Test 2 Flashcards
Which level of government is responsible for providing health care for Indigenous Peoples, RCMP, veterans/military, remote areas, federal penitentiary, and millhaven?
Federal
What are the 8 steps that makes a bill become a law?
- Introduction in the House of Commons/Senate
- First reading
- Second reading
- Report stage
- Third reading
- Send to another house
- Royal assent
- Law
What happens during the first reading of a bill trying to become a law?
Authorizes printing
Provides a number C# for HoC, S# for Senate
What happens during the second reading of a bill trying to become a law?
Debate
Referred to parliament
What happens during the report stage of a bill trying to become a law?
Addition of amendments from the committee
What happens during the third reading stage of a bill trying to become a law?
Printed for the last time after all changes have been made
What happens during the send to another house stage of a bill trying to become a law?
Senate sends to the House of Commons
House of Commons sends to the Senate
What happens during the Royal assent stage of a bill trying to become a law?
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)
What is Royal asssent of a bill also known as?
Formal approval
How are House of Commons members chosen? (MPs - members of parliament)
They are elected
How are Senate members chosen?
Appointed by the governor general via recommendations from the Prime Minister
What is Jordan’s Principal?
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.
Who qualifys for Jordan’s Principal?
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
Who is eligible under the Canadian Health Care Act?
All lawful residents of Canada are eligible
Who decides minimum residence requirements for the Canadian Health Care Act?
Each province and territory
When did the Canadian Health Care Act receive Royal assent?
1985
What are the sections of the Canadian Health Care Act?
Public Administration
Comprehensive Coverage
Universality
Portability
Accessibility
What is the critera of the public administration portion of the Canadian Health Care Act?
Each province and territory’s health insurance plan is managed by a public authority on a non-profit basis
What is the criteria of the comprehensive coverage portion of the Canadian Health Care Act?
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.
What is the criteria of the universality portion of the Canadian Health Care Act?
All eligible residents are entitled to all insured health services
What is the criteria of the portability portion of the Canadian Health Care Act?
You are covered for a certain time when moving.
Who decides the length of time that you are eligible for under the Canadian Health Care Act after moving to a new area?
It is decided by region
What is the criteria of the accessibility portion of the Canadian Health Care Act?
Eligible individuals have reasonable access to all services where they are available
What is not covered by the Canadian Health Care Act?
Some diagnostic services
Long-term care
Home care
Esthetic procedures unless medically necessary
What is the main goal of the Canadian Health Care Act?
To provide equal, prepaid, and accessible health care for eligible Canadians.
What was the political thinking after WWII?
That medical services should be free
What does the Canadian Institute of Health Research do?
Directs and funds research of 13 institutes across Canada
Distributes funding based on priority and need
Multimillion-dollar budget
Who works with provinces and territories managing funding and ensuring compliance with the Canadian Health Care Act?
Health Canada
Who appoints elected representatives as Minister of Health?
Prime Minister
Who is the Minister of Health for Canada?
Mark Holland MP
Who is Ontario’s Minister of Health?
Sylvia Jones
Who overseas the Public Health Agency of Canada?
Health Canada
Does Health Canada deal with safety standards?
Yes
Who supervises collection and analysis of information from the Statistics Act?
Health Canada
True or False: Health Canada works with provincial governments, but not territorial governments.
False. Health Canada works with both prinicial and territorial governments.
How many branches are there of Health Canada?
Over 20
What is the Indigenous Services of Canada?
A branch of Canadian Government, no longer Health Canada
Indigenous Services of Canada funds services for?
First Nations and Inuit
What services does the Indigenous Services of Canada fund for First Nations and Inuit?
Primary health care
Health promotion
Supplementary health benefits
Provision of certain community health programs
Funds non-insured health benefits
Who are primary care providers?
Doctors
Nurse practitioners
Counselling
Clinics
What are secondary care providers?
Referrals to specialists
What are tertiary care providers?
A provider you are referred by a specialist, meaning they are highly specialized
What are quaternary care providers?
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.
What is the WHO 6-point agenda?
A “landscape of global public health”
What are the 6 points in the WHO 6-point agenda?
- Promoting development
- Fostering health security
- Strengthening health systems
- Harnessing research, information, and evidence
- Enhancing partnerships
- Improving performance
What are the WHO influenza phases?
- No viruses in animals have caused infections in humans
- Animal influenza has spread to humans
- Animal influenza has caused many cases in humans, but no human-human transmissions have occured
- Human-human transmission has occured
- Human-human tranmission that has resulted in the spread to at least two countries
- Pandemic - sudden increases of a disease that spreads through several countries/continents/the whole world
What is the sudden increase of a disease with the outbreak being through a large population in a small geographic area?
Epidemic
What is the low spread of a disease constantly present in a population or region?
Endemic
Who is responsible for penitentiary funding?
The federal government
Who pays for health care?
Taxes
Federal funding
Private/volunteer organizations
What is covered by OHIP?
Public health care
What is ALWAYS covered under OHIP?
Hospital
Medically necessary services
Prescribed health care services
What is private health care?
Services that are not considered medically necessary
How is private health care paid for?
Out of pocket or by insurance
Counselling, physio, sports medicine, and genetic testing are examples of public or private health care?
Private health care
What is a third party that covers non-medically necessary services?
Health insurance
What acts protects the public from harm and unqualified, incompetent, or unfit medical providers?
Regulated Health Protection Act
True or False: the RHPA promotes safe, high-quality care
True
How many regulated professions are there under the RHPA?
26
How many controlled acts are there under the RHPA?
14
How many controlled acts can a dental hygienist perform in Ontario?
3
Which three controlled acts can a dental hygienist perform in Ontario?
2 performing procedure below gingival tissues
#8 prescribing chlorhexidine
#11 fittings/dispensing dental prothesis , ortho, or periodontal appliances
What is the controlled act that can be done by hygienists in Canada but not in Ontario?
5 administering local anaesthetic by injection
Who is the dental hygienists regulatory body?
CDHO
Where are statuatory laws passed?
In Parliament
What was the total medical expenses cost in Canada for 2021-2022?
$69.8B/$186.1B (37.5%)
What was the total medical expenses for Canada in 2023-2024?
$81B/$204.7B (39.6%)
What was the total revenue for medical in Canada for 2021-2022?
$154B
What was the total revenue for medical in Canada for 2023-2024?
$204.4B
What are the roles of the Public Health Agency of Canada?
Population health promotion research
Health promotion via healthy lifestyles
Health watch
Informing Canadians about emerging risks, trends, and recommending safety measures
How are health care premiums paid?
Through the tax system which are automatically deducted
When do Indigenous people have to pay tax for health care premiums?
If their income is over $20,000 and it is earned off of the reserve
What do volunteer organizations do for health care in Canada?
Help fund/cover the balance of new things
True or False: The Hospital Insurance and Diagnositic Services Act increases pressures for national comprehensive health insurance.
True
What does the Dental Hygiene Act do?
Outlines the scope of practice for the profession including the controlled acts dental hygienists can perform.
