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Request NumberRequest SummaryDate PostedDepartment
HCS/84/2017 Any and all information, included but not limited to correspondence, notes, briefing material and surveys related to the legalization of marijuana.2017-11-02Health and Community Services
HCS/60/2018[1] Records of email correspondence between the Department of Health and Community services and various staff from Sequence Bioinformatics Inc. from the year 2016. 2019-01-21Health and Community Services
HCS/110/2017 I am requesting a comprehensive breakdown of deferred maintenance costs for health facilities in Newfoundland and Labrador. Specifically, the deferred maintenance costs for each facility, and a total amount. I am also requesting any correspondence to or from the minister or deputy minister, including, but not limited to, memos, briefings, reports and emails referencing deferred maintenance costs.2018-02-23Health and Community Services
HCS/1/2018[1] Summary of information the department has on an individual.2018-02-22Health and Community Services
HCS/94/2018 Records relating to the Pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance.2018-08-06Health and Community Services
HCS/132/2018 Requesting a copy of a report completed by Deloitte for the department of Health February 2018. It was a review of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Services in the province.2018-11-27Health and Community Services
HCS/126/2018 All documents including correspondences (including email and letters), slides, notes and memoranda exchanged between the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (or one of its agents, employees or officers) and the Dept. of Health and Community Services respecting the Pharmacy Network.2018-11-27Health and Community Services
HCS/123/2018 Please provide the amount paid to each taxi company operating in the St. John's area by month. The time frame for this request would be since June 2018.2018-11-27Health and Community Services
HCS/116/2018 All documentation including , briefing notes, meeting notes, plans, memoranda, correspondences, and slides related to NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 83/16.2018-11-27Health and Community Services
HCS/92/2018 All records of communication, including but not limited to, emails, draft reports, reports, notes, notes from phone calls, memos, including communication with the Newfoundland and Labrador Pharmacy Board and the Pharmacists' Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, regarding: Government of Ontario elimination of professional allowances in amendments to the Regulations to the Ontario Drug Benefit Act (ODBA) and the Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act (DIDFA). (Date range for record search: from 03/01/2010 To 06/01/2018).2018-07-17Health and Community Services
HCS/102/2017 All correspondence, letters, memos, emails, between Health Minister John Haggie and Eastern Health CEO David Diamond, and Health Minister John Haggie and Eastern Health's clinical chief of cardiac care Dr. Barry Rose between Oct. 2, 2017 and Dec. 4, 2017.2018-01-15Health and Community Services
HCS/99/2018 Under Newfoundland and Labrador's Medical Assistance In Dying service, the total of EACH of: All fees to administer drugs to terminate lives; all consulting and assessment fees; the cost all the drugs themselves, and: the cost of all transfers of patients from one medical facility to another to get the MAID service. Under Newfoundland and Labrador's Medical Assistance In Dying service, the AVERAGE COST PER PATIENT of: The fee to administer drugs to terminate life; consulting and assessment fee; the cost of the drugs themselves, and: the cost of transferring a patient from one medical facility to another to get the MAID service.2018-08-10Health and Community Services
HCS/29/2018 I have reviewed a copy of the response to ATIPP request HCS/043/2015, and would like to obtain related documentation. Specifically, I would like a copy of any reply email and any other subsequent communications that were received by Newfoundland entities or government employees in response to the email sent by Mr. Gerrie Smith on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 11:32 AM. This email is the first item provided in response to HCS/043/2015.2018-05-15Health and Community Services
HCS/48/2018 A list all the occasions since 30 January 1998 on which Health and Community has in writing advised a physician in NL that the Department of Health and Community Services is studying, considering, or otherwise dealing with or addressing the subject of transitioning of hospital-based insured services to private medical clinics, or surgical, diagnostic or therapeutic procedures described in paragraph 4(1)(x.1) of the Medical Care Insurance Insured Services Regulations. 2018-07-19Health and Community Services
HCS/107/2017 Any and all deleted emails which are currently on the live production system regarding correspondence concerning Canopy Growth and the provincial government's marijuana(cannabis) plan.2018-10-17Health and Community Services
