BILL 7

An Act Respecting Travel Nurses

His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, enacts as follows:

Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in this Act.

“Minister” means the Minister of Health and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf. (ministre)

“Regional Health Authority A / Régie régionale de la santé A” means a regional health authority as defined in the Regional Health Authorities Act established under paragraph 16(a) of that Act. (Régie régionale de la santé A / Regional Health Authority A)

Agreement for travel nurses

2( 1) The agreement between Regional Health Authority A / Régie régionale de la santé A operating as Vitalité Health Network and 9059822 Canada Inc. operating as Canadian Health Labs, entered into on December 2, 2022, is null and void, despite section 9 of that agreement.

2( 2) No action, application or other proceeding lies or shall be instituted against the Crown in right of the Province, the Minister, a regional health authority, a board, a committee or any officers, a chief executive officer, a director, an employee, a member of a board or committee or an agent, within the meaning of the Regional Health Authorities Act, before any court or administrative body in the Province as a result of the enactment of this section or a breach of the agreement arising out of the enactment of this section.

2( 3) Without restricting the generality of subsection (2), no action, application or other proceeding for dismissal, whether express, implied or constructive, lies or shall be instituted against the Crown in right of the Province, the Minister, a regional health authority, a board, a committee or any officers, a chief executive officer, a director, an employee, a member of a board or committee or an agent, within the meaning of the Regional Health Authorities Act, before any court or administrative body in the Province as a result of the enactment of this section or a breach of the agreement arising out of the enactment of this section.