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Test 2 Flashcards

1
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Which level of government is responsible for providing health care for Indigenous Peoples, RCMP, veterans/military, remote areas, federal penitentiary, and millhaven?

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Federal

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What are the 8 steps that makes a bill become a law?

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  1. Introduction in the House of Commons/Senate
  2. First reading
  3. Second reading
  4. Report stage
  5. Third reading
  6. Send to another house
  7. Royal assent
  8. Law
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What happens during the first reading of a bill trying to become a law?

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Authorizes printing
Provides a number C# for HoC, S# for Senate

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What happens during the second reading of a bill trying to become a law?

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Debate
Referred to parliament

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What happens during the report stage of a bill trying to become a law?

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Addition of amendments from the committee

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What happens during the third reading stage of a bill trying to become a law?

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Printed for the last time after all changes have been made

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What happens during the send to another house stage of a bill trying to become a law?

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Senate sends to the House of Commons
House of Commons sends to the Senate

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What happens during the Royal assent stage of a bill trying to become a law?

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Governor General/deputy/monarch gives the bill Royal assent in the Senate when the bill has been passed in the exact same form by both houses (HoC and Senate)

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What is Royal asssent of a bill also known as?

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Formal approval

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How are House of Commons members chosen? (MPs - members of parliament)

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They are elected

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How are Senate members chosen?

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Appointed by the governor general via recommendations from the Prime Minister

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12
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What is Jordan’s Principal?

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A legal requirement that provides access to supports for First Nations children in need and ensures that the government of first contact pays for the supports without delay.

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Who qualifys for Jordan’s Principal?

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Indigenous children under the age of majority who are:
- registered under the Indian Act
- have a parent registered under the Indian Act
- lives on a reserve

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Who is eligible under the Canadian Health Care Act?

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All lawful residents of Canada are eligible

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Who decides minimum residence requirements for the Canadian Health Care Act?

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Each province and territory

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When did the Canadian Health Care Act receive Royal assent?

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1985

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17
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What are the sections of the Canadian Health Care Act?

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Public Administration
Comprehensive Coverage
Universality
Portability
Accessibility

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What is the critera of the public administration portion of the Canadian Health Care Act?

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Each province and territory’s health insurance plan is managed by a public authority on a non-profit basis

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What is the criteria of the comprehensive coverage portion of the Canadian Health Care Act?

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Insurance plans allow eligible people with a medical need to access medically necessary services but does not cover esthetic procedures unless for medical reasons such as a burn victim.

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What is the criteria of the universality portion of the Canadian Health Care Act?

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All eligible residents are entitled to all insured health services

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What is the criteria of the portability portion of the Canadian Health Care Act?

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You are covered for a certain time when moving.

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Who decides the length of time that you are eligible for under the Canadian Health Care Act after moving to a new area?

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It is decided by region

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What is the criteria of the accessibility portion of the Canadian Health Care Act?

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Eligible individuals have reasonable access to all services where they are available

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What is not covered by the Canadian Health Care Act?

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Some diagnostic services
Long-term care
Home care
Esthetic procedures unless medically necessary

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What is the main goal of the Canadian Health Care Act?

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To provide equal, prepaid, and accessible health care for eligible Canadians.

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26
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What was the political thinking after WWII?

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That medical services should be free

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27
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What does the Canadian Institute of Health Research do?

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Directs and funds research of 13 institutes across Canada
Distributes funding based on priority and need
Multimillion-dollar budget

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Who works with provinces and territories managing funding and ensuring compliance with the Canadian Health Care Act?

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Health Canada

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29
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Who appoints elected representatives as Minister of Health?

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Prime Minister

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30
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Who is the Minister of Health for Canada?

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Mark Holland MP

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31
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Who is Ontario’s Minister of Health?

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Sylvia Jones

32
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Who overseas the Public Health Agency of Canada?

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Health Canada

33
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Does Health Canada deal with safety standards?

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Yes

34
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Who supervises collection and analysis of information from the Statistics Act?

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Health Canada

35
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True or False: Health Canada works with provincial governments, but not territorial governments.

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False. Health Canada works with both prinicial and territorial governments.

36
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How many branches are there of Health Canada?

A

Over 20

37
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What is the Indigenous Services of Canada?

