Bill 48 explained in plain English
Alzheimer Advisory Council Act, 2012
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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The Alzheimer Advisory Council Act, 2012 establishes an advisory council and mandates the development of a provincial strategy to address Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
This Act establishes the Alzheimer Advisory Council and requires the Minister of Health to develop and implement a strategy for the research, treatment, and prevention of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. The Act also outlines an undertaking by the Government of Ontario to address issues related to these diseases.
- Establishes the Alzheimer Advisory Council.
- Requires the Council to consider and make recommendations to the Minister on various matters related to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, including public education, access to services, integration of care, training, research, and support for caregivers.
- Requires the Council to submit a yearly report of its recommendations to the Minister.
- Requires the Minister of Health to develop and implement a strategy for research, treatment, and prevention of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
- Requires the Minister's strategy to consider recommendations from the Alzheimer Advisory Council and reports from the Ontario Health Quality Council.
- Requires the Minister to publish interim and final reports on the progress and details of the strategy.
- Outlines an undertaking by the Government of Ontario to increase awareness, facilitate training, develop partnerships, improve access to services, and strengthen support for individuals with dementia and their caregivers.
- Persons with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
- Informal caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
- The Minister of Health
- The Alzheimer Advisory Council
- The Ontario Health Quality Council
- Healthcare workers
- The Government of Ontario
- The Alzheimer Advisory Council is obligated to consider specific matters and make recommendations to the Minister.
- The Alzheimer Advisory Council is obligated to submit a yearly report to the Minister.
- The Minister is responsible for developing and implementing a strategy and publishing reports on its progress and details.
- The Government of Ontario undertakes to increase awareness, facilitate training, develop partnerships, improve access to services, and strengthen supports.
- The Ontario Health Quality Council is required to submit yearly report cards.
- The Act comes into force six months after receiving Royal Assent.
- The Minister must publish an interim report on strategy progress within one year of the Act coming into force.
- The Minister must publish a report on the strategy and implementation steps within two years of the Act coming into force.
- The specific composition and number of members for the Alzheimer Advisory Council are not detailed.
- The timing and manner for the Alzheimer Advisory Council's yearly report and the Ontario Health Quality Council's report card are to be specified by the Minister.
- The Government of Ontario's undertaking is to be performed 'as far as it considers it reasonable and appropriate to do so,' indicating discretion.
- The definition of 'Minister' depends on administrative assignments under the Executive Council Act, which are not detailed in this bill.
This Act creates the Alzheimer Advisory Council and sets out its purpose, composition, and reporting requirements. It also assigns responsibility to the Minister of Health for developing a strategy and outlines government undertakings related to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Source: Sections 2-9
This Act refers to the Executive Council Act for the assignment or transfer of responsibility for the administration of the Alzheimer Advisory Council Act, 2012 to a member of the Executive Council (the Minister).
Source: Section 1 (Definition of 'Minister')
This Act requires the Ontario Health Quality Council, continued under the Excellent Care for All Act, 2010, to submit yearly report cards on the government's performance related to its undertakings concerning Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Source: Section 5(1)
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