The Broader Public Sector Accountability Act, 2010 (BPSAA) establishes new rules and higher accountability standards for hospitals, Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) and broader public sector (BPS) organizations.
The BPSAA bans the practice of hiring lobbyists using public funds, increases accountability for hospitals and LHINs, establishes new procurement and expense rules for certain large BPS organizations, adds accountability measures related to compliance and expense rules, and brings hospitals under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA)
As of April 1, 2011, all hospitals are subject to the following components of the BPSAA:
• Report on the external use of consultants, by way of the BPS Procurement Directive
• Posting expenses, by way of the BPS Expense Directive
• Attestation related to compliance with reporting on use of consultants, lobbyist rules, expense claims and procurement directive.
In March 2019 the government issued Interim Procurement measures which further restrict the duration of contracts; directs to use existing public sector contracts; and requires regular reporting on procurement activities and exceptions to the new measures.
An annual report is presented to the Committee for review and recommendation for Board of Director approval.
BPS Procurement Attestation