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Bill 9 explained in plain English

Improving Post-Stroke Recovery for All Act, 2016

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
41st Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 9
Full title
Improving Post-Stroke Recovery for All Act, 2016
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 8, 2016
Sponsor

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st 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
Dec 8, 2016
Sponsor
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

Bill 9, the Improving Post-Stroke Recovery for All Act, 2016, adds a duty for the Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care to promote evidence-based physiotherapy for stroke patients.

What It Means

This bill, now an Act, amends the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act. It adds a new duty for the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care to oversee and promote an evidence-based approach to physiotherapy services for stroke patients of all ages. The goal is to improve patient outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and ensure access to quality post-stroke care.

What This Bill Does
  • Adds a new duty to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act.
  • Requires the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care to oversee and promote an evidence-based approach to physiotherapy services for post-stroke patients.
  • Ensures this approach applies to patients of all ages recovering from a stroke.
Who Is Affected
  • The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
  • Patients recovering from a stroke
  • Physiotherapy service providers
  • The Ontario healthcare system
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care has a duty to oversee and promote an evidence-based approach to physiotherapy services for post-stroke patients.
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on December 8, 2016, the day it received Royal Assent.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The Act states that effectively delivered post-stroke treatment will reduce hospital and system costs.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific details of how the Minister will "oversee and promote" the evidence-based approach are not detailed in the provided text.
  • The definition of "evidence-based approach" is not explicitly defined within the bill text.
  • The bill text does not specify which types of physiotherapy services are included.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act
amends

Adds a duty for the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care regarding post-stroke physiotherapy services.

Source: Section 1

Subsection 6 (1) of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act
amends

Adds a new paragraph that requires the Minister to oversee and promote an evidence-based approach to physiotherapy services for post-stroke patients of all ages.

Source: Section 1

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Sep 14, 2016
Step 2
Second reading
Sep 29, 2016
Step 3
Committee review
Dec 1, 2016
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 5, 2016
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 8, 2016

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
Lorne Coe
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Whitby
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

The current official sources do not publish a recorded division breakdown for this bill, so there is no representative-by-representative table to show.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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