Bill 153, Long-Term Care Homes Amendment (Till Death Do Us Part) Act, 2019
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Bill amends the Residents’ Bill of Rights set out in section 3 of the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 by adding the right of residents not to be separated from their spouses upon admission but to have accommodation made available for both spouses so that they may continue to live together.
Bill 153 2019
An Act to amend the Long-Term Care Homes Act 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 Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 is amended by adding the following paragraph:
20.1 Every resident who requires care and is admitted to the home to receive that care has the right 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
2 This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Short title
3 The short title of this Act is the Long-Term Care Homes Amendment Act (Till Death Do Us Part), 2019.
| Date | Bill stage | Event | Outcome | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2019 | Second Reading | Ordered referred to Standing Committee | - | Standing Committee on Justice Policy |
| December 12, 2019 | Second Reading | Vote | Carried | - |
| December 12, 2019 | Second Reading | Debated | - | - |
| November 27, 2019 | First Reading | Vote | Carried | - |
Debates and Progress
First Reading
Committee
Second Reading
Ms. Catherine Fife, Ms. Effie J. Triantafilopoulos, Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong, Mr. Deepak Anand, Mme France Gélinas, Mr. Rudy Cuzzetto, Mr. Wayne Gates, Mr. Mike Harris, Mr. Joel Harden, Ms. Peggy Sattler
Declared carried. Referrred to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy.
Committee
Standing Committee on Justice Policy
Third Reading
Royal Assent
Acts affected - Bill 153
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Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007
Legislative Assembly of Ontario