O. Reg. 209/08: GENERAL, Filed June 18, 2008 under Health Insurance Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.6

 

ontario regulation 209/08

made under the

health insurance act

Made: June 17, 2008
Filed: June 18, 2008
Published on e-Laws: June 20, 2008
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: July 5, 2008

Amending Reg. 552 of R.R.O. 1990

(General)

1. Subsection 1 (1) of Regulation 552 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is amended by adding the following definition:

“dependant”, subject to subsection 10 (11), means, with respect to a person, a dependent child of the person who is,

(a) under 22 years of age, or

(b) 22 years of age or older, but dependent on the person due to a mental or physical disability;

2. (1) Paragraph 7 of clause (b) of the definition of “resident” in subsection 1.1 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “dependent child under the age of 19 years” and substituting “dependant”.

(2) Paragraph 9 of clause (b) of the definition of “resident” in subsection 1.1 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “and the dependent children under the age of 19 years” and substituting “or dependant”.

(3) Subparagraph 4 i of subsection 1.1 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “dependent child who is under 19 years of age” and substituting “dependant”.

3. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section immediately before the heading “Health Card”:

1.2 For the purposes of subsection 11 (2.1) of the Act,

“dependant” means a dependent child who is,

(a) under 22 years of age, or

(b) 22 years of age or older, but dependent on the member of the Canadian Forces due to a mental or physical disability;

“member of the Canadian forces” means,

(a) a regular force member, or

(b) a member of the reserve force of the Canadian Forces referred to in subsection 15 (3) of the National Defence Act (Canada) who falls within the circumstances described in clause 50.2 (1) (a) or (b) of the Employment Standards Act, 2000;

“spouse” has the meaning set out in subsection 1 (1) of this Regulation.

4. Paragraph 7 of subsection 3 (4) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “dependent child under 19 years of age” and substituting “dependant”.

5. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.