O. Reg. 421/09: GENERAL

 

ontario regulation 421/09

made under the

health insurance act

Made: November 3, 2009
Filed: November 4, 2009
Published on e-Laws: November 5, 2009
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: November 21, 2009

Amending Reg. 552 of R.R.O. 1990

(General)

1. (1) The definition of “schedule of benefits” in subsection 1 (1) of Regulation 552 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is amended by,

(a) striking out the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting the following:

“schedule of benefits” means the document published by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care titled “Schedule of Benefits — Physician Services under the Health Insurance Act (October 1, 2005)”, and includes Appendix D to the document, but does not include the “[Commentary…]” portions of the document, its other Appendices, or its table of contents, alphabetic index or numeric index, and includes the following amendments to the document:

. . . . .

(b) adding the following paragraph:

13. Amendments dated June 26, 2009 (effective as of October 1, 2009);

(2) Subsection 1 (3) of the Regulation is revoked.

2. (1) Subsection 37.1 (2.6) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “on or after July 1, 2006” in the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting “on or after July 1, 2006 and before October 1, 2009”.

(2) Subsection 37.1 (2.7) of the Regulation is amended by striking out the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting the following:

(2.7) Despite subsection (2), the amount payable for the following services rendered on or after January 1, 2008 and before October 1, 2009 to an insured person who is at least 65 years of age, as those services are defined in the schedule of benefits, is increased by 15 per cent:

. . . . .

3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Regulation is deemed to have come into force on October 1, 2009.

(2) Subsection 2 (2) is deemed to have come into force on January 1, 2008.