Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 Sep, 2017 10:46 AM
The Ontario government has introduced a new bill it says will improve transparency in the province's health care system. The wide-ranging changes would amend 10 existing pieces of legislation if passed. Here are the key changes:
Mandatory disclosure of any payments pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers make to health care professionals.
Granting paramedics the ability to transport patients to non-hospital settings, like a mental health facility, following a 911 call.
New enforcement tools that would include higher fines and change the safety inspection program for the province's long-term care homes.
Clear regulations to ease public health enforcement of recreational water facilities like splash pads and wading pools and personal service settings like barber shops, tattoo parlours and nail salons.
A new licensing regime for community health facilities which operate medical radiation devices like X-rays, CT scanners and ultrasound machines.
New regulations for diagnostic medical sonographers who operate ultrasound machines.
BURNABY, B.C. — Police say they have identified more than 90 persons of interest involving the homicide investigation of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a suburban Vancouver park.
An investigation is underway after several videos were posted on social media of what Metro Vancouver Transit Police say was a confrontation involving "profane and racially slanted language."
The B.C. Green Party announced Monday it will introduce legislation to enable ride-hailing services this fall — putting the pressure on the NDP government to come up with a more specific timeline regarding the popular online applications.
