Health Insurance Amendment Act (Insulin Pumps for Diabetics), 2004 Gravelle, Michael — Bill 55 (38th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 55, 38-1

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Bill 55, Health Insurance Amendment Act (Insulin Pumps for Diabetics), 2004

Gravelle, Michael

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Bill 55 2004

An Act to amend the Health Insurance Act

Preamble

Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness, amputation, kidney failure and heart disease in Ontario. Type 1, or juvenile diabetes, is a life altering condition.

While people with diabetes only make up 6 per cent of Ontario's population, they account for 32 per cent of heart attacks, 43 per cent of heart failure cases, 30 per cent of strokes, 51 per cent of new dialysis patients and 70 per cent of

amputations.

An insulin pump not only prevents complications for young people, but in many cases reverses them by putting a regular amount of insulin into the body that closely matches what the body normally does. The cost of the pump prevents most

Ontarians from having the use of it.

Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section 11.2 of the Health Insurance Act , as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1996,

chapter 1,

Schedule H,

section 8 and amended by 1997,

chapter 16,

section 7, is amended by adding the

following subsection:

Same

(1.1) The provision of insulin pumps and supplies for the pumps are insured services.

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 Health Insurance Amendment Act (Insulin Pumps for Diabetics), 2004 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Health Insurance Act by making the provision of insulin pumps and supplies for them an insured service under the Act.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

June 17, 2004

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy

June 17, 2004

Discharge the Order of referral to Committee

April 22, 2004

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy

April 22, 2004

Second Reading

Carried on division

April 22, 2004

Second Reading

Debate

April 8, 2004

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April

8, 2004

Second Reading

Debate

April

22, 2004

Mr. Gravelle, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. Bisson, Mr. Parsons, Ms. Scott, Mr.

McMeekin, Mr. O'Toole, Mr. Craitor

April

22, 2004

Carried on division. Referred to the Standing Committee on

Justice and Social Policy.

Committee

Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy

On June 17, 2004 this bill was referred to the new Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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

Health Insurance Act

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 55, 38-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p38 s1 bill 55 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	22403ac3d19dcb8de714904931139fd9cb3327a9

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