HCS/42/2018 In Budget 2018 there is 45 million allocated for repairs, renovations and equipment upgrades at health care facilities. I am requesting the details on how this money is being allocated for equipment upgrades. i.e. specifically what is budgeted for equipment, how much, where, description of equipment contained $45 million for repairs and renovations and equipment upgrades at health-care facilities across the province.2018-04-12Health and Community Services
HCS/6/2019 The operational plan for the audit services division that does MCP fee-for-service audit work.2019-01-29Health and Community Services
HCS/139/2018 Correspondence - in any and all formats, including paper and electronic - sent to the health minister about infant loss/stillbirths and arrangements made for mothers at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John's. Date range of request is Nov. 1, 2018, to the present.2018-12-28Health and Community Services
HCS/140/2018 Please provide a copy of cash expenditures on a monthly basis as recorded in the records of each of the following Western Health Eastern Health Labrador Grenfell Health Central Health For clarification.. this is 46 monthly reports per health board.2018-12-24Health and Community Services
HCS/141/2018 I am seeking the part of the policies and procedures manual for NLPDP that addresses the procedure for students who are residing outside of Newfoundland and Labrador in terms of NLPDP coverage and the processes for such. I am also seeking any other HCS policies that exist on such.2018-12-28Health and Community Services
HCS/6/2018[1] How Much Money was paid out to Fewers ambulance and all his other subsequent services as per his contract with government This is with Regard to Retro Payment only per Service.2018-02-19Health and Community Services
HCS/7/2019 Records detailing ministerial orders related to audits of MCP billings as outlined in the flows charts "11.11.8 Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)" and "11.11.9 Hearing by Audit Review Board" of the Medical Care Plan (MCP) Physician Information Manual. Request also includes records detailing provider response (acceptance or rejection) as described in the flow chart "11.11.10 Ministerial Order" and records detailing disposition of cases as described in the flow chart "11.11.11 Appeal to the Supreme Court Trial Division." Request covers the fiscal years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19.2019-01-29Health and Community Services
HCS/129/2018 I am looking for the capital equipment approvals for the RHA(regional health authorities) for 2018-19. I believe this would be contained in the department of health and community services budget 2018. I am looking for detail breakdown of items per RHA.2018-11-23Health and Community Services
HCS/127/2018[1] Please provide all emails from 2018 between (to and from) Minister John Haggie and MHA Brian Warr.2018-11-23Health and Community Services
HCS/112/2018[1] I am requesting the following information: on a monthly basis from 2010 to 2017: 1) the quantity of Human Serum Albumin Susp, by percentage, in millimeters, made and prepared, by location, in NL. 2) the number of patients receiving Human Serum Albumin Susp, by percentage, by first three characters of Postal Code anywhere in NL. 3) the cost breakdown of Human Serum Albumin Susp, by percentage by labor, materials and other related costs.2018-09-24Health and Community Services
HCS/37/2018 Interim agreement in principle October 3, 2017 Between Health and Community services (GNL) and Moore's Ambulance (2012)limited and Eastern regional health authority.2018-10-17Health and Community Services
HCS/104/2017 What hospitals or other Govt. facilities in NL Do cremations of human body parts. Any health complaints or concerns brought forward due to these crematoriums from staff or residents.2018-10-17Health and Community Services
HCS/113/2018 Any and all correspondence, including emails, briefing notes, presentations, and files in regards to private ambulance operator contracts, community ambulance operator contracts, and any discussion surrounding transition to a sole operator for ambulance services in NL, including Medavie/Blue Cross.2018-10-15Health and Community Services
HCS/110/2018 Please provide all correspondence (letters, emails, briefing notes, notes) made in relation to appointments or vacancies or potential appointments or recommendation of candidates of any board, agency or commission position under the Ministers/Department responsibility since May 2016.2018-10-15Health and Community Services
HCS/53/2018 Please provide details on the number of prescriptions filled within the Province for each of Lucentis, Eyela and Avaistin for the years 2016 and 2017.2018-05-14Health and Community Services
HCS/57/2018[1] Records of email correspondence between the Department of Health and Community Services and various members of Sequence Bioinformatics Inc. from the year 2017. 2018-09-19Health and Community Services
HCS/134/2016[1] Please Provide all or any responsive records for memorandum COR-2016-060935, this includes but not limited to, paper, email. snail mail, any documentation, the monies when paid or if paid at all?2018-03-02Health and Community Services
