Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So I am following up with the Minister of Health and Social Services on more questions about licensing and regulation of paramedics.
So some provinces have self-regulating paramedic professional bodies which require the paramedics to purchase their own professional liability insurance when they get their license, but in other jurisdictions, like BC, Ontario, and Quebec, the paramedics are insured through their government employer, not -- it's not attached to the license. So has the Minister or the health authority first received any assurance from any of these provincial regulatory bodies that license and regulate paramedics that those licenses or their insurance are portable, meaning that the regulatory body would still maintain responsibility for a paramedic no matter where they're working? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member from Yellowknife North. Minister of Health and Social Services.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yes.
Okay, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I look forward to perhaps more details in writing about that since there are many different regulatory bodies out there.
Has the Minister or the health authority assured that its private contractors for paramedic services carry full professional liability insurance that covers each of its paramedics? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, NTHSSA does not employ paramedics directly. They have contracts in place, and the contractors are responsible for ensuring that liability insurance is in place for their staff before they work. Thank you.
Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services. Final supplementary. Member from Yellowknife North.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So I will take that to mean we're not sure whether or not those private contractors carry the full insurance, but.
Finally, the Minister has mentioned that complaints could be made to those regulatory bodies and provinces if something went wrong with the paramedic, but how would an NWT patient know where a paramedic is licensed to be able to file a complaint with some regulatory body somewhere else? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, individuals can make complaints to the Department of Health and Social Services and we would redirect the appropriate jurisdiction, or they can reach out directly to the jurisdiction where the individual is licensed. Thank you.
Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services. Oral questions. Member from the Dehcho.
