Articles 2021

The resulting effect of Bill 138, the Plan to Build Ontario Together Act, on the province’s healthcare regime has already been interpreted by the Ontario Superior Court in a recent decision, shedding light on the practical implications of some of these amendments and how they may impact ongoing disputes related to a physician’s billings. The case of 1582235 Ontario Limited v Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1279, addresses issues on the current OHIP billing process.

On March 26, 2020, the Health Law and Elder Law Sections of the OBA hosted a joint priority professional development program on emergency management, delivering virtual and in-person care, and the lessons learned from SARS. Carina Lentsch provides a summary of this program.

On April 1, the Privacy and Access to Information Law Section hosted a webinar to discuss exceptions to the consent requirements for handling personal information and personal health information in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On February 4, 2020, the OBA Health Law Section collaborated with the Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law Section in hosting “Key Constitutional and Human Rights in Health Law & Practice” at the OBA Institute. This article recaps some of the highlights of the event.

Awareness and recognition of multi-parent families is growing, and in 2016 Canada took steps to recognize multi-parent families by enacting the All Families Are Equal Act ("EFCA"). The formal recognition of multi-parent families introduces with it various challenges and considerations for health care providers.

A Synopsis of the CBA Health Law Summit 2019.