Bill 9, Improving Post-Stroke Recovery for All Act, 2016

Bill 9 2016

An Act to amend the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act

Preamble

Thousands of Ontarians, of all ages, suffer and survive strokes each year.

Ontario plays a decisive role in the treatment of post­-stroke recovery, which when delivered effectively will improve patient outcomes, reduce hospital and system costs and ensure that all Ontarians have access to quality post-stroke care.

Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

   1.  Subsection 6 (1) of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

  12.  To oversee and promote an evidence-based approach to the provision of physiotherapy services for post-stroke patients of all ages.

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 Improving Post-Stroke Recovery for All Act, 2016.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a reader's aid to Bill 9 and does not form part of the law.  Bill 9 has been enacted as Chapter 26 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2016.

The Bill amends the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act to set out an additional duty for the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care with respect to patients who are recovering from a stroke.

Bill 9 2016

An Act to amend the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act

Preamble

Thousands of Ontarians, of all ages, suffer and survive strokes each year.

All those who survive the trauma of a stroke receive publicly-funded, short-term acute care and treatment, but the vast majority of those between the ages of 20 and 64 are left to their own financial means to address necessary treatment needs beyond that initial, acute-care phase.

Ontario can play a decisive role in ending age discrimination in the treatment of post-stroke recovery, by ensuring that any treatment recommended by a physician for a post-stroke recovery patient is provided to that patient, regardless of their age.

Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Preamble

Thousands of Ontarians, of all ages, suffer and survive strokes each year.

Ontario plays a decisive role in the treatment of post­-stroke recovery, which when delivered effectively will improve patient outcomes, reduce hospital and system costs and ensure that all Ontarians have access to quality post-stroke care.

Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

   1.  Subsection 6 (1) of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

  12.  To ensure that any treatment recommended by a physician for a patient who is recovering from a stroke is provided to that patient promptly, regardless of the patient's age.

  12.  To oversee and promote an evidence-based approach to the provision of physiotherapy services for post-stroke patients of all ages.

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 End Age Discrimination Against Stroke Recovery Patients Act, 2016.

Short title

   3.  The short title of this Act is the Improving Post-Stroke Recovery for All Act, 2016.

This reprint of the Bill is marked to indicate the changes that were made in Committee.

The changes are indicated by underlines for new text and a strikethrough for deleted text.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act to set out an additional duty for the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care with respect to patients who are recovering from a stroke.

Bill 9 2016

An Act to amend the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act

Preamble

Thousands of Ontarians, of all ages, suffer and survive strokes each year.

All those who survive the trauma of a stroke receive publicly-funded, short-term acute care and treatment, but the vast majority of those between the ages of 20 and 64 are left to their own financial means to address necessary treatment needs beyond that initial, acute-care phase.

Ontario can play a decisive role in ending age discrimination in the treatment of post-stroke recovery, by ensuring that any treatment recommended by a physician for a post-stroke recovery patient is provided to that patient, regardless of their age.

Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

   1.  Subsection 6 (1) of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

  12.  To ensure that any treatment recommended by a physician for a patient who is recovering from a stroke is provided to that patient promptly, regardless of the patient's age.

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 End Age Discrimination Against Stroke Recovery Patients Act, 2016.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act to set out an additional duty for the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care with respect to patients who are recovering from a stroke.