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Ontario Bill 42

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
March 04, 2024
Gender Affirming Health Care Advisory Committee Act, 2022
  • This bill, called the Gender Affirming Health Care Advisory Committee Act, 2022, aims to establish a committee that will make recommendations to the Minister of Health in Ontario on improving access to and coverage for gender affirming health care. Gender affirming health care refers to procedures, medical treatments, and referral processes that align a patient's body and physical presentation with their gender identity. The committee will be composed of members appointed by the Minister, with a focus on including members from transgender, two-spirit, non-binary, intersex, and gender diverse communities. The committee will inquire into various matters, such as enhancing coverage and access to gender affirming health care, reducing wait times, and expanding insurance coverage for treatments not currently covered. The committee will consult with various stakeholders, including primary care providers and organizations specializing in transgender health. The committee will report its recommendations to the Minister within six months of its establishment, and the Minister will inform the government of Ontario of the recommendations that should be implemented. The act will come into force upon receiving Royal Assent.
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Context: Assembly - Nov/16/22
MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam
  • Nov/16/22 11:40:00 a.m.
  • Re: Bill 42 

Yes, I would. Thank you, Speaker. It’s with great pride that I’m able to read an explanatory note explaining this bill.

This bill, of course, is being introduced days before Trans Day of Remembrance, on November 20, and I’d like to share with you that the bill enacts the Gender Affirming Health Care Advisory Committee Act, 2022. This act provides that the Minister of Health shall, within 60 days of the act coming into force, establish a gender-affirming health care advisory committee. The advisory committee shall submit a report making recommendations to the minister for improving access to health care and coverage for gender-affirming health care for all Ontarians. After receiving the advisory committee’s report, the Minister of Health shall inform the assembly of the measures that the minister intends to recommend to the government of Ontario so that they can implement the recommendations to ensure that every Ontarian has gender-affirming health care and that it be delivered as speedily and as freely as possible.

Mr. Glover moved first reading of the following bill:

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