Bill C-284
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1nd Session, 35th Parliament, 42-43 Elizabeth II, 1994
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-284 |
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An Act to amend the Canada Health Act
(conditions for contributions)
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R.S., c. C-6
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1. (1) The definition ``hospital services''
in section 2 of the Canada Health Act is
replaced by the following:
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``hospital
services'' « services hospitaliers »
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``hospital services'' means any of the
following services provided to or in respect
of in-patients or out-patients at a hospital,
if the services are medically necessary for
the purpose of maintaining health,
preventing disease or diagnosing or treating
an injury, illness or disability, namely,
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but does not include services that are excluded
by the regulations;
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(2) Section 2 of the Act is amended by
adding the following in alphabetical order:
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``emergency
response
employees'' « employé d'un service d'intervention d'urgence »
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``emergency response employees'' means
firefighters, police officers, emergency
medical technicians, paramedics and other
individuals (including employees of legally
organized and recognized volunteer
organizations, whether such employees
receive nominal compensation or not) who,
in situations involving the health or
physical well-being of a person, respond to
emergencies;
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``infectious or
contagious
disease'' « maladie infectieuse ou contagieuse »
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``infectious or contagious disease'' means a
disease that is so designated by the Minister
or is generally recognized as an infectious
or contagious disease;
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2. Section 7 of the Act is replaced by the
following:
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Program
criteria
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7. In order that a province may qualify for
a full cash contribution referred to in section
5 for a fiscal year, the health care insurance
plan of the province must, throughout the
fiscal year, satisfy the criteria described in
sections 8 to 12.1 respecting the following
matters:
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3. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 12:
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Disclosure of
infectious or
contagious
diseases
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12.1 (1) In order to satisfy the criteria
respecting disclosure of infectious or
contagious diseases, the health care insurance
plan of a province must provide for disclosure
by hospitals in the province, to emergency
response employees to whom a patient could
have transmitted an infectious or contagious
disease, of the name and nature of the disease.
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Confidentia- lity
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(2) Subsection (1) shall not be construed to
authorize or require the disclosure of
identifying information with respect to a
patient or an emergency response employee.
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4. Paragraph 14(1)(a) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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5. The portion of subsection 15(1) of the
Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the
following:
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Order
reducing or
withholding
contribution
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15. (1) Where, on the referral of a matter
under section 14, the Governor in Council is
of the opinion that the health care insurance
plan of a province does not or has ceased to
satisfy any one of the criteria described in
sections 8 to 12.1 or that a province has failed
to comply with any condition set out in section
13, the Governor in Council may, by order,
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6. Section 16 of the Act is replaced by the
following:
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Reimposition
of reductions
for
withholdings
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16. In the case of a continuing failure to
satisfy any of the criteria described in sections
8 to 12.1 or to comply with any condition set
out in section 13, any reduction or withholding
under section 15 of a cash contribution or an
amount payable to a province for a fiscal year
shall be reimposed for each succeeding fiscal
year as long as the Minister is satisfied, after
consultation with the minister responsible for
health care in the province, that the default is
continuing.
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