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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is proposing amendments to the Immunization Regulations to make changes to the collection of information and which immunizations are notifiable and must be reported to the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO).
These amendments reflect best practice and will assist the Department in dealing with emerging diseases and immunizations in a timely manner to ensure the public health of residents continues to be protected.
Have Your Say
The proposed amendments to the Immunization Regulations were publicly posted for feedback from August 4 to September 30, 2023. The time frame was extended beyond 30 days to account for the wildfire evacuation.
The Department of Health and Social Services (Department) did not receive any feedback regarding the proposed amendments.
Background
ThePublic Health Actand Regulations set out provisions to protect the health of NWT residents from a broad range of health risks. Sections 22, 23, 24, and 35 of the Public Health Act allow the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) to collect personal health information and create registers. They also require health professionals to provide information to the CPHO on notifiable immunizations, according to requirements laid out in the regulations. These requirements are for the purposes of public health surveillance, promotion, and disease control.
The Immunization Regulations allow for the development of a notifiable immunization registry in the Northwest Territories that helps improve immunization surveillance.
It has become increasingly evident through the COVID-19 pandemic and emergence of other diseases and conditions that pose a significant risk to public health, like mpox (formerly monkeypox), that the CPHO requires greater flexibility to update the Notifiable Immunization Register and set reporting requirements for the purpose of public health surveillance and disease control.
Completed
The amendments to the Immunization Regulations came into force on December 1, 2023.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is proposing amendments to the Immunization Regulations to make changes to the collection of information and which immunizations are notifiable and must be reported to the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO).
These amendments reflect best practice and will assist the Department in dealing with emerging diseases and immunizations in a timely manner to ensure the public health of residents continues to be protected.
Have Your Say
The proposed amendments to the Immunization Regulations were publicly posted for feedback from August 4 to September 30, 2023. The time frame was extended beyond 30 days to account for the wildfire evacuation.
The Department of Health and Social Services (Department) did not receive any feedback regarding the proposed amendments.
Background
ThePublic Health Actand Regulations set out provisions to protect the health of NWT residents from a broad range of health risks. Sections 22, 23, 24, and 35 of the Public Health Act allow the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) to collect personal health information and create registers. They also require health professionals to provide information to the CPHO on notifiable immunizations, according to requirements laid out in the regulations. These requirements are for the purposes of public health surveillance, promotion, and disease control.
The Immunization Regulations allow for the development of a notifiable immunization registry in the Northwest Territories that helps improve immunization surveillance.
It has become increasingly evident through the COVID-19 pandemic and emergence of other diseases and conditions that pose a significant risk to public health, like mpox (formerly monkeypox), that the CPHO requires greater flexibility to update the Notifiable Immunization Register and set reporting requirements for the purpose of public health surveillance and disease control.
Completed
The amendments to the Immunization Regulations came into force on December 1, 2023.
Status
Closed
Amendments to the Immunization Regulations has finished this stage
This engagement was open from August 4, 2023 to September 30, 2023.
Under Review
Amendments to the Immunization Regulations has finished this stage
Completed
Amendments to the Immunization Regulations is currently at this stage
