Bill 129 explained in plain English
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), 2012
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Bill 129 amends Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Act to ensure workers with mental stress, including post-traumatic stress disorder, arising from their employment are entitled to benefits.
Bill 129, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), 2012, amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. It clarifies that workers who experience mental stress arising from their employment are eligible for benefits under the insurance plan. The bill specifically states that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is considered a type of mental stress. It also notes that the usual time limits for filing claims do not apply to PTSD claims. The act comes into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Amends the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 to provide benefits for mental stress related to employment.
- Specifies that post-traumatic stress disorder is a type of mental stress covered by the insurance plan.
- States that the usual time limits for filing claims do not apply to claims for post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Workers in Ontario who experience mental stress or personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of their employment.
- Workers diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder due to their employment.
- Workers who sustain mental stress or a personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment are entitled to benefits under the insurance plan.
- Mental stress includes post-traumatic stress disorder.
- The usual time limits for filing claims do not apply to claims for post-traumatic stress disorder.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes 'mental stress' beyond including post-traumatic stress disorder, nor does it detail the process or criteria for determining if mental stress arises out of and in the course of employment.
- The exceptions provided in sections 18 to 20 of the Act regarding employment outside Ontario are mentioned but not detailed within this bill text.
The Act is amended to include mental stress and post-traumatic stress disorder as conditions for which workers are entitled to benefits. Specifically, Section 13 of the Act is repealed and replaced with new provisions.
Source: Section 1
The existing Section 13 is removed and replaced with new wording that defines what injuries are insured, including mental stress and personal injury by accident, and includes presumptions and exceptions.
Source: Section 1
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