A

A branch of Canadian Government, no longer Health Canada

38
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Indigenous Services of Canada funds services for?

A

First Nations and Inuit

39
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What services does the Indigenous Services of Canada fund for First Nations and Inuit?

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Primary health care
Health promotion
Supplementary health benefits
Provision of certain community health programs
Funds non-insured health benefits

40
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Who are primary care providers?

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Doctors
Nurse practitioners
Counselling
Clinics

41
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What are secondary care providers?

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Referrals to specialists

42
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What are tertiary care providers?

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A provider you are referred by a specialist, meaning they are highly specialized

43
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What are quaternary care providers?

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An extension of tertiary care in reference to advanced levels of medicine which are highly specialised and not widely accessed, and usually only offered in a very limited number of national or international centres.

44
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What is the WHO 6-point agenda?

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A “landscape of global public health”

45
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What are the 6 points in the WHO 6-point agenda?

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  1. Promoting development
  2. Fostering health security
  3. Strengthening health systems
  4. Harnessing research, information, and evidence
  5. Enhancing partnerships
  6. Improving performance
46
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What are the WHO influenza phases?

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  1. No viruses in animals have caused infections in humans
  2. Animal influenza has spread to humans
  3. Animal influenza has caused many cases in humans, but no human-human transmissions have occured
  4. Human-human transmission has occured
  5. Human-human tranmission that has resulted in the spread to at least two countries
  6. Pandemic - sudden increases of a disease that spreads through several countries/continents/the whole world
47
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What is the sudden increase of a disease with the outbreak being through a large population in a small geographic area?

A

Epidemic

48
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What is the low spread of a disease constantly present in a population or region?

A

Endemic

49
Q

Who is responsible for penitentiary funding?

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The federal government

50
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Who pays for health care?

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Taxes
Federal funding
Private/volunteer organizations

51
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What is covered by OHIP?

A

Public health care

52
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What is ALWAYS covered under OHIP?

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Hospital
Medically necessary services
Prescribed health care services

53
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What is private health care?

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Services that are not considered medically necessary

54
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How is private health care paid for?

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Out of pocket or by insurance

55
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Counselling, physio, sports medicine, and genetic testing are examples of public or private health care?

A

Private health care

56
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What is a third party that covers non-medically necessary services?

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Health insurance

57
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What acts protects the public from harm and unqualified, incompetent, or unfit medical providers?

A

Regulated Health Protection Act

58
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True or False: the RHPA promotes safe, high-quality care

A

True

59
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How many regulated professions are there under the RHPA?

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26

60
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How many controlled acts are there under the RHPA?

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14

61
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How many controlled acts can a dental hygienist perform in Ontario?

A

3

62
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Which three controlled acts can a dental hygienist perform in Ontario?

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2 performing procedure below gingival tissues

#8 prescribing chlorhexidine
#11 fittings/dispensing dental prothesis , ortho, or periodontal appliances

63
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What is the controlled act that can be done by hygienists in Canada but not in Ontario?

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5 administering local anaesthetic by injection

64
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Who is the dental hygienists regulatory body?

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CDHO

65
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Where are statuatory laws passed?

A

In Parliament

66
Q

What was the total medical expenses cost in Canada for 2021-2022?

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$69.8B/$186.1B (37.5%)

67
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What was the total medical expenses for Canada in 2023-2024?

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$81B/$204.7B (39.6%)

68
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What was the total revenue for medical in Canada for 2021-2022?

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$154B

69
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What was the total revenue for medical in Canada for 2023-2024?

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$204.4B

70
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What are the roles of the Public Health Agency of Canada?

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Population health promotion research
Health promotion via healthy lifestyles
Health watch
Informing Canadians about emerging risks, trends, and recommending safety measures

71
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How are health care premiums paid?

A

Through the tax system which are automatically deducted

72
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When do Indigenous people have to pay tax for health care premiums?

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If their income is over $20,000 and it is earned off of the reserve

73
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What do volunteer organizations do for health care in Canada?

A

Help fund/cover the balance of new things

74
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True or False: The Hospital Insurance and Diagnositic Services Act increases pressures for national comprehensive health insurance.

A

True

75
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What does the Dental Hygiene Act do?

A

Outlines the scope of practice for the profession including the controlled acts dental hygienists can perform.

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