Local Health System Integration Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 4

• Jurisdiction: Ontario

Local Health System Integration Act, 2006

S.o. 2006, chapter 4

Consolidation Period: From May 1, 2022 to the e-Laws currency date.

Note: This Act is repealed on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor. (See: 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 11 (2))

Last amendment: 2020, c. 13, Sched. 3, s. 5.

CONTENTS

Preamble Repealed: 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 11 (2, 4).

Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

PART I
INTERPRETATION

1 Repealed: 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 11 (2, 4).

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 11 (2, 4) - 01/04/2021

Definitions

2 (1) In this Act,

“accountability agreement” means the accountability agreement in respect of the local health system that the Minister and a local health integration network are required to enter into under subsection 18 (1); (“entente de responsabilisation”)

“de-identify” has the same meaning as in subsection 47 (1) of the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004; (“anonymiser”)

“geographic area”, in relation to a local health integration network, means,

(a) if the network is continued under subsection 3 (1) and no geographic area is prescribed for the network, the geographic area for the network that is set out on the local health integration network maps numbers 1 to 14 dated August 2005 that are available for inspection by the public at the offices of the Ministry and published on the Ministry’s website on the Internet, and

(b) if clause (a) does not apply to the network, the geographic area that is prescribed for the network; (“zone géographique”)

“local health integration network” means a corporation that is continued under subsection 3 (1) or incorporated by regulation under subsection 3 (3); (“réseau local d’intégration des services de santé”)

“local health system” means the part of the health system that provides services in the geographic area of a local health integration network, whether or not the services are provided to people who reside in the geographic area; (“système de santé local”)

“Minister” means the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care or such other member of the Executive Council to whom the administration of this Act is assigned under the Executive Council Act; (“ministre”)

“Ministry” means the Ministry of the Minister; (“ministère”)

“personal health information” has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004; (“renseignements personnels sur la santé”)

“prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations made under this Act; (“prescrit”) 2006, c. 4, s. 2 (1); 2016, c. 30, s. 1 (1-3); 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 11 (2, 4).

(2)-(4) Repealed: 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 11 (2, 4).

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection: (See: 2020, c. 13, Sched. 3, s. 5 (2))

Exclusion, home and community care services

(5) A person or entity that provides a home and community care service that has been purchased by a local health integration network is not a health service provider within the meaning of this Act in respect of the provision of the purchased service. 2020, c. 13, Sched. 3, s. 5 (2).

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

2007, c. 8, s. 214 (1, 2) - 01/07/2010

2009, c. 33, Sched. 18, s. 14 - 15/12/2009

2010, c. 15, s. 231 (1) - no effect - see 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 11 (2, 4) - 01/04/2021

2016, c. 30, s. 1 (1-3, 5, 6) - 08/12/2016; 2016, c. 30, s. 1 (4) - 01/11/2017

2017, c. 25, Sched. 9, s. 100 (1) - no effect - see 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 11 (2, 4) - 01/04/2021

2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 11 (2, 4) - 01/04/2021

2020, c. 13, Sched. 3, s. 5 (1) - no effect - see 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 11 (2, 4) - 01/04/2021; 2020, c. 13, Sched. 3, s. 5 (2) - not in force

PART II
Local HEALTH integration NETWORKS

Continuation and establishment

3 (1) Each corporation that was incorporated under the Corporations Act under the name in English set out in Column 1 of the following Table and the name in French set out opposite in Column 2 on the date set out opposite in Column 3 is continued as a corporation without share capital under the name in English set out opposite in Column 4 and the name in French set out opposite in Column 5 and is a local health integration network.

Table
Corporations continued as Local Health Integration Networks

2006, c. 4, s. 3 (1); 2017, c. 20, Sched. 11, s. 20.

Extinguishment of letters patent

(2) The letters patent issued to constitute a corporation continued under subsection (1) are extinguished. 2006, c. 4, s. 3 (2).

Establishment

(3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may by regulation incorporate one or more corporations as corporations without share capital and a corporation incorporated under this subsection is a local health integration network. 2006, c. 4, s. 3 (3).

