Health Sciences 3300A/B Chapter 2: chapter 2
2 Jun 2016
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Hs 3101 chapter 2 legislation, terms and concepts. Part 1: canada health act (cha: cha doesn"t provide canadians with any legal rights to publicly funded health services. Prov health insurance administered non-profit basis by appointed public authority that is responsible to prov gov and must go through regular audits: comprehensiveness: Prov health insurance plan must cover all insured health services provided by hospitals, medical practitioners or dentists . Provinces may choose to insure additional services on own terms (varies a lot): universality: Insured persons entitled to all insured health services on a uniform basis. Insured persons: all residents of provinces except and canadian forces. Rcmp, federal prisoners, visitors and transients (transients = immigrants) Canadian forces and rcmp, fed prisoners are covered under a federal health plan: portability: Prov insurance plan cant impose a min residence or waiting period of more than 3 months before residents become eligible for insured services.
