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Bill 87, Health Insurance Amendment Act, 1996

Duncan, Dwight

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Health Insurance Amendment Act, 1996

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Health Insurance Act so that the Ontario Health Insurance Plan satisfies the criteria set out in the Canada Health Act and the Province of Ontario qualifies for receiving the full cash contribution from the

because the Ontario Health Insurance Plan would no longer satisfy the criteria under that Act.

Bill1996

An Act to amend the Health Insurance

Act to satisfy the criteria for

set out in the Canada Health Act

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

1. The Health Insurance Act is amended by adding the following

preamble:

Preamble

The people of Ontario recognize that continued access to quality health care without financial or other barriers is critical to maintaining and improving the health and well-being of Ontarians.

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

(1) Subsection 11.2 (1) of the Act, as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1996,

chapter 1,

Schedule H,

section 8, is repealed and the following substituted:

Insured services

(1) All insured health services within the meaning of the Canada Health Act are insured services for the purpose of this Act.

(2) Subsections 11.2 (4) and (5) of the Act, as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1996,

chapter 1,

Schedule H,

section 8, are repealed.

(1) Subsection 17.1 (4) of the Act, as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1996,

chapter 1,

Schedule H,

section 12, is repealed and the following substituted:

Restriction on amount

(4) The regulations may not provide that the basic fee for an insured service is nil.

(2) Subsections 17.1 (6) and (7) of the Act, as enacted by theStatutes of Ontario, 1996,

chapter 1,

Schedule H,

section 12, are repealed.

4. Subsection 17.2 (4) of the Act, as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1996,

chapter 1,

Schedule H,

section 12, is repealed.

5. Subsection 45 (3.3) of the Act, as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1996,

chapter 1,

Schedule H,

section 35, is repealed and the following substituted:

Restriction

would no longer satisfy the criteria under that Act.

Commencement

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

Short title

7. The

short title of this Act is the Health Insurance Amendment Act, 1996 .

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

November 7, 1996

Second Reading

Lost on division

October 22, 1996

First Reading

Carried

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