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Bill PR65 explained in plain English

Ross Memorial Hospital Act, 2022

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
42nd Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill PR65
Full title
Ross Memorial Hospital Act, 2022
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Apr 28, 2022

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Apr 28, 2022
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

The Ross Memorial Hospital Act, 2022, updates the governing legislation for the Ross Memorial Hospital, including changes to its name, objects, board composition, and membership structure, while also repealing prior related Acts.

What It Means

This Act, titled the Ross Memorial Hospital Act, 2022, changes the name of the Ross Memorial Hospital corporation, updates its objectives and powers, and modifies how its board of directors and membership structure work. It also repeals previous Acts related to the hospital. The Act specifies that the hospital corporation is continued under the same name, Ross Memorial Hospital. Its members will only be its voting directors. The Act outlines a broad range of objects for the corporation, including operating hospitals and health facilities, providing various health services, promoting health education and research, collaborating with others to improve community health, and offering other health-related programs and services. The management of the corporation will be by its Board of Directors, which can establish by-laws regarding its size and composition. Initially, the Board will consist of existing voting directors and others as outlined under the Public Hospitals Act. Future board composition will be determined by by-laws. The Act also repeals earlier legislation governing the hospital. It comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Continues the Ross Memorial Hospital as a corporation under the same name.
  • Defines the membership of the Corporation to be its voting directors.
  • Outlines the objects of the Corporation, which include operating hospitals, providing various health services, and promoting health education and research.
  • Establishes that the Corporation's activities are managed by its Board of Directors.
  • Allows the Corporation to enact by-laws regarding its board's size, composition, and terms of office.
  • Specifies the initial composition of the Board of Directors.
  • Repeals previous Acts governing the Ross Memorial Hospital.
  • States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Ross Memorial Hospital corporation
  • Voting directors of the Ross Memorial Hospital
  • The public receiving health services from the Ross Memorial Hospital
  • The Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The Corporation's objects include operating hospitals, providing health services, promoting health education and research, and collaborating to improve community health.
  • The activities and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by its Board.
  • The Corporation may enact by-laws governing its activities and affairs, including board size and composition.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (April 28, 2022).
  • On the date this Act receives Royal Assent, the only members of the Corporation shall be the voting directors.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific details of 'other persons as are provided for under the Public Hospitals Act' who will be on the Board of Directors are not detailed within this Act.
  • The precise size and composition of the Board of Directors after the initial establishment period will be determined by the Corporation's by-laws, which are not included in this Act.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
An Act respecting The Ross Memorial Hospital, S.O. 1903, c. 132
repealed

This previous Act that governed the Ross Memorial Hospital is repealed.

Source: Section 5

The Ross Memorial Hospital Act, 1964
repealed

This previous Act that governed the Ross Memorial Hospital is repealed.

Source: Section 5

Ross Memorial Hospital Act, 2000
repealed

This previous Act that governed the Ross Memorial Hospital is repealed.

Source: Section 5

Public Hospitals Act
amended

The composition of the Ross Memorial Hospital's Board of Directors will include individuals as provided for under the Public Hospitals Act, in addition to its voting directors, on the date the Act receives Royal Assent.

Source: Section 4 (3) (b)

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Apr 28, 2022
Step 2
Second reading
Apr 28, 2022
Step 3
Committee review
Apr 6, 2022
Step 4
Third reading
Apr 28, 2022
Step 5
Royal assent
Apr 28, 2022

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill does not have a published recorded division in the current official sources, so representative-by-representative vote counts are not shown.

Sponsor
Laurie Scott
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

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Official sources

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