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Bill 9, Safe and Healthy Communities Act (Addressing Gun Violence), 2022

Hunter, Mitzie

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The

Bill amends the Health Insurance Act . Insured

services shall include prescribed hospital-based and community-based violence

intervention programs. They shall also include prescribed trauma-informed

counselling for survivors and others affected by gun violence.

The

Bill also amends the Health Protection and Promotion Act .

Boards of health shall have programs and services for reducing gun violence.

They shall also have programs and services for increasing the capacity of the

community to assist survivors and others affected by gun violence.

Bill 9 2022

Act to amend the Health Insurance Act and the Health Protection and Promotion

Act in respect of addressing gun violence and its impacts

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Health

Insurance Act

Subsection 11.2 (1) of the Health Insurance Act is

amended by adding the following paragraph:

4. Prescribed

hospital-based and community-based violence intervention programs, and

prescribed trauma-informed counselling for survivors of gun violence and

impacted family members and observers, rendered by prescribed practitioners

under such conditions and limitations as may be prescribed, but without any

time limit on accessing the counselling.

Health

Protection and Promotion Act

Section 5 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act

is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

2.1 Reduction

of gun violence.

2.2 Increasing

the capacity of the community to enhance the well-being of survivors of gun

violence and of people with trauma associated with gun violence.

Commencement

and

Short Title

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day that is six months after the day this Act

receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Safe and Healthy

Communities Act (Addressing Gun Violence), 2022 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

September 8, 2022

Second Reading

Vote

Lost on division

September 7, 2022

Second Reading

Question put

Vote deferred

September 7, 2022

Second Reading

Debated

August 18, 2022

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

August 18, 2022

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

August 18, 2022

Carried

Second Reading

September 7, 2022

Andrew, Jill

Toronto—St. Paul's

Bailey, Robert

Sarnia—Lambton

Collard, Lucille

Ottawa—Vanier

Glover, Chris

Spadina—Fort York

Harris, Mike

Kitchener—Conestoga

Hunter, Mitzie

Scarborough—Guildwood

Martin, Robin

Eglinton—Lawrence

McMahon, Mary-Margaret

Beaches—East York

Schreiner, Mike

Guelph

Shamji, Adil

Don Valley East

Wong-Tam, Kristyn

Toronto Centre

Question put

September 8, 2022

Lost on division