p42 s1 bill 264 b264 e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

1ST SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2021 Bill

An Act to amend the Health Insurance Act respecting the collection of data respecting linguistic identity and to require health cards to display French diacritics and confirmation of linguistic identity Mr. G. Bourgouin Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading March 23, 2021 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to amend the Health Insurance Act respecting the collection of data respecting linguistic identity and to require health cards to display French diacritics and confirmation of linguistic identity Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: 1 The Health Insurance Act is amended by adding the following section: Collection of data re French language health services planning 4.2 For the purpose of health services planning, t he Minister and the General Manager shall collect data respecting the linguistic identity of insured persons and the extent to which insured persons need to communicate in the French language in connection with requesting and receiving insured services, including, (

a) the number of insured persons whose mother tongue is French; (

b) the number of insured persons whose mother tongue is neither English nor French but who have particular knowledge of French as an official language and use French at home; and (

c) the number of other insured persons who prefer to request and receive insured services in French. 2

Section 11.1 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsections: Linguistic identity on health card

(4.1) The Minister shall ensure the form of the health car d states whether the insured person needs to communicate in the French or English language in connection with requesting and receiving insured services. French diacritics on health card

(4.2) The Minister shall ensure the form of the health card allows for the use of French diacritics. Commencement This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Health Insurance Amendment Act (Linguistic Identity and French Diacritics on Health Cards), 2021. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill amends the Health Insurance Act . The Minister of Health and the General Manager for the Ontario Health Insurance Plan are required to collect data respecting the linguistic identity of insured persons and the extent to which insured persons need to communicate in French in connection wi th requesting and receiving insured services . The data is to be collected for the purpose of health services planning.

The Minister is required to ensure that health cards are in a form which indicates whether the insured person needs to communicate in the French or English language in connection with requesting and receiving insured services. The Minister is also required to ensure that health cards are in a form which allows for the use of French diacritics such as accents and cedillas.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	p42 s1 bill 264 b264 e.pdf
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p42 s1 bill 264 b264 e.pdf
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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