Legal Update

The Impact of Pre-existing Conditions on Access to Insurance

June 30, 2022

During the Obama administration, there was a lot of political buzz surrounding the term “pre-existing condition.” A pre-existing condition is generally defined as an...

Disability claims – A primer

January 4, 2022

By Judith Hull & Katharine Creighton As health care professionals, you are aware of the risk of becoming disabled at any age. Prior to the pandemic,...

Hospital physician appointment and appeal process prejudices patient care

December 22, 2016

By Michael Watts and Swetha Popuri The Ontario Public Hospitals Act (“PHA”) entitles physicians to apply on an annual basis for appointment or reappointment to...

Should medical assistance in dying be reported to the Coroner?

November 7, 2016

By Michael Watts and Swetha Popuri On June 17, 2016 the federal government passed Bill C-14 on medical assistance in dying (MAID) in response to...

Emergency situations: The hospital is prepared, but are your critical suppliers?

September 1, 2016

By Michael Watts In Ontario, hospital boards are required to ensure that the administrator, medical staff, chief nursing executive, staff nurses and nurses who are...

Ontario’s Bill 210: A Sweeping Expansion of LHIN Powers over Health Service Providers

July 28, 2016

By Michael Watts Ontario’s Bill 210, the Patients First Act, 2016 passed first reading on June 2, 2016 and, if enacted as drafted, will significantly...

Decisions of hospital committees may be subject to judicial review

June 16, 2016

By Paula Trattner and Aislinn Reid The recent decision of the Ontario Divisional Court in Asa et al. v. #University Health Network is an important...

Bill C-14: Medical Assistance in Dying

May 11, 2016

By Michael Watts The Federal Government recently tabled #Bill C-14 (#Medical Assistance in Dying) in response to the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Carter v...

Potential impact of the New Quality of Care Information Protection Act, 2015 on hospitals

April 8, 2016

By Michael Watts #Bill 119, the Health #Information Protection Act, 2015, was “carried on division” at second reading before the Legislative Assembly on February 18,...

Hospitals’ ability to conduct ‘Vulnerable Sector Checks’ will be impacted by Bill 113

March 30, 2016

By Michael Watts and David Solomon Bill 113, An Act respecting police record checks, received Royal Assent on December 3, 2015 and, once proclaimed, will...

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Legal Update

The Impact of Pre-existing Conditions on Access to Insurance

Disability claims – A primer

Hospital physician appointment and appeal process prejudices patient care

Should medical assistance in dying be reported to the Coroner?

Emergency situations: The hospital is prepared, but are your critical suppliers?

Ontario’s Bill 210: A Sweeping Expansion of LHIN Powers over Health Service Providers

Decisions of hospital committees may be subject to judicial review

Bill C-14: Medical Assistance in Dying

Potential impact of the New Quality of Care Information Protection Act, 2015 on hospitals

Hospitals’ ability to conduct ‘Vulnerable Sector Checks’ will be impacted by Bill 113

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