p42 s2 bill 108 b108 e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

2ND SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2022 Bill

An Act to amend two Acts with respect to sexual assault evidence kits at hospitals and education about sexual assault in nursing programs Mrs. L. Collard Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading March 29, 2022 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to amend two Acts with respect to sexual assault evidence kits at hospitals and education about sexual assault in nursing programs Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000

Section of the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000 is amended by adding the following subsection: Exception, nursing programs

(7) The Minister’s consent is deemed not to be valid if, (

a) the person who received the consent grants degrees in nursing; and (

b) the person fails to offer Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner training courses to every student enrolled in the nursing program, free of charge. Public Hospitals Act 2

(1) The Public Hospitals Act is amended by adding the following section: Sexual assault evidence kits 23

(1) A hospital shall have at least sexual assault evidence kits available for patients at all times. Provision

(2) A hospital shall provide sexual assault evidence kits to any patient who is in need of them, free of charge. (2) Subsection 32 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause: (w.1) defining or clarifying the meaning of the term “sexual assault evidence kit”; Commencement This Act comes into force one year after the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Access to Sexual Assault Evidence Kits and Provision of Sexual Assault Education Act, 2022. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill makes amendments with respect to sexual assault evidence kits and sexual assault education. The Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000 is amended to require persons who grant degrees in nursing under that Act to provide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner training, free of charge, to nursing students or have the Minister’s consent under that Act deemed not to be valid.

The Public Hospitals Act is amended to require hospitals to have at least sexual assault evidence kits available for patients at all times and to provide them to patients who are in need of them, free of charge.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	p42 s2 bill 108 b108 e.pdf
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