Bill 277 explained in plain English
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Amendment Act (Supporting Individuals in their Homes and Communities with Assistive Devices for Mental Health), 2021
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Bill 277 amends the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act to require that assistive devices for mental health needs, along with their data plans, be included in the Assistive Devices Program.
This bill, titled the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Amendment Act (Supporting Individuals in their Homes and Communities with Assistive Devices for Mental Health), 2021, aims to amend the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act. It intends to ensure that the Assistive Devices Program, or similar programs, include assistive devices for mental health needs. This would also include any necessary data plans to connect these devices.
- It requires the Minister to ensure that the Assistive Devices Program, or any other similar program for providing assistive devices for health needs, includes devices that support individuals with mental health needs.
- It mandates that any necessary data plans to connect these mental health assistive devices are also included in such programs.
- It states that the Act comes into force 90 days after receiving Royal Assent.
- Individuals with mental health needs who could benefit from assistive devices.
- The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.
- The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
- The Minister has the obligation to ensure that assistive devices for mental health needs and their data plans are included in relevant programs.
- The Act comes into force 90 days after receiving Royal Assent.
- The bill mentions a pilot study comparing the cost of a hospital bed for individuals with mental health needs ($454 per day or $165,710 per year) to the cost of providing assistive devices at home ($12,000 per year, including licensing and billing fees). However, it does not specify the financial impact of this bill itself.
- The exact definition of 'assistive devices' for mental health needs is not specified in the provided text.
- The bill does not detail how the Minister will ensure these devices and data plans are included, nor does it outline specific timelines beyond the commencement date.
Adds a new subsection to Section 6, requiring the Minister to ensure that assistive devices for mental health needs and their associated data plans are included in the Assistive Devices Program or similar programs.
Source: Section 1
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