Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Care Ontario Act, 2014 Colle, Mike — Bill 175 (40th Parliament, 2nd Session)

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Bill 175, Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Care Ontario Act, 2014

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Bill 175 2014

Act to establish Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Care Ontario and to proclaim

Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Awareness Day

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Part

Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Care Ontario

Definitions

1. In

this Part,

"Corporation"

means Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Care Ontario established under subsection 2

(1); ("Société")

"Minister"

means the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care or any other member of the

Executive Council to whom responsibility for the administration of this Act is

assigned or transferred under the Executive Council Act .

("ministre")

Sickle

Cell and Thalassemia Care Ontario established

(1) A

corporation without share capital is hereby established under the name Sickle

drépanocytaires et des thalassémies Ontario in French.

Membership

(2) The members

of the Corporation shall consist of the members of its board of directors.

Objects

of the Corporation

3. The

objects of the Corporation are,

(

a) to

work in co-operation with health professionals, hospitals, research

institutions and advocacy groups to develop strategies for improving the co-ordination

and quality of health care provided in Ontario to individuals who have sickle

cell or thalassemic disorders;

(

b) to

promote awareness of and educate the public about sickle cell and thalassemic

disorders;

(

c) to

improve the co-ordination of healthcare resources for individuals who have

sickle cell or thalassemic disorders by assisting them and their caregivers to

connect with and gain access to healthcare and social support resources;

(

d) to

advocate on behalf of individuals who have sickle cell or thalassemic

disorders;

(

e) to

encourage members of the public to have genetic testing performed to identify

carriers of the sickle cell or thalassemia gene;

(

f) to

assist carriers of the sickle cell or thalassemia gene to gain access to

genetic counselling;

(

g) to

monitor and track the prevalence of sickle cell and thalassemic disorders in

Ontario and assess the sufficiency of treatment centres and other healthcare

services available to individuals who have sickle cell or thalassemic

disorders;

(

h) to

and territories of Canada to develop comprehensive strategies for the

healthcare of individuals who have sickle cell or thalassemic disorders.

Board

of directors

(1) The

board of directors shall be composed of a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 15

members, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Vacancies

(2) The Lieutenant

Governor in Council may fill any vacancy among the members of the board.

Auditor

(1) The

Corporation shall appoint one or more auditors licensed under the Public Accounting Act, 2004 to audit annually the

accounts and financial transactions of the Corporation.

Auditor's

report

(2) The Corporation

shall give a copy of every auditor's report to the Minister.

Minister's

audit

(3) The Minister may

require that any aspect of the affairs of the Corporation be audited by an

auditor appointed by the Minister.

Annual

report

(1) The

Corporation shall give the Minister an annual report on the affairs of the

Corporation for the preceding fiscal year and shall include in the report such

information as the Minister may specify.

Table

report

(2) The Minister shall

lay the annual report before the Assembly if it is in session or, if not, at

the next session.

Part

Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Awareness Day

Awareness

Day

7. June

19 in each year is proclaimed as Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Awareness Day.

Part

III

Commencement and

Short Title

Commencement

8. This

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

Short

title

9. The

short title of this Act is the Sickle Cell and Thalassemia

Care Ontario Act, 2014 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill establishes Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Care Ontario as a corporation

without share capital. The objects of the Corporation include taking

measures to improve the co-ordination and quality of healthcare for individuals

who have sickle cell or thalassemic disorders and to promote awareness of these

disorders.

The

Bill also proclaims June 19 in each year as Sickle Cell and Thalassemia

Awareness Day.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

March 19, 2014

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 19, 2014

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

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