ON ORDERS | |
| 17(1) | Report to minister or municipality |
| (2) | Report where person cannot be found |
| (3) | Order of court required |
| (4) | Application for order |
| 18(1) | Appeal |
| (2) | Time for launching appeal |
| (3) | Time for filing when no limit set in order |
| (4) | Form of notice |
| (5) | Appointment for hearing |
| (6) | Serving of appointment |
| (7) | Stay of proceedings on order |
| (8) | Order of court |
| (9) | Discontinuance of appeal |
| 19(1) | Laying information |
| (2) | Issuing warrant |
| (3) | Contents of warrant |
| (4) | Apprehension under warrant |
| (4.1) | Duty to inform |
| (5) | Action on apprehension |
| (6) | Hearing |
| (7) | Criteria for making an order |
| (8) | Order |
| (9) | Detention |
| (10) | Release |
| (11) | Queen's Bench order required to detain further |
| (12) | Order |
| (13) | Additional applications |
| (14) | Minimum period only |
| 20 | Cost of abatement, etc. |
| 21 | Recovery of expenses |
| 22 | Entry of owner of land under lease |
| PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES | |
| Inspection Powers | |
| 22.1(1) | Inspection powers of medical officer of health |
| (2) | Powers of public health inspector |
| (3) | Powers of public health nurse re dangerous disease |
| (4) | Assistance to officials |
| (5) | Assistance of owner or occupant |
| Serious Health Hazards | |
| 22.2(1) | Order re serious health hazard |
| (2) | To whom order may be directed |
| (3) | Requirements of an order |
| (4) | Placarding |
| (5) | Placard must not be concealed, altered, etc. |
| (6) | Order may specify deadline |
| (7) | Person need not be named |
| (8) | Service of order |
| (9) | Order must be complied with |
| 22.3(1) | Order of a public health inspector |
| (2) | Notice to medical officer of health |
| (3) | Order expires unless extended |
| (4) | Medical officer of health may extend, revoke or amend order |
| 22.4(1) | Medical officer of health may carry out order |
| (2) | Subsequent order to pay costs |
| (3) | Enforcement of order |
| 22.5(1) | Immediate action by medical officer of health |
| (2) | Immediate action by public health inspector |
| (3) | Minimum action |
| (4) | Notice to medical officer of health |
| (5) | Subsequent order to pay costs |
| (6) | Enforcement of order |
| 22.6(1) | Appeal of order to pay costs |
| (2) | Court's power on appeal |
| Dangerous Diseases | |
| 22.7(1) | Emergency apprehension by medical officer of health |
| (2) | Conditions for order to apprehend |
| (3) | Content of order |
| (4) | Objection |
| (5) | Place of detention |
| (6) | Peace officer |
| (7) | Duty to inform |
| (8) | Detention for 72 hours only |
| 22.8(1) | Hearing required to continue detention |
| (2) | Urgent basis |
| (3) | Person may be absent |
| (4) | Decision to release or detain further |
| (5) | Release |
| 22.9(1) | Queen's Bench order required to detain further |
| (2) | Order |
| (3) | Additional applications |
| 22.10 | Detention continues until hearing concludes |
| 22.11 | Minimum period only |
| General Provisions re Public Health Emergencies | |
| 22.12 | Order of the chief medical officer of health |
| 22.13(1) | Verbal order |
| (2) | Notice to medical officer of health |
| 22.14 | Sections 17, 18, 20 and 21 do not apply |
| 22.15(1) | Offences |
| (2) | Officers and directors of corporations |
| DISINTERMENT | |
| 23(1) | Order for disinterment |
| (2) | Granting of order |
| 24(1) | Contents of application |
| (2) | Documents to accompany application |
| 25(1) | Authority to cemetery owner |
| (2) | Offence and penalty |
| 26 | Permit for re-burial |
| 27 | Proceedings under Fatality Inquiries Act |
| REGULATIONS | |
| 28 | Regulations |
| 28.1 | Ministerial regulations |
| 29 | Application of regulations |
| 30 | Service by registered or certified mail |
| 31(1) | By-laws of municipality |
| (2) | By-laws suspended |
| (3) | Repugnancy of by-laws |
| 32 | Exemption from vaccination, inoculation or treatment |
| OFFENCES AND PENALTY | |
| 33(1) | General penalty |
| (2) | Continuing offence |
| (3) | Obstruction of officer |
| (4) | Selling biological products |
| 34 | Quashing of convictions |
| 35 | |
| 36 | Disposition of penalty |
| EVIDENCE | |
| 37(1) | Certificate of Director of Provincial Laboratory |
| (2) | Certificate respecting tuberculosis |
| (3) | Certificate of Provincial Chemist |
| 38 | Where examination and treatment not an assault |
| 38.1 | Protection from liability |
| EXPENSES | |
| 39(1) | Costs payable from Consolidated Fund |
| (2) | Expenses of medical officer of health |
| (3) | Responsibility of regional health authority for expenses |
| (4) | Responsibility of The City of Winnipeg for expenses |