About Us

The Appeal Board is an independent quasi-judicial tribunal. It has a review and appeal mandate under twelve different statutes. These are:

• Ambulance Act
• Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act, 2004
• Healing Arts Radiation Protection Act
• Health Facilities Special Orders Act
• Health Insurance Act
• Health Protection and Promotion Act
• Connecting Care Act, 2019
• Immunization of School Pupils Act
• Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act
• Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act
• Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021
• Private Hospitals Act

The majority of the Appeal Board's work involves hearing appeals under the Health Insurance Act, the Health Protection and Promotion Act, the Connecting Care Act, 2019 (formerly the Home Care and Community Services Act), the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 (formerly the Long-Term Care Homes Act) and the Integrated Community Health Services Act (formerly the Independent Health Facilities Act).