Item - 2019.HL4.2
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Board of Health on April 8, 2019 and was adopted with amendments.
HL4.2 - Ontario Government's Proposed Changes to the Provincial Health Care System
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Board Decision
The Board of Health:
1. Directed that the report (March 25, 2019) from the Medical Officer of Health be forwarded to the Economic and Community Development Committee for information.
2. Called on the Provincial Government to continue full funding for all programs currently receiving provincial funding at Toronto Public Health, including funding received from the Local Health Integration Networks.
Origin
Summary
On February 26, 2019, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care announced an Ontario strategy that includes legislative, operational, and policy changes to how the provincial health care system is currently managed and delivered.
This report is in response to a City Council request on February 26, 2019 that the Medical Officer of Health report to the April 8, 2019 Board of Health meeting on the implications of the proposed policy and legislative changes to the provincial health care system, as recently announced by the Government of Ontario.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-131151.pdf
Motions
That the Board of Health:
1. Forward this report to the Economic and Community Development Committee for information.
2. Call on the Provincial Government to continue full funding for all programs currently receiving provincial funding at Toronto Public Health, including funding received from the Local Health Integration Networks.