COVID-19 Related Measures Act
Summary
The COVID-19 Related Measures Act provides liability protection for health services facility, regional health authority or persons regarding damages due to COVID-19 spread or exposure on or after March 1, 2020, as long as they acted in good faith or in accordance with the law. Protection would not apply in the event of gross negligence.
The Act applies to:
- health service facility, including an owner, operator, director, officer, employee, contractor and subcontractor of a health service facility;
- a regional health authority, including a member, officer, employee, agent, contractor and subcontractor of a regional health authority;
- a regulated member as defined in the Health Professions Act, including an employee, contractor and subcontractor of a regulated member; and
- any other facility, person or class of persons prescribed in the regulations.
In Force: March 1, 2020