Ombudsman Amendment Act (Investigation of Health Care Services), 2013 Gélinas, France — Bill 109 (40th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 109, 40-2

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Bill 109, Ombudsman Amendment Act (Investigation of Health Care Services), 2013

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Bill 109 2013

Act to amend the Ombudsman Act with respect to investigating specified health

care services

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The

Ombudsman Act is amended by adding the following

section:

Ombudsman

may investigate designated public bodies

14.1

(1) Anything

that the Ombudsman may do under this Act in respect of a governmental

organization, the Ombudsman may do in respect of,

(

a) a

home for special care within the meaning of the Homes for

Special Care Act ;

(

b) a

long-term care home within the meaning of the Long-Term

Care Homes Act, 2007 ;

(

c) a

community care access corporation within the meaning of the Community Care Access Corporations Act, 2001 ;

(

d) a

private hospital within the meaning of the Private

Hospitals Act ;

(

e) a

hospital within the meaning of the Public Hospitals Act ;

(

f) an

ambulance service or air ambulance service within the meaning of the Ambulance Act ;

(

g) a

board of health within the meaning of the Health

Protection and Promotion Act ; and

(

h) a

retirement home within the meaning of the Retirement Homes

Act, 2010 in

respect of the provision of care services .

Reference

to a governmental organization

(2) If the Ombudsman does or proposes to do

anything in respect of a body listed in subsection (1), any reference in this

Act to a governmental organization shall be read as a reference to the body.

Commencement

2. This

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

Short

title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Ombudsman Amendment Act (Investigation

of Health Care Services), 2013 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Ombudsman Act to give power to the

Ombudsman to do anything it may do with respect to a governmental organization

under the Ombudsman Act to a home for special care,

long-term care home, community care access corporation, hospital, ambulance

service, air ambulance service and board of health. The Bill also gives the

Ombudsman power in respect of care services provided at retirement homes.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

September 30, 2013

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

September 30, 2013

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 109, 40-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p40 s2 bill 109 html
Language	en
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