Health Services Appeal and Review Board

Ministry

Health

URL

www.hsarb.on.ca

Address

151 BLOOR STREET WEST, 9TH FLOOR
TORONTO
M5S1S4

Phone

(416) 327-8512

Fax

(416) 327-8524

Background

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Appeal and Review Boards Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, C. 18, Sched. H, Part II (opens a new window)

Function

The Health Services Appeal and Review Board is an independent adjudicative and regulatory tribunal created by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Appeal and Review Boards Act, 1998 to hold appeals, hearings and reviews concerning publicly insured health services under the Health Insurance Act; eligibility for placement in long-term care facilities; community-based long term care service providers regarding the scope and level of services provided; ambulance services; health facility licensing; municipal health boards' compliance with mandatory programs; community health hazards; and communicable diseases.

Membership

The Lieutenant Governor in Council appoints at least twenty members and designates one member as chair and two members as vice-chairs. At least three members of the Board must be members of the Law Society of Ontario who are licensed to practice law in Ontario as barristers and solicitors. At least three members of the Board must be legally qualified medical practitioners, but the majority of the members of the Board must not be legally qualified medical practitioners. The chair may from time to time designate additional members to be vice-chairs.

Term

Members are appointed for two, three or five years.

Meetings

Appeals, reviews and hearings are held in Ontario.

Remuneration

Appointees are remunerated according to Schedule B of the Agencies and Appointments Directive

Appointments & Vacancies