C-218First Session, Forty-first Parliament,60 Elizabeth II, 2011HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADABILL C-218An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (Autism Spectrum Disorders)first reading, June 15, 2011Mr. Thibeault411251Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:
http://www.parl.gc.caSUMMARYThe purpose of this enactment is to ensure that the cost of Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) and Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) for autistic persons is covered by the health care insurance plan of every province.4112511st Session, 41st Parliament,60 Elizabeth II, 2011house of commons of canadaBILL C-218An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (Autism Spectrum Disorders)R.S., c. C-6
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:1. Section 2 of the Canada Health Act is renumbered as subsection 2(1) and is amended by adding the following:Autism Spectrum Disorders
(2) For the purposes of this Act, services that are medically necessary or required under this Act include Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) and Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) for persons suffering from Autism Spectrum Disorders.2. Paragraph 22(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:(a) defining the services referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) of the definition “extended health care services” in subsection 2(1);Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons
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