Province of British Columbia
40th Parliament – 2014
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts
INDEX

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Paramedics

Critical care paramedics and training (Blackie, D.) 7:1110, 7:1140 (Eby) 7:1135-1140 (Thorpe, P.) 7:1105, 7:1140
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.

Business continuity planning in event of disaster See Emergency preparedness and disaster recovery response under Legislature
Patterns of practice See Physicians
Patterson, Ted

B.C. Medical Association
member survey 11:1340
paper on medical professionalism 11:1325
work with government 11:1335, 11:1415
Canadian Medical Association, paper on medical professionalism 11:1325
College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C., role 11:1315-1320
Frechette, Rod, work for Health Ministry 11:1310
General Practice Services Committee, role 11:1335
Health, health care funding, funding for nurse practitioners 11:1535
Health, health care system
government priorities, report 11:1315, 11:1325, 11:1340
human resources strategy 11:1500-1505
primary health care, interdisciplinary teams 11:1445-1450
reforms, collaborative approach and committee activities 11:1315-1335, 11:1400, 11:1500-1505
system complexity and interdependencies 11:1310-1315
Health Ministry, work with physician organizations 11:1315
Higgs, Jeremy, work for Health Ministry 11:1310
New Brunswick, physician supply and billing numbers 11:1350
Physician Quality Assurance Steering Committee, role 11:1320-1325, 11:1335
Physicians
credentialing and privileging system 11:1320-1325
demographics and hours of work 11:1330, 11:1340-1345
engagement and work environment barriers 11:1335-1345
patterns of practice and committee 11:1450
payment models
alternative payments program 11:1330-1335, 11:1425, 11:1520
billing numbers 11:1350
fee changes 11:1405-1415
fee-for-service payment system 11:1330
interdisciplinary team model 11:1445-1450
legacy arrangements 11:1425
models and changes 11:1325-1330
performance management 11:1405
information-sharing issues 11:1430
quality assurance 11:1315-1325
relationship with government 11:1400, 11:1415
role in health care system 11:1325-1330, 11:1400
services
appropriate use and verification 11:1450
data collection 11:1525
legislation 11:1335, 11:1430
oversight, review by Auditor General, government response 11:1310-1335
roles and responsibilities of stakeholders 11:1325
supply, ratio of physicians to population 11:1345
training and certification 11:1315-1325
Persons with disabilities See Disabled and handicapped persons
Peter Reimer and Associates See PRA Group
Physician Quality Assurance Steering Committee

