Canada Health Act
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The Canada Health Act is a federal law that sets the principles and conditions for publicly funded, universally accessible health care services across Canada.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canada Health Act 1984 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal law
ⓘ
federal statute ⓘ health care legislation ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Health Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
all Canadian provinces
ⓘ
all Canadian territories ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
extended health care services
ⓘ
insured health services ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1984-04-01 ⓘ |
| chapterNumber | c. 6 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| definesPrinciple |
accessibility
ⓘ
comprehensiveness ⓘ portability ⓘ public administration ⓘ universality ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | withholding of federal health transfer payments ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | principle of universal health care ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Monique Bégin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Canada Health Transfer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act relating to cash contributions by Canada and respecting criteria and conditions in respect of insured health services and extended health care services ⓘ |
| numberOfMainPrinciples | 5 ⓘ |
| objective |
to facilitate reasonable access to health services without financial or other barriers
ⓘ
to protect, promote and restore the physical and mental well-being of residents of Canada ⓘ |
| policyArea |
health insurance
ⓘ
public health ⓘ social policy ⓘ |
| prohibits |
extra-billing by physicians for insured health services
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user charges for insured health services ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure reasonable access to medically necessary hospital and physician services without direct charges to patients
ⓘ
to establish criteria and conditions for insured health services that provinces and territories must meet to receive the full federal cash contribution under the Canada Health Transfer ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Medicare in Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
coverage of all medically necessary hospital and physician services
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coverage to be portable across provinces and territories within Canada ⓘ provincial and territorial health insurance plans to be publicly administered on a non-profit basis ⓘ reasonable access to insured services without financial or other barriers ⓘ universal coverage for eligible residents of a province or territory ⓘ |
| revisedStatutesYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1984-04-01 ⓘ |
| sector | health care ⓘ |
| setsConditionsFor | provincial health insurance plans ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Canada Health Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorChamber | House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statuteCitation | R.S.C., 1985, c. C-6 ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1984 ⓘ |
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Canada Health Act 1984