Bill C-256
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2nd Session, 37th Parliament, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002
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House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-256 |
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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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(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 designated as such by the Minister;
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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 criterion
respecting disclosure to emergency response
employees of possible exposure to an
infectious or contagious disease, the health
care insurance plan of a province shall include
provisions requiring hospitals in the province
to notify emergency response employees to
whom a patient may 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) The provisions of the health care
insurance plan of a province relating to the
disclosure required under subsection (1) shall
include the following components:
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Limitations
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(3) Subsections (1) and (2) shall not be
construed
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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
or
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 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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