DDO Health Law Update
November 30, 2018: A weekly scan of new legislation and regulations important to the Ontario health sector, as well as articles of interest.
Bills
Bill 63 – Right to Timely Mental Health and Addiction Care for Children and Youth Act, 2018
This Bill was introduced by Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale-High Park), Opposition. It was carried on First Reading on Nov 27, 2018.
This Bill enacts the Right to Timely Mental Health and Addiction Care for Children and Youth Act, 2018, and it requires the Minister to ensure that a person who is less than 26 years old, resides in Ontario and has been deemed to require a mental health or addiction service receive access to the such services within 30 days.
More Information: Bill 63
Bill 64 – Noah and Gregory’s Law (Transition to Adult Developmental Services and Supports), 2018
This Bill was introduced by Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West), Opposition. It was carried on First Reading on Nov 28, 2018.
This Bill amends the Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008. This Bill requires the Minister to take certain steps to assist persons receiving a children’s developmental service to transition to services and supports provided under the Act. The eligibility for services and supports would include persons receiving services before turning 18.
More Information: Bill 64
Regulations
No new and approved regulations.
Newsroom
Articles of Interest
Opioid Crisis
Parents struggles with opioid-addicted kids highlighted in documentary
Vancouver launches opioid task force to ‘quick start’ solutions to lethal crisis
After losing their sons to lethal opioids, these two mothers are fighting back
Amid Canada’s overdose crisis, grandparents are becoming parents again
Fentanyl-detecting dogs are the newest soldiers in the battle against opioids
Marijuana
Hope for cannabis as treatment for opioid addiction
Mouldy Ontario pot recall extended to BC
Health Care
Why Ontario hospitals ‘don’t know what they want’ when it comes to fixing healthcare
Professional Misconduct
Case against Law Society of Ontario allowed to move forward
Court rejects appeal from Winnipeg lawyer disbarred for misappropriating $82K
Charities
Canada’s top-rated charities 2019
Privacy
Rogue tax workers snooping on Canadians in large numbers
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