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Bill 73, Home Care and Community Services Amendment Act (Dan's Law), 2019

Gretzky, Lisa

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Home Care and Community Services Act, 1994

so that a person who moves to Ontario from another province or territory and

who had public health insurance in the province or territory will not be

subject to any waiting period for funded services under the Act that may

otherwise be applicable to new Ontario residents.

Bill 73 2019

Act to amend the Home Care and Community Services Act, 1994 in respect of

funded services for new residents

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Part XI of the Home Care and Community Services Act, 1994

is amended by adding the following section:

New

residents

57.1 A person who takes up

residence in Ontario immediately after residing in another province or

territory of Canada where he or she was insured under a publicly funded health

care insurance plan shall not be denied funded services under this Act on the

basis of having recently taken up residence, despite any waiting period that

would otherwise apply.

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Home Care and Community

Services Amendment Act (Dan’s Law), 2019 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

February 25, 2019

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

February 25, 2019

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 73

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Home Care and Community Services Act, 1994

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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