Role (Patterson, T.) 11:1320-1325, 11:1335
Physicians

Billing See Payment models below under this main heading
Credentialing and privileging system (Patterson, T.) 11:1320-1325
Demographics and hours of work (Patterson, T.) 11:1330, 11:1340-1345 (Robinson) 11:1340 (Throness) 11:1345
Engagement and work environment barriers (Giles, J.) 11:1310 (Patterson, T.) 11:1335-1345 (Robinson) 11:1340-1345
Family physicians (Higgs, J.) 11:1450
Family physicians, GP for Me program See Supply below under this main heading
Family physicians, number (Dalton) 11:1435 (Higgs, J.) 11:1435
Funding See Funding for physicians under Health – Health care funding
Patterns of practice and committee (Higgs, J.) 11:1455 (Patterson, T.) 11:1450
Payment models
alternative payments program (Giles, J.) 11:1305-1310 (Patterson, T.) 11:1330-1335, 11:1425, 11:1520 (Ralston) 11:1425, 11:1520
billing numbers (Patterson, T.) 11:1350 (Throness) 11:1350
fee changes (Corrigan) 11:1405-1410 (Higgs, J.) 11:1405-1410 (Jones, R.) 11:1430 (Patterson, T.) 11:1405-1415 (Robinson) 11:1430
fee changes, cataract fees (Frechette, R.) 11:1425 (Higgs, J.) 11:1420 (Ralston) 11:1415-1420 (Throness) 11:1500
fee-for-service payment system (Corrigan) 11:1450 (Giles, J.) 11:1305 (Higgs, J.) 11:1455 (Patterson, T.) 11:1330
interdisciplinary team model (Eby) 11:1445 (Giles, J.) 11:1445 (Huntington) 11:1505 (Patterson, T.) 11:1445-1450
legacy arrangements (Patterson, T.) 11:1425 (Ralston) 11:1425
models and changes (Patterson, T.) 11:1325-1330
Performance management
information-sharing issues (Patterson, T.) 11:1430 (Robinson) 11:1430
management (Corrigan) 11:1405 (Giles, J.) 11:1305-1310 (Patterson, T.) 11:1405
other jurisdictions (Bellringer, C.) 11:1300
quality assurance (Patterson, T.) 11:1315-1325
quality assurance, committee See Physician Quality Assurance Steering Committee
Relationship with government (Corrigan) 11:1400 (Patterson, T.) 11:1400, 11:1415 (Simpson) 11:1415
Role in health care system (Patterson, T.) 11:1325-1330, 11:1400
Services
accessibility See also Supply below under this main heading
(Eby) 11:1350-1355 (Higgs, J.) 11:1355
appropriate use and verification (Corrigan) 11:1450 (Higgs, J.) 11:1450-1455 (Patterson, T.) 11:1450
costs to government See Funding for physicians under Health – Health care funding
data collection (Eby) 11:1350-1355 (Giles, J.) 11:1400 (Higgs, J.) 11:1350 (Patterson, T.) 11:1525
fees See Payment; Payment models above under this main heading
legislation (Giles, J.) 11:1310 (Patterson, T.) 11:1335, 11:1430 (Robinson) 11:1430
oversight, review by Auditor General (Bellringer, C.) 11:1300 (Giles, J.) 11:1305-1310 (Jones, R.) 11:1500 (Ralston) 11:1300 (Throness) 11:1500
oversight, review by Auditor General, government response (Patterson, T.) 11:1310-1335
roles and responsibilities of stakeholders (Giles, J.) 11:1310 (Patterson, T.) 11:1325
Specialists, payment See Funding for physicians under Health – Health care funding
Specialists, wait-times for services (Eby) 11:1350-1355 (Higgs, J.) 11:1355
Supply, GP for Me program (Eby) 11:1355 (Higgs, J.) 11:1355, 11:1525-1530 (Robinson) 11:1525-1530
Supply, ratio of physicians to population (Higgs, J.) 11:1345 (Patterson, T.) 11:1345 (Throness) 11:1345
Training and certification (Patterson, T.) 11:1315-1325
Plecas, Bobbi

Board resourcing and development office
role 8:1055
Capilano University
board governance 8:1055
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
board governance, review by Auditor General 8:1050-1105, 8:1120, 8:1140-1145
board members, appointment process and role 8:1050-1055
executive positions 8:1145
performance measurement and government letters of expectations 8:1055, 8:1120, 8:1140-1145
Public Sector Employers Council
guidelines, compliance 8:1140
Popham, Lana (Saanich South)

Attendance at Public Accounts meeting (Ralston) 11:1135
Port Mann Bridge

Financing and tolls (Corrigan) 9:1405-1410 (Jones, R.) 9:1405-1410 (Ralston) 9:1405-1410
Post-secondary education

Student financial assistance
program, records management (Mitchell, G.) 8:1005
Post-secondary education – Funding

Funding model (Eby) 8:1110-1120 (Thompson, J.) 8:1115
Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes

