Lung Health Act, 2016 McGarry, Kathryn — Bill 41 (41st Parliament, 1st Session)

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Bill 41, Lung Health Act, 2016

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Bill 41 2014

Act to establish the Lung Health Advisory Council and develop a provincial

action plan respecting lung disease

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definitions

1. In

this Act,

"Council"

means the Lung Health Advisory Council established under

section 2 ("Conseil") ;

"Minister" means the Minister of Health and Long-Term

Care or

any other member of the Executive Council to whom responsibility for the

administration of this Act is assigned or transferred under the Executive

Council Act ; ("ministre")

"Ministry"

means the ministry of the Minister ("ministère").

Lung

Health Advisory Council

2. A

French as "Conseil consultatif de la maladie pulmonaire" is established.

Composition

of the Council

(1) The

Council shall be composed of twenty members appointed under subsections (2) and

(3).

Lieutenant

Governor in Council appointments

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council

shall appoint nineteen members of the Council, including at least one employee

of the Ministry and at least one representative of each of the following:

1. Persons

with lung disease.

2. Informal

caregivers of persons with lung disease.

3. Respirologists

or other physicians who specialize in lung health.

4. Respiratory

therapists.

5. Non-profit

organizations with an interest in lung health.

Ontario

Lung Association appointment

(3) The Ontario Lung Association shall, by

resolution, appoint one member of the Council.

Term

(4) The members shall be appointed for a

term of two years and are eligible for reappointment.

Co-chairs

of the Council

(5) The Lieutenant Governor in

Council shall appoint the following members as co-chairs of the Council:

1. A

member who is an employee of the Ministry.

2. The

member appointed by the Ontario Lung Association.

Recommendations

(1) The

Council may make recommendations to the Minister in respect of the following:

1. Promoting

the lung health of Ontarians.

2. Preventing

lung disease.

3. Increasing

early detection of lung disease and treatment interventions.

4. Ensuring

fair and equitable patient access to proven and effective evidence-based

supports needed to manage lung disease.

5. Disseminating

best practices to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of lung

disease.

6. Accelerating

investments in all areas of lung health research.

7. Research,

diagnosis and treatment of lung disease.

8. Increasing

public awareness to overcome the stigma related to lung disease.

9. Any

other matter that the Minister requests.

Annual

report

(2) The Council shall submit an annual

report to the Minister containing recommendations on the matters listed in

subsection (1).

Minister's

undertaking

5. The

Minister undertakes, as far as he or she considers it reasonable and

appropriate to do so, to,

(

a) increase

awareness of lung disease and its related risk factors;

(

b) develop

partnerships across health-care sectors to provide greater integration of care

and increased use of chronic disease prevention and management;

(

c) facilitate

the creation of training and professional development opportunities for

health-care providers in the detection, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of

lung disease;

(

d) improve

access to early diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and health maintenance

services for persons with lung disease; and

(

e) improve

access to community and home support services for persons with lung disease and

their informal caregivers.

Ontario

Health Quality Council annual report card

(1) The

Ontario Health Quality Council continued under subsection 10 (1) of the Excellent Care for All Act, 2010 shall submit an annual

report card with respect to the Minister's performance of his or her

undertakings in

section 5.

Tabling

(2) The Minister shall submit the Ontario

Health Quality Council's annual report card to the Lieutenant Governor in

Council and table the report card in the Legislative Assembly.

Ontario

Lung Health Action Plan

(1) The

Minister shall develop and implement an Ontario Lung Health Action Plan

respecting research, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of lung disease,

taking into consideration,

(

a) the

recommendations set out in the annual report of the Council;

(

b) any

other recommendations made by the Council;

(

c) the

annual report card submitted by the Ontario Health Quality Council; and

(

d) the

annual report on the state of the health system in Ontario made by the Ontario

Health Quality Council.

Interim

report

(2) The Minister shall publish a report within

two years after this Act comes into force respecting the Minister's progress in

developing the Ontario Lung Health Action Plan.

Report

on action plan

(3) The Minister shall publish a report

within three years after the day this Act comes into force that sets out the

Ontario Lung Health Action Plan and the steps that the Minister intends to take

to implement the Ontario Lung Health Action Plan.

Regulations

8. The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(

a) governing

the calling, holding and conducting of meetings of the Council;

(

b) prescribing

the duties or responsibilities of members of the Council, including the

co-chairs of the Council;

(

c) governing

the Council's procedures for making recommendations to the Minister or

preparing the annual report under

section 4.

Commencement

9. This

Act comes into force six months after the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

10. The

short title of this Act is the Lung Health Act, 2014 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill enacts the Lung Health Act, 2014 .

The

Act establishes the Lung Health Advisory Council for the purpose of making

recommendations to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care regarding lung

health issues.

The

Act provides for the membership of the Council. The Council must include an

employee from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, a member appointed by

the Ontario Lung Association and representatives of several groups with an interest

in lung health.

The

Minister undertakes, as far as he or she considers it reasonable and

appropriate to do so, to make certain improvements in lung health awareness,

diagnosis, treatment and care. The Ontario Health Quality Council is

responsible for submitting an annual report card with respect to the Minister's

performance of these undertakings. The report card must be tabled in the

Legislature.

The

Minister is responsible for developing and implementing an Ontario Lung Health

Action Plan respecting research, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of lung

disease. The Minister is required to take into consideration the

recommendations and reports of the Lung Health Advisory Council and the Ontario

Health Quality Council when preparing this plan.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

June 6, 2016

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Social Policy

June 1, 2016

Ordered referred to Standing Committee pursuant to the Order of the House

Standing Committee on Social Policy

June 1, 2016

Discharge the Order of referral to Committee

June 1, 2016

Motion to arrange proceedings

November 20, 2014

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

November 20, 2014

Second Reading

Carried

November 20, 2014

Second Reading

Debate

November 19, 2014

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

November 19, 2014

Committee

Second Reading

November 20, 2014

Mrs. Kathryn McGarry, Ms. Laurie Scott, Mr. Wayne Gates, Hon. Mario Sergio, Ms. Lisa M. Thompson, Mr. Gilles Bisson, Ms. Eleanor McMahon, Mr. Todd Smith, Mr. Arthur Potts

November 20, 2014

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.

Motion to Arrange Proceedings

June 1, 2016

Order referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills discharged. Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy pursuant to the Order of the House.

Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy

June 6, 2016

Third Reading

Royal Assent

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