p42 s2 bill 95 b095 e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

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

An Act to amend the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 to provide spouses with the right to live together in a home Co-sponsors: Ms C. Fife Ms S. Singh Private Members’ Bill 1st Reading March 7, 2022 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to amend the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 to provide spouses with the right to live together in a home Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: 1 Subsection 3 (1) of the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 is amended by adding the following paragraph: 20.1 Every resident who requires care and is admitted to the home to receive that care has the right upon admission not to be separated from their spouse and to have appropriate accommodation made available for both spouses to live together in the home. Commencement This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Long-Term Care Homes Amendment (Till Death Do Us Part) Act, 2022. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill amends the Residents’ Bill of Rights set out in

section of the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 by adding the right of residents not to be separated from their spouses upon admission but to have accommodation made available for both spouses so that they may continue to live together.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	p42 s2 bill 95 b095 e.pdf
Type	bill
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Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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