Board governance and accountability
board meetings (Gaston, M.) 8:1125
board meetings, in-camera meetings (Eby) 8:1125
government oversight (Eby) 8:1120, 8:1135-1145 (Gaston, M.) 8:1035, 8:1105 (Thompson, J.) 8:1115
government oversight and communications (Anderson, T.) 8:1040-1050, 8:1105, 8:1140 (Corrigan) 8:1105, 8:1115-1120 (Plecas, B.) 8:1055, 8:1105, 8:1120, 8:1140-1145 (Ralston) 8:1140-1145 (Shackell, J.) 8:1120
review by Auditor General (Anderson, T.) 8:1040-1050, 8:1105, 8:1125, 8:1140 (Avison, C.) 8:1135 (Corrigan) 8:1100-1105, 8:1115-1120, 8:1130-1135 (Eby) 8:1110-1125, 8:1135-1145 (Gaston, M.) 8:1035-1040, 8:1105, 8:1120-1130, 8:1140-1145 (Plecas, B.) 8:1050-1105, 8:1120, 8:1140-1145 (Ralston) 8:1050, 8:1125-1130, 8:1140-1145 (Shackell, J.) 8:1100-1110, 8:1120-1135 (Thompson, J.) 8:1115 (Throness) 8:1110
review by Auditor General, follow-up (Anderson, T.) 8:1050 (Gaston, M.) 8:1125 (Ralston) 8:1125
Board members
appointment process (Avison, C.) 8:1135
appointment process and succession (Gaston, M.) 8:1130 (Plecas, B.) 8:1050-1055 (Ralston) 8:1125-1130
compensation (Avison, C.) 8:1135 (Corrigan) 8:1135 (Shackell, J.) 8:1135
orientation and training (Eby) 8:1135 (Gaston, M.) 8:1140
role and collective responsibility (Plecas, B.) 8:1055 (Throness) 8:1110
role and responsibilities (Eby) 8:1135
Executive positions (Gaston, M.) 8:1145 (Plecas, B.) 8:1145
Executive positions and costs (Eby) 8:1140-1145 (Ralston) 8:1145
Financial management, accounting practices and deficits (Eby) 10:1425-1435 (Hopkins, J.) 10:1430 (Newton, S.) 10:1430-1435
Financial management of working capital See Financial management of working capital by SUCH sector entities under Government
employee benefits (Eby) 10:1425 (Newton, S.) 10:1430
use of provincial treasury (Fowler, C.) 10:1420 (Hopkins, J.) 10:1345, 10:1420 (Ralston) 10:1420
Financial reporting, review by Auditor General (Jones, R.) 12:0905
Mandate and programs (Eby) 8:1110-1120
Performance measurement (Eby) 8:1110-1115 (Thompson, J.) 8:1115
Performance measurement and government letters of expectations (Anderson, T.) 8:1045, 8:1140 (Corrigan) 8:1115-1120 (Plecas, B.) 8:1055, 8:1120, 8:1140-1145 (Ralston) 8:1140-1145 (Shackell, J.) 8:1120
PRA Group

Government contract (Rogers, C.) 11:1010-1015
Preventive health care See Health – Public health
Privacy

Breach of personal information
health information investigation (Eby) 9:1325 (Tarras, L.) 9:1325
Information-sharing by government
data linking (Bailey, I.) 12:1425 (Dover, C.) 12:1430 (Ralston) 12:1425-1430
initiatives (Bailey, I.) 10:1555-1600 (Gibson) 10:1555-1600
Provincial Emergency Coordination Centre, Saanich, B.C.

Location and role (Quealey, P.) 10:1035, 10:1125-1130 (Ralston) 10:1125-1130 (Reimer) 10:1125
Provincial treasury See Finance, Ministry of
Public Accounts See Financial reporting, public accounts under Government
Public Accounts, Select Standing Committee on

