DDO Health Law Update
January 25, 2019: A weekly scan of new legislation and regulations important to the Ontario health sector, as well as articles of interest.
Bills
No new bills of interest.
Regulations
No new and approve regulations of interest.
Government Newsroom
Ontario signs two health funding agreement with Health Canada
Articles of Interest
MAID
Nova Scotia hospital refuses to carry out medically assisted dying
Marijuana
Canadians spent 54 million on weed in the first month after legalization
Canada’s chronic shortage of legal cannabis expected to drag out for years
Travelers coming into Canada with cannabis could face fines
Ontario cannabis store planning same-day delivery of pot
Physicians
Ontario doctors challenge referral rule for services that clash with their beliefs
Health Care
CAMH Monitor: Ontario adults reporting increases in mental health problems
if Ontario scraps its LHINs, what’s next for health care
Professional Misconduct and Compliance
London doctor found guilty of professional misconduct, stripped of license to practice
Ontario doctor loses license after admitting to a sexual relationship with a patient
At least 29 homicides in six years in Ontario nursing homes: report
Privacy
Privacy breach hits, 45, 000 recipients of ODSP
Nurse fired after privacy breach
‘I feel mistreated,’ says Toronto woman caught up in ODSP privacy breach
ODSP recipients affected by data breach launch class action suit against the province
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