The Excellent Care for All Act, 2010 is a law passed by the Ontario Legislature which attempts to make the health care sector more accountable to its patients.
Excellent Care for All Act | |
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Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
Citation | Excellent Care for All Act |
Enacted by | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
Assented to | 2010 |
Legislative history | |
Bill citation | legislation in Ontario passed through |
Introduced by | Deb Matthews, Minister of Health |
First reading | 3 May 2010 |
Provisions
editThe Act was signed into law by Premier Dalton McGuinty in 2010. The Act focused on Ontario patients and the importance of high-quality patient health care.[1] The act stipulates a number of requirements that all healthcare organizations must follow. This includes the maintenance of an active quality committee, performing an annual survey of staff and patients, and linking executive salary to the attainment of quality-improvement targets. The Act also created the Office of the Patient Ombudsman.[2] Legislators believe that these provisions will make the health care sector more accountable to its patients.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Excellent Care For All – Health Care Professionals – MOHLTC". Toronto: Ministry of Health & Long Term Care. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Excellent Care for All Act, 2010, SO 2010, c 14". Ottawa: CanLII. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.