Prior to providing funding for the provision of services to its local health system, the Local Health System Integration Act, 2006, requires that the LHIN and the HSP enter into a service accountability agreement. ("SAA")

The SAA enables the LHIN to provide funding to the HSP for the provision of services.  It supports a collaborative relationship between the LHIN and the HSP to improve the health of Ontarians through better access to high quality health services, to co-ordinate health care in local health systems and to manage the health system at the local level effectively and efficiently.

In this context, the HSP and the LHIN agree that the provision of services to the local health system by the HSP will be funded as set out in this Agreement.