HCS/131/2018 This request pertains to the Medical Transportation Assistance Program. 2018-12-04Health and Community Services
HCS/120/2018 All documents in the Ministry of Health and Community Services, related to cyro-sperm preservation. Specifically the number of individuals who have partaken in the service, by year, since 2010. Also include any documents relating to internal discussion around the service not being covered by MCP.2018-10-29Health and Community Services
HCS/30/2018[4] Copies of all repayment agreements between the province of Newfoundland and Labrador and the federal government that were entered into pursuant to section 103 of the Patent Act. 2018-05-15Health and Community Services
HCS/115/2018 2018 and current wait time data for all provincial mental health and addictions programs (services offered through Eastern Health MH Central Intake, etc.).2018-10-29Health and Community Services
HCS/58/2018 Information relating to Lucentis and Eylea for FY2016 and FY2017.2018-09-21Health and Community Services
HCS/34/2018 Please provide a copy of all policies and procedures concerning or related to determining who "is a resident" under section 3(a) of the Medical Care Insurance Beneficiaries and Inquiries Regulations.2018-05-15Health and Community Services
HCS/21/2018 Statistic showing usage of diagnostic imaging machines in the province by facility. Statistics showing the staffing of Diagnostic Imaging machines in the Province by facility.2018-02-19Health and Community Services
HCS/71/2017 All communications, memo's, emails, letters from Canadian Blood Services to the Ministry of Health/ Minister of Health and personnel that work on the blood file on the issue of paid-plasma between the January 2015-July 2017. All communications from the Ministry of Health to provincial and territorial counterparts on the issue of paid-plasma between January 2016-July 2017. All communications (if any) between Canadian Plasma Resources, their lobbyist Jim Pimblett and the Ministry of Health, Health Minister between 2013-2017.2017-10-18Health and Community Services
HCS/65/2017[1] All briefing notes, emails and other correspondence, submissions to Cabinet and Treasury Board related to the Minister's decision to eliminate Fee Code 54650, Influenza Immunization, from the MCP Payment Schedule.2017-07-24Health and Community Services
HCS/104/2018 Any and all reports to regulatory authorities on new and emerging prescribing patterns for monitored drugs as per section 4 (h) of an act respecting the monitoring of prescriptions in the province as well as any evaluations of the effectiveness of the program as per Section 4 (c) of the act. Please include any correspondence -- electronic or paper -- on the prescription monitoring program from January 2018 to present.2018-11-01Health and Community Services
HCS/50/2018 Information relating to Lucentis and Eylea.2018-09-19Health and Community Services
HCS/100/2018 Would you provide total payments per year for the 5 years (2010-2015 to the following companies: Pinchin LeBlanc Environmental Ltd All-Tech Environmental Ltd EnviroTech Solutions Ltd.2018-08-13Health and Community Services
HCS/96/2018 All correspondence, internal memoranda, ministerial briefing notes, reports, legal opinions, advisory files, planning documents, records of discussions or meetings, minutes and any other relevant documents relating to or containing records of any discussions regarding, or decisions made, with respect to the drugs Eloctate and Alprolix between July 1st 2015 and July 1st 2018. 2018-08-13Health and Community Services
HCS/80/2018[1] I request any correspondence between Janssen Inc., or someone on its behalf, and the Ministry of Health and Community Services regarding biosimilar infliximab (e.g. Inflectra, Remsima, or Renflexis).2018-07-10Health and Community Services
HCS/3/2018 Please Provide all documents, emails, Phone Records, Amounts, the legal names of which companies are NOT in compliance with the executive Order COR-2016-060935 issued on September 20 2016.2018-02-19Health and Community Services
HCS/105/2017 I kindly request ALL correspondence (including phone records, text, emails and letters) between the Minister, Minister's staff/departmental officials AND Canopy Growth (including BRUCE LINTON, JOHN K. BELL, PETER STRINGHAM, MURRAY GOLDMAN, CHRIS SCHNARR,MARK ZEKULIN, TIM SAUNDERS, its core brands; Spectrum Cannabis, Tweed and Bedrocan Canada, as well as its partners Snoop Dogg, DNA Genetics, Aus Cann and Indoor Harvest). This request would cover from August 1st, 2017 to and including December 9th, 2017.2018-01-15Health and Community Services
HCS/90/2017 A list of all briefing materials provided to the minister in September 2017.2017-10-23Health and Community Services
HCS/83/2018 Please provide a copy of all records dated between 1 November 1997 and 31 March 1998 related to or concerning paragraph 4(x.1) of the Medical Care Insurance Insured Services Regulations, including all communications between the DHCS and Cabinet Secretariat related to or concerning paragraph 4(x.1).2018-07-20Health and Community Services

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