Health Insurance Amendment Act, 1999 Duncan, Dwight — Bill 13 (36th Parliament, 3rd Session)

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Bill 13, Health Insurance Amendment Act, 1999

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Bill 13

Bill 131999

An Act to amend the Health Insurance Act to satisfy the criteria

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.

The people of Ontario wish to have the Ontario Health Insurance Plan

satisfy the criteria set out in the Canada Health Act so that the

Province of Ontario qualifies for receiving the full cash contribution from

administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and

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section 8, is repealed and the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repealed.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section 12, is repealed and the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 the

Statutes 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repealed.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section 12, is repealed.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section 35, is repealed and the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

(3.3) Despite anything in this Act, no regulation made under this Act may

include a provision that would disqualify the Province of Ontario, under the

because the Plan 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, 1999 .

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

criteria are: public administration, comprehensiveness, universality,

As part of achieving the objective, the Bill prohibits the Lieutenant

Governor in Council from making regulations that would disqualify the

Province of Ontario, under the Canada Health Act , for contribution

no longer satisfy the criteria under that Act.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

April 27, 1999

First Reading

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 13, 36-3
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p36 s3 bill 13 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	8ce04fd2a4d83b41ec4cac842a52913e1d9e8d76

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