O. Reg. 356/08: GENERAL

 

ontario regulation 356/08

made under the

Ontario drug benefit act

Made: October 15, 2008
Filed: October 16, 2008
Published on e-Laws: October 20, 2008
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: November 1, 2008

Amending O. Reg. 201/96

(General)

1. Section 1 of Ontario Regulation 201/96 is amended by adding the following subsection:

(1.1) The functions and powers of the executive officer set out in subsection 1.1 (2) of the Act include the power,

(a) to hold competitions for the purpose of selecting drug products that may be listed or continue to be listed as designated drug products on the Formulary or for any other purpose under the Act;

(b) to use the results of such competitions in exercising any of the executive officer’s powers under the Act, including designating or continuing to designate a drug product as a listed drug product under section 19 of the Act or removing such a designation under section 20 of the Act; and

(c) to enter into agreements that contain, among other things, provisions with respect to volume discounts and payments to the Minister of Finance.

2. Paragraph 1 of subsection 11 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding at the end “on the date the product is first proposed for designation as a listed drug product”.

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