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Governance and Accountability

​Ontario hospitals operate in increasingly complex and highly regulated environments. Hospital boards are accountable for overseeing quality of care, financial conditions and resources, enterprise risk management, and their own governance. The following resources are intended to assist hospitals in understanding and complying with their obligations in this context. ​

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collapse Topic Area : Accountability and Transparency ‎(9)
 Building Ontario Businesses Initiative Act, 2022 - Backgrounder
 Records Retention Toolkit, September 2022
 Bill 138  - An Act to implement Budget measures - Backgrounder
 Bill S-211, An Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff - Backgrounder
 Understanding Your Legal Accountabilities - Guidance Document - March 2024
 Bill S-211, Fighting Against Forced Labour - Guidance Document - March 2024
 Spring and Summer Legislative and Regulatory Summary - September 2024
 Bill 235, Support for Seniors and Caregivers Act, 2024 - OHA Submission
 New Year Update: Legal and Regulatory Highlights for Hospitals (January 2025)
collapse Topic Area : Health System Restructuring ‎(5)
 Bill 135 - Convenient Care at Home Act, 2023 - Backgrounder
 Bill 100 - An Act to Implement Budget Measures - Backgrounder
 Bill 175 - Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act - Backgrounder
 Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 and Regulation - Backgrounder
 Regulatory Proposal for OHT Designation Under the Connecting Care Act, 2019 - Backgrounder (March 2024)
collapse Topic Area : Hospital Service Accountability Agreements ‎(6)
 2018-2020 HSAA - Conflict of Interest Policies
 2018-2020 HSAA - Frequently Asked Questions
 2018-20 HSAA - Annotated Version
 2018-2020 HSAA - Summary of New Features
 2018-2020 HSAA Commentary Chart
 New Hospital Service Accountability Agreement (H-SAA) Webcast (FEB 15, 2018)
collapse Topic Area : Oversight of Professional Staff ‎(2)
 Professional Staff Credentialing Toolkit, Second Edition
 Primer - Updates to the Hospital Prototype Board Appointed Professional Staff By Law - September 2021
collapse Topic Area : Voluntary Corporate Governance ‎(4)
 Hospital Prototype Corporate By-Law January 2024
 Hospital Prototype Corporate By-Law, Word Document,  January 2024
 Updates to the Hospital Prototype Corporate By-Law, January 2024
 Guide to Good Governance, Fourth Edition
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