Debate
relevance of debate on transitory records (Morris) 8:1030 (Ralston) 8:1030
Election of Chair and Deputy Chair (Eby) 7:1005 (Gibson) 7:1005 (Ralston) 7:1005 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 7:1005 (Sullivan) 7:1005
Meeting schedule See also Subcommittee on agenda and procedure below under this main heading
agenda for September 30 meeting (Corrigan) 11:0910 (Ralston) 11:0905-0910 (Sullivan) 11:0900-0910
annual hours of meeting (Ralston) 11:0910 (Sullivan) 11:0900-0905
extended deliberation of topics (Corrigan) 11:0910
schedule (Ralston) 10:1600 (Robinson) 10:1600
Motions and resolutions See Motions and resolutions
Performance measurement (Ralston) 11:0910 (Sullivan) 11:0900-0905
Recommendations and follow-up (Huntington) 11:1150 (Ralston) 11:1150
Reports
1999 report on earthquake preparedness (Jones, R.) 10:0905
draft report for 2013-14 (Eby) 8:1155 (Ralston) 8:1150-1155 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 8:1150
report on government records retention and disposal (Ralston) 8:1035 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 8:1030-1035
Review of Auditor General reports, special indemnities audit report
coverage of topic (Corrigan) 11:0910-0915 (Sullivan) 11:0900-0905
letter re continued consideration by committee (Corrigan) 11:0910-0915 (Ralston) 11:0905-0910 (Sullivan) 11:0905-0910
proposal to call former government officials as witnesses See Witnesses, proposal to call witnesses below under this main heading
Review of government records retention schedules See also Public documents committee
(Corrigan) 8:1015-1025 (Eby) 7:1020, 7:1035-1040, 8:1005-1010 (Heyman) 8:1025-1030 (Huntington) 7:1030-1035, 8:1010-1015 (Mitchell, G.) 7:1010, 7:1025, 7:1030-1035, 8:1005-1030 (Morris) 8:1030 (Ralston) 7:1035-1040, 8:1005-1015, 8:1025-1030 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 8:1030-1035 (Throness) 7:1025, 8:1010
Role and responsibilities (Corrigan) 11:0920 (Eby) 11:0925 (Simpson) 11:0930-0935
Role and responsibilities, non-partisanship (Corrigan) 11:0915, 11:0935 (Huntington) 11:0935
Staff (Ralston) 7:1235
Subcommittee on agenda and procedure (Corrigan) 11:1545 (Dalton) 7:1005, 11:1550 (Eby) 7:1005 (Gibson) 7:1005 (Huntington) 11:1535-1555 (Jones, R.) 11:1550 (Kyllo) 11:1545 (Ralston) 7:1005, 11:0905, 11:1535, 11:1555 (Robinson) 11:1550-1555 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 7:1005 (Sullivan) 11:0900-0905, 11:1540-1545, 11:1555 (Throness) 11:1550
Tour of archives See British Columbia Archives
Witnesses
power to call witnesses re special indemnity agreements (Corrigan) 9:1040, 9:1330-1335 (Morris) 9:1335 (Ralston) 9:1040, 9:1300, 9:1330-1335 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 9:1335 (Throness) 9:1335
proposal to call witnesses re special indemnity agreements (Corrigan) 11:0910-0920, 11:0935-0940 (Eby) 11:0925 (Huntington) 11:0935 (Morris) 11:0920-0935 (Ralston) 11:0940 (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 11:0940 (Simpson) 11:0930-0935 (Sullivan) 11:0930
provincial emergency program staff (Jones, R.) 10:1015 (Robinson) 10:1015-1020
Work of committee, review of management letters (Huntington) 7:1235-1240, 9:1540-1545 (Ralston) 7:1240, 9:1540
Public documents committee

Members (Mitchell, G.) 7:1010, 7:1025 (Sullivan) 7:1025
Resolution on Riverview historical documents collection (Ryan-Lloyd, K.) 9:1555
Review of government records retention schedules See also Review of government records retention schedules under Public Accounts, Select Standing Committee on
(Eby) 7:1015 (Mitchell, G.) 7:1005-1025, 7:1035, 8:1005 (Robinson) 7:1015-1020
Public Safety Canada

Work with Emergency Management B.C. See Work with organizations under Emergency Management B.C.
Public sector

Board governance, Auditor General reviews (Anderson, T.) 8:1040, 8:1050 (Gaston, M.) 8:1035, 8:1140
Public Sector Employers Council

