C-218
First Session, Forty-first Parliament,
60 Elizabeth II, 2011
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-218
An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (Autism Spectrum Disorders)
first reading, June 15, 2011
NOTE
2nd Session, 41st Parliament
This bill was introduced during the First Session of the 41st Parliament. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, it is deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the First Session. The number of the bill remains unchanged.
Mr. Thibeault
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SUMMARY
The purpose of this enactment is to ensure that the cost of Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) and Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) for autistic persons is covered by the health care insurance plan of every province.
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1st Session, 41st Parliament,
60 Elizabeth II, 2011
house of commons of canada
BILL C-218
An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (Autism Spectrum Disorders)
R.S., c. C-6
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. Section 2 of the Canada Health Act is renumbered as subsection 2(1) and is amended by adding the following:
Autism Spectrum Disorders
(2) For the purposes of this Act, services that are medically necessary or required under this Act include Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) and Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) for persons suffering from Autism Spectrum Disorders.
2. Paragraph 22(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(a) defining the services referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) of the definition “extended health care services” in subsection 2(1);
Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons