41 (1) The Minister or the General Manager may appoint, in writing, one or more persons as reviewers for the purposes of this Act and the regulations. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1). Other reviewers (2) Every inspector appointed by the Director or Minister under the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act, 2023 is, by virtue of office, also a reviewer for the purposes of this Act. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1); 2023, c. 4, Sched. 1, s. 71 (6). Certificate of appointment (3) The Minister or General Manager shall issue to every reviewer, other than reviewers mentioned in subsection (2), a certificate of appointment which the reviewer shall produce, upon request, when acting in the performance of their duties. A reviewer mentioned in subsection (2) shall produce their certificate of appointment issued under the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act, 2023. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1); 2023, c. 4, Sched. 1, s. 71 (6). Purpose of inspection (4) In order to conduct inspections for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this Act and the regulations, a reviewer may, at any reasonable time, enter any place where a physician, practitioner or health facility provides services or any place where a physician, practitioner or health facility or any person on their behalf may maintain any record that relates in any manner to the provision of services for which they submit or have submitted claims to the Plan. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1). Physicians (5) Despite anything else in this section, only a reviewer who is a physician may enter a place for the purpose of conducting an inspection to ensure compliance with this Act and the regulations by a physician. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1). Dwellings (6) No reviewer shall enter a part of a place that is being used as a dwelling, except with the consent of the occupier of the part of the place or under the authority of an order under section 42.1. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1). Use of force (7) A reviewer is not entitled to use force to enter and inspect a place. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1). Powers of reviewer (8) A reviewer conducting an inspection may, if the reviewer considers it to be relevant to the inspection, (a) examine records or anything else; (b) demand the production of a record or any other thing; (c) upon providing a receipt, remove a record or any other thing for review, examination or copying; (d) in order to produce a record in readable form, use data storage, information processing or retrieval devices or systems that are normally used in carrying on business in the place; (e) take photographs or make any other kind of recording but only in a manner that does not intercept any private communication and that is in keeping with reasonable expectations of privacy; (f) question a person about a matter relevant to the inspection; and (g) call upon experts who may enter the premises and provide assistance to the reviewer in carrying out the inspection in any manner that the reviewer considers necessary. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1). Written demand (9) A demand under this section that a record or any other thing be produced must be in writing and must include, (a) a statement of the nature of the record or thing required; and (b) a statement of when the records and other things are to be produced. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1). Obligation to produce and assist (10) If a reviewer demands that a record or any other thing be produced under this section, the person who has custody of the record or thing shall produce it and, in the case of a record, shall, on request, provide any assistance that is reasonably necessary to interpret the record or to produce it in a readable form. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1). Records and things removed from place (11) A record or other thing that has been removed for review, examination or copying, (a) shall be made available to the person from whom it was removed on request and at a time and place that are convenient for the person and for the reviewer; and (b) shall be returned to the person within a reasonable time. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1). Co-operation (12) Every person shall give all reasonable assistance to a reviewer in the exercise of the reviewer’s powers or the performance of the reviewer’s duties under this Act or the regulations. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1). Confidentiality (13) A reviewer shall keep confidential all information that comes to his or her knowledge in the course of his or her duties under this section and shall not communicate any information to any other person except as permitted or required by law or except where the communication is to the General Manager or a person employed in or performing services for the Ministry. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1). Inspection report (14) Within a reasonable period of time after completing an inspection, the reviewer shall make a report in writing to the General Manager. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1). Record (15) In this section, “record” means any document or record of information, in any form, including a record that contains personal information. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 26, Sched. H, s. 1 (7) - 06/12/2000 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (1) - 10/12/2019; 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 31 (2) - no effect - see 2023, c. 4, Sched. 1, s. 76 (3) 2023, c. 4, Sched. 1, s. 71 (6) - 25/09/2023