Bill C-261 (Historical)

Patients' Bill of Rights

An Act to establish the rights of patients in relation to health, treatment and records

This bill is from the 37th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2002.

Sponsor

Greg Thompson  Progressive Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Feb. 12, 2001
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-238 (37th Parliament, 3rd session) Patients' Bill of Rights
C-238 (37th Parliament, 2nd session) Patients' Bill of Rights

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-261s:

C-261 (2022) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act and to make related amendments to another Act (hate propaganda, hate crimes and hate speech)
C-261 (2020) An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (thermal coal)
C-261 (2016) An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (increase of allowance for survivors and children)
C-261 (2013) National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day Act
C-261 (2011) National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day Act
C-261 (2010) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (failure to stop at scene of accident)

Patients' Bill Of RightsRoutine Proceedings

February 12th, 2001 / 3:05 p.m.


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Progressive Conservative

Greg Thompson Progressive Conservative New Brunswick Southwest, NB

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-261, an act to establish the rights of patients in relation to health, treatment and records.

Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to introduce the patients bill of rights. The purpose of the bill is to establish the rights of Canadians to consistent quality health care services across Canada, personal rights respecting the receipt of health care services, and the corresponding responsibilities of patients in dealing with health professionals.

The Minister of Health would be required to seek the commitment of the provinces to adopt and protect these rights and responsibilities. Full fiscal transfers are dependent on provinces agreeing to the principles embodied in this enactment.

What better time is there to talk about health care than following an election where it was the number one topic. Hopefully the bill will go a long way toward resolving some of our health care issues.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)