Health committee  I think that initially when they first concluded they didn't have the authority, it was a challenge because most of the reprocessing was being done in-house by hospital staff—

Health committee  I agree, but to regulate hospital staff would be very difficult with the federal-provincial jurisdiction.

Health committee  The fact that these reprocessing companies are now doing the vast majority of the work makes it much easier.

Health committee  Totally.

Health committee  We need the regulatory oversight in Canada. The position of the MEDEC members is that it's difficult for us to tell a hospital what or what not to do. They're doing it in an effort to save money. The gap right now is that nobody is looking at these devices from a safety, efficacy

Health committee  I agree. The term “reprocessed single-use device” actually doesn't often make sense. The reality is that an original equipment manufacturer, at the point where they are starting to think about a new device, goes through a rigorous exercise of how to design it, how to develop it,

Health committee  Yes, prove it to the government in the same way that original equipment manufacturers need to prove what their devices are.

Health committee  Good morning. On behalf of MEDEC, I want to thank the health committee for providing me with the opportunity to be here today. My name is Nancy Abbey, and I am the executive director of the MEDEC Reuse of Single-Use Devices Task Force. MEDEC is the national association repre