Summary

This bill requires the government to publicly disclose contracts for privately delivered health services and to conduct independent value-for-money reviews of large contracts. It establishes a public registry where contract details must be posted within 30 days of execution, and mandates that the Provincial Auditor review contracts over $10 million.

The bill creates rules for how the Saskatchewan government must share information when it pays private companies to deliver health care services. Any time the province contracts with a private operator for things like surgical clinics, diagnostic labs, agency nurses, or long-term care facilities, key details about that contract (the company name, dollar amount, duration, and performance obligations) must be posted online within 30 days. The full contract text must also be published, with only narrow exceptions for personal information or cybersecurity. For contracts worth more than $10 million, for all public-private partnership infrastructure deals, and for all privately operated long-term care facilities, the Provincial Auditor must conduct an independent review comparing costs, patient outcomes, and impacts on public system staffing. The minister must also table an annual report summarizing total spending, agency staffing trends, and wait-time data.