Bill 56 explained in plain English
Breast Cancer Screening Act, 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Breast Cancer Screening Act, 2010 mandates the provision of free breast cancer screening services for women aged 40-49 who are referred by a doctor or nurse practitioner, funded by the Legislature.
This Act, titled the Breast Cancer Screening Act, 2010, requires the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care to ensure that breast cancer screening services are provided free of charge. These services must be available to women aged 40 to 49 who are referred by a physician or a registered nurse with an extended certificate of registration. The services can be delivered through the Ontario Breast Screening Program or its successor. The cost of these services will be funded by the Legislature. The Act will come into effect six months after receiving Royal Assent.
- Requires the Minister to ensure breast cancer screening services are provided free of charge to women aged 40 to 49 years.
- Specifies that referrals for these services must come from a physician or a registered nurse with an extended certificate of registration.
- States that these services can be provided through the Ontario Breast Screening Program of Cancer Care Ontario or its successor.
- Mandates that the costs for these services are to be paid from funds appropriated by the Legislature.
- Sets the commencement date for the Act to be six months after it receives Royal Assent.
- Women aged 40 to 49 years who are referred for breast cancer screening.
- Physicians who refer patients for breast cancer screening.
- Registered nurses with extended certificates of registration who refer patients for breast cancer screening.
- The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (or equivalent).
- Cancer Care Ontario (and its successor programs).
- The Ontario Legislature (regarding funding).
- The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
- Right for women aged 40-49, with a physician or specific nurse referral, to receive breast cancer screening services free of charge.
- Obligation for the Minister to ensure these services are provided.
- Obligation for the Legislature to appropriate funds for these services.
- The Act comes into force six months after the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The cost of providing breast screening services under this Act will be paid out of funds appropriated by the Legislature.
- The bill text does not specify any enforcement mechanisms or penalties for non-compliance.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes a 'specified nurse' beyond being a member of the College of Nurses of Ontario who is a registered nurse and holds an extended certificate of registration.
- The bill does not detail the process or criteria for referral beyond requiring one from a physician or specified nurse.
- The bill does not specify the exact scope or type of breast screening services covered.
Requires the Minister to ensure these services are provided free of charge to a specific age group (40-49) with referrals.
Source: Section 2
States that the cost will be paid out of funds appropriated by the Legislature.
Source: Section 2 (3)
The Act comes into force six months after Royal Assent.
Source: Section 3
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