Ombudsman Amendment Act (Investigation of Health Care Services), 2014 Gélinas, France — Bill 19 (41st Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 19, 41-1

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Bill 19, Ombudsman Amendment Act (Investigation of Health Care Services), 2014

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Bill 19 2014

Act to amend the Ombudsman Act with respect to investigating specified health

care services

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The

Ombudsman Act is amended by adding the following section:

Ombudsman

may investigate designated public bodies

14.1

(1) Anything

that the Ombudsman may do under this Act in respect of a governmental

organization, the Ombudsman may do in respect of,

(

a) a

home for special care within the meaning of the Homes for Special Care Act ;

(

b) a

long-term care home within the meaning of the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 ;

(

c) a

community care access corporation within the meaning of the Community Care

Access Corporations Act, 2001 ;

(

d) a

private hospital within the meaning of the Private Hospitals Act ;

(

e) a

hospital within the meaning of the Public Hospitals Act ;

(

f) an

ambulance service or air ambulance service within the meaning of the Ambulance

Act ;

(

g) a

board of health within the meaning of the Health Protection and Promotion

Act ; and

(

h) a

retirement home within the meaning of the Retirement Homes Act, 2010 in

respect of the provision of care services.

Reference

to a governmental organization

(2) If the Ombudsman does or proposes to do

anything in respect of a body listed in subsection (1), any reference in this

Act to a governmental organization shall be read as a reference to the body.

Commencement

2. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Ombudsman Amendment Act

(Investigation of Health Care Services), 2014 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Ombudsman Act to give power to the Ombudsman to do

anything it may do with respect to a governmental organization under the Ombudsman

Act to a home for special care, long-term care home, community care access

corporation, hospital, ambulance service, air ambulance service and board of

health. The Bill also gives the Ombudsman power in respect of care services

provided at retirement homes.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

July 16, 2014

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

July 16, 2014

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 19

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Ombudsman Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 19, 41-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s1 bill 19 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
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