Long-Term Care Homes Amendment Act (Preference for Veterans), 2016 Forster, Cindy — Bill 81 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 81, 41-2

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Bill 81, Long-Term Care Homes Amendment Act (Preference for Veterans), 2016

Forster, Cindy

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Bill 81 2016

An Act to amend the

Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 to give preference to veterans for access to

beds

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. Subsection

2 (1) of the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 is amended

by adding the following definition:

"veteran" means,

(

a) a

veteran as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the War Veterans

Allowance Act (Canada), and

(

b) a

person who was an officer as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the National Defence Act (Canada) or who was a

non-commissioned member as defined in that subsection; ("ancien combattant")

Section

51 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Preference

for veterans

51. The

Minister shall ensure that preference is given to veterans for access to beds.

3. Clause

55 (2) (

h) of the Act is repealed.

Commencement

4. This

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

Short

title

5. The

short title of this Act is the Long-Term Care Homes Amendment Act

(Preference for Veterans), 2016 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 to require

the Minister to ensure that preference in admission to long-term care homes is

given to veterans. The Bill also amends the Act by enacting a definition of

"veteran" that includes former officers and former non-commissioned members of

the Canadian Forces.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

December 6, 2016

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

December 6, 2016

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 81

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

Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 81, 41-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s2 bill 81 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	a33bbb642597f6e5456ef93e70dcf242926c4df3

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