Guidelines, compliance (Eby) 8:1135 (Plecas, B.) 8:1140
Public service

Employee records See Records under Government
General indemnity agreements, comparison with special indemnity agreements See Special indemnity agreements below under this main heading
General indemnity agreements, costs, reporting (Corrigan) 9:1305-1310 (Dodds, S.) 9:1305-1310
Legal fee indemnity agreements See General indemnity agreements; Special indemnity agreements under this main heading
Long-term disability plan, financial reporting (Corrigan) 9:1535-1540 (Gilhooly, B.) 9:1350-1355 (Jones, R.) 9:1540 (Newton, S.) 9:1405
Special indemnity agreements
administration (Corrigan) 9:1030-1035 (Dodds, S.) 9:0915 (Eby) 11:0925
administration and Lean initiative (Tarras, L.) 9:0925
agreements for criminal matters See external manager for indemnities for criminal matters below under this subheading
comparison with general indemnity agreements (Fyfe, R.) 9:1015-1020 (Tarras, L.) 9:1015 (Throness) 9:1015
cost management (Dodds, S.) 9:0915-0920
cost management, billing information (Fyfe, R.) 9:0935-0940 (Ralston) 9:0930 (Tarras, L.) 9:0930
cost management, legal counsel rates (Eby) 9:1315-1320 (Tarras, L.) 9:0930, 9:1315-1320
costs, public release (Dodds, S.) 9:0915
costs, reporting (Corrigan) 9:1300-1310 (Dodds, S.) 9:0920, 9:1015, 9:1125, 9:1305 (Fyfe, R.) 9:1015 (Gibson) 9:1120-1125 (Huntington) 9:1310 (Irvine, L.) 9:1310 (Robinson) 9:1015 (Tarras, L.) 9:0930, 9:1015
definition (Huntington) 9:1040-1045 (Irvine, L.) 9:1045 (Tarras, L.) 9:1050 (Throness) 9:1015
definition and history (Fyfe, R.) 9:1015-1020, 9:1040-1050
eligibility for coverage, application timeline (Fyfe, R.) 9:1135-1140 (Ralston) 9:1135-1140
eligibility for coverage, criteria (Eby) 9:1325 (Tarras, L.) 9:1325
eligibility for coverage, demonstration by legal counsel and reviewer role (Dalton) 9:0945-0950 (Dodds, S.) 9:0950 (Fyfe, R.) 9:0935, 9:0945-0950 (Heyman) 9:0950 (Tarras, L.) 9:0930, 9:0950
eligibility for coverage, termination of coverage (Dodds, S.) 9:0925-0930
external manager for indemnities for criminal matters (Corrigan) 9:1300 (Dodds, S.) 9:0920, 9:1020 (Fyfe, R.) 9:0940, 9:1020 (Heyman) 9:1020 (Tarras, L.) 9:0930
good faith issues (Corrigan) 9:1325-1330 (Dodds, S.) 9:0915 (Eby) 9:1320-1325 (Tarras, L.) 9:1320-1330
history (Tarras, L.) 9:0925
number (Eby) 9:1145-1150 (Fyfe, R.) 9:1150 (Tarras, L.) 9:1150
review by Auditor General and recommendations (Dodds, S.) 9:0910-0920 (Huntington) 9:1050 (Jones, R.) 9:0905-0910, 9:1050, 9:1120 (Simpson) 9:1120
review by Auditor General and recommendations, government response (Fyfe, R.) 9:0930-0940 (Tarras, L.) 9:0920-0930
role (Throness) 9:1015
solicitor-client privilege and access to records (Dodds, S.) 9:0910 (Jones, R.) 9:0905, 9:1120 (Simpson) 9:1120
solicitor-client privilege waiver (Dodds, S.) 9:0915 (Eby) 9:0940 (Fyfe, R.) 9:0935, 9:0945, 9:1010 (Morris) 9:1010 (Tarras, L.) 9:0930
solicitor-client privilege waiver, Charter issues (Corrigan) 9:0945
Special indemnity policy, eligibility principles (Dodds, S.) 9:1005 (Simpson) 9:1005
Special indemnity policy, review and recommendations (Fyfe, R.) 9:0935 (Morris) 11:0930 (Tarras, L.) 9:0925-0930
PWDs See Disabled and handicapped persons

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