p42 s2 bill 60 b060 e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

2ND SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2021 Bill

An Act to amend the Health Insurance Act and the Health Protection and Promotion Act in respect of addressing gun violence and its impacts Ms M. Hunter Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading December 1, 2021 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An 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 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 six months after the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Safe and Healthy Communities Act (Addressing Gun Violence), 2021. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill amends the Health Insurance Act . Insured services shall include prescribed hospital -based and community- based violence intervention programs. They shall also include 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.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	p42 s2 bill 60 b060 e.pdf
Type	bill
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Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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