463. The Minister shall see to it that the resources necessary for funding the health and social services system are allocated equitably among the regions, according to the population they serve and their social and health characteristics.
He shall establish resource allocation mechanisms in order to allow the regional boards to manage the resource envelope allocated to them.
He shall approve the part of the regional service organization plans referred to in the last paragraph of section 347 and the financial resource allocation plan submitted to him by each regional board pursuant to the first paragraph of section 350.
1991, c. 42, s. 463; 1992, c. 21, s. 48; 1998, c. 39, s. 152; 2001, c. 24, s. 83.