p42 s1 bill 153 b153 e.pdf

Ontario — Debates (Hansard)

1ST SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2019 Bill

An Act to amend the Long-Term Care Homes Act to provide spouses with the right to live together in a home Ms C. Fife Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading November 27, 2019 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to amend the Long-Term Care Homes Act 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 Act (Till Death Do Us Part), 2019. ______________ 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.

Document details

Collection	Ontario — Debates (Hansard)
Citation	p42 s1 bill 153 b153 e.pdf
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p42 s1 bill 153 b153 e.pdf
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	b987dd9ceb5153c9347011aecde3f8eef1735388

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