Regulations

(4) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation,

(a) amalgamate or dissolve one or more local health integration networks;

(b) divide a local health integration network into two or more local health integration networks;

(b.1) change the geographic area of one or more local health integration networks;

(c) change the name of a local health integration network;

(d) do all things necessary to accomplish the amalgamation, dissolution, division or change of geographic area of one or more local health integration networks made by a regulation under clause (a), (b) or (b.1), including,

(i) dealing with the assets and the liabilities of any of the networks in the manner specified in the regulation, including by,

(A) liquidating or selling the assets and paying the proceeds into the Consolidated Revenue Fund, or

(B) transferring the assets or liabilities to the Crown, an agency of the Crown or to another network, or

(ii) transferring employees to the Crown, an agency of the Crown or to another network. 2006, c. 4, s. 3 (4); 2016, c. 30, s. 2.

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

2016, c. 30, s. 2 (1, 2) - 08/12/2016

2017, c. 20, Sched. 11, s. 20 - 14/11/2017

Crown agency and status

4 (1) A local health integration network is an agent of the Crown and may exercise its powers only as an agent of the Crown. 2006, c. 4, s. 4 (1).

Other Acts

(2) The Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 and the Corporations Information Act do not apply to a local health integration network, except as prescribed. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 8, s. 91.

Same

(3) The following Acts do not apply to a local health integration network, the members of its board of directors or to its officers, employees or agents:

1. Repealed: 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 45.

2. Charities Accounting Act. 2006, c. 4, s. 4 (3); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 45.

No charitable property

(4) The property of a local health integration network is not charitable property. 2006, c. 4, s. 4 (4).

Non-application of single employer rule

(5) Subsection 1 (4) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 does not apply to a local health integration network. 2016, c. 30, s. 3.

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 45 - 15/12/2009

2010, c. 15, s. 231 (2) - no effect - see 2017, c. 20, Sched. 8, s. 58 - 14/11/2017

2016, c. 30, s. 3 - 08/12/2016

2017, c. 20, Sched. 8, s. 91 - 19/10/2021

Objects

5 The objects of a local health integration network are,

(a)-(l) Repealed: 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 11 (2, 4).

(m) to ensure the effective and efficient management of the human, material and financial resources of the network and to account to the Minister for the use of the resources;

(m.1) to provide health and related social services and supplies and equipment for the care of persons in home, community and other settings and to provide goods and services to assist caregivers in the provision of care for such persons;

(m.2) to manage the placement of persons into long-term care homes, supportive housing programs, chronic care and rehabilitation beds in hospitals, and other programs and places where home and community care services are provided pursuant to funding under section 21 of the Connecting Care Act, 2019;

(m.3) to provide information to the public about, and make referrals to, health and social services;

(m.4) Repealed: 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 11 (2, 4).

(n) to carry out the other objects that the Minister specifies by regulation made under this Act. 2006, c. 4, s. 5; 2016, c. 30, s. 4; 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 11 (2, 4); 2020, c. 13, Sched. 3, s. 5 (3-5).

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

2016, c. 30, s. 4 (1-4) - 08/12/2016

2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 11 (2, 4) - 01/04/2021

2020, c. 13, Sched. 3, s. 5 (3) - 01/04/2021; 2020, c. 13, Sched. 3, s. 5 (4, 5) - 01/05/2022

Powers

6 (1) Except as limited by this Act, a local health integration network has the capacity, rights and powers of a natural person for carrying out its objects. 2006, c. 4, s. 6 (1).

Use of revenue

(2) A local health integration network shall carry out its operations without the purpose of gain and shall not use its revenue, including all money or assets that it receives by grant, contribution or otherwise, for any purpose other than to further its objects. 2006, c. 4, s. 6 (2).

Cabinet approval

(3) A local health integration network shall not exercise the following powers without the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council:

1. Acquiring, disposing, leasing, mortgaging, charging, hypothecating or otherwise transferring or encumbering any interest in real property, except for leasing office space that is reasonably necessary for the purposes of the network.

2. Borrowing or lending money.

3. Investing its money.

4. Pledging, charging or encumbering any of its personal property.

5. Creating a subsidiary.

6., 7. Repealed: 2016, c. 30, s. 5.

2006, c. 4, s. 6 (3); 2016, c. 30, s. 5.

Approval of two...