p43 s1 bill 21 b021 e.pdf

Ontario — Debates (Hansard)

1ST SESSION, 43RD LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2022 Bill

An Act to amend the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 to provide spouses with the right to live together in a home Ms C. Fife Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading September 7, 2022 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to amend the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 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 Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 is amended by adding the following paragraph: 7.1 Every resident who requires care and is admitted to the home to receive that care has the r ight 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 Fixing Long-Term Care Amendment Act (Till Death Do Us Part), 2022. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill amends the Residents’ Bill of Rights set out in

section of the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 by adding the right of residents not to be separated from their spouse 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	p43 s1 bill 21 b021 e.pdf
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p43 s1 bill 21 b021 e.pdf
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	c95d8b6400f70a182bb2608882da8aea8643e5e5

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