Bill 66 explained in plain English
Heart Valve Disease Awareness Act, 2024
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Heart Valve Disease Awareness Act, 2024, establishes February 22nd as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day and the third week of September as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week in Ontario.
This bill, now called the Heart Valve Disease Awareness Act, 2024, proclaims two annual events in Ontario. It designates February 22nd as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day and the week starting on the third Monday of September as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week. The purpose is to raise public awareness about the risks, symptoms, detection, and treatment of heart valve disease.
- Declares February 22nd of each year as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day.
- Declares the week beginning on the third Monday of September of each year as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week.
- Names the Act as the Heart Valve Disease Awareness Act, 2024.
- The general public in Ontario
- Ontarians living with heart valve disease and their families
- Healthcare providers in Ontario
- February 22: Proclaimed as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day annually.
- Third Monday of September: The week beginning on this day is proclaimed as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week annually.
- Royal Assent: The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill does not outline specific activities or initiatives to be undertaken on these awareness days or weeks, nor does it mandate any particular actions by government ministries or healthcare providers beyond recognizing these designations.
This Act comes into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Source: Section 3
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