Bill 71 explained in plain English
Lung Health Act, 2017
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This Act establishes the Lung Health Advisory Council and mandates the development of an Ontario Lung Health Action Plan to improve lung health in the province.
Bill 71, also known as the Lung Health Act, 2017, establishes the Lung Health Advisory Council to provide recommendations to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care on lung health issues. The Act also requires the Minister to take actions to improve lung health awareness, diagnosis, treatment, and care, and to develop and implement an Ontario Lung Health Action Plan. The Act specifies the composition of the Council, including the Minister or a ministry representative, a representative from the Ontario Lung Association, and various other individuals with expertise or lived experience related to lung health. The Council is to submit annual reports with recommendations, and the Minister is required to publish annual progress reports and a report detailing the Lung Health Action Plan. The Act comes into force six months after receiving Royal Assent.
- Establishes the Lung Health Advisory Council.
- Defines the composition and appointment process for the Council.
- Outlines the powers of the Council to make recommendations to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care on various lung health matters.
- Requires the Council to submit an annual report to the Minister.
- Mandates actions by the Minister to increase lung health awareness, improve care integration, facilitate training for healthcare providers, and improve access to services for individuals with lung disease.
- Requires the Minister to publish an annual report on progress made in improving lung health.
- Requires the Minister to develop and implement an Ontario Lung Health Action Plan.
- Specifies reporting requirements for the Minister regarding the development and implementation of the Action Plan.
- Empowers the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations concerning the Council's meetings, duties, and procedures.
- Sets the commencement date for the Act.
- The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
- The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
- Members of the Lung Health Advisory Council (including the Minister or a delegate, a representative from the Ontario Lung Association, persons with lung disease, informal caregivers, respirologists, other physicians, respiratory therapists, registered nurses, other health professionals, researchers, and non-profit organizations with an interest in lung health)
- Ontarians
- Persons with lung disease
- Informal caregivers of persons with lung disease
- Healthcare providers
- The Ontario Lung Association
- The Ontario Health Quality Council (through its annual report on the state of the health system)
- The Council may make recommendations to the Minister on promoting lung health, preventing disease, increasing early detection and treatment, ensuring patient access to supports, disseminating best practices, accelerating research investments, and increasing public awareness.
- The Council shall submit an annual report to the Minister.
- The Minister shall, to the extent considered reasonable and appropriate, take actions to improve lung health awareness, care integration, training for providers, and access to services.
- The Minister shall prepare and make publicly available an annual report on progress made in improving lung health.
- The Minister shall develop and implement an Ontario Lung Health Action Plan.
- The Minister shall publish an interim report on progress in developing the Action Plan within two years of the Act coming into force.
- The Minister shall publish a report detailing the Action Plan and implementation steps within three years of the Act coming into force.
- The Act comes into force six months after it receives Royal Assent (December 14, 2017).
- The Minister shall publish an interim report on progress in developing the Ontario Lung Health Action Plan within two years after the Act comes into force.
- The Minister shall publish a report detailing the Ontario Lung Health Action Plan and implementation steps within three years after the Act comes into force.
- The Act states that the Minister shall take actions 'to the extent he or she considers it reasonable and appropriate to do so', indicating discretion in the implementation of these actions.
- The specific details of the Ontario Lung Health Action Plan and the steps for its implementation are not provided in the Act, but are to be developed by the Minister.
- The Act does not specify the exact number of members for certain categories of appointments to the Council, only that the Lieutenant Governor in Council shall appoint 'up to 18 other members' (section 3(3)).
- The Act does not specify the exact compensation or remuneration for Council members; it is implied that such details may be governed by regulations or appointment terms.
- The Act does not specify the exact composition or reporting timeline for the 'annual report on the state of the health system in Ontario made by the Ontario Health Quality Council', which the Minister must consider for the Lung Health Action Plan.
This is the new Act being established, which creates the Lung Health Advisory Council and sets out requirements for the Ontario Lung Health Action Plan.
Source: 1-9
The Act will come into force six months after it receives Royal Assent.
Source: 8
The Minister must publish a report within two years of the Act coming into force on their progress in developing the Ontario Lung Health Action Plan.
Source: 6 (2)
The Minister must publish a report within three years of the Act coming into force detailing the Ontario Lung Health Action Plan and implementation steps.
Source: 6 (3)
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