Ont. tables legislation that would shift surgeries to private clinics

The law would essentially bring private clinics into the health system more formally. The bill says applicants seeking to set up new private clinics would have to show how they plan to recruit staff while still protecting the needs of public hospitals. They would be banned from refusing to serve patients who declined to pay out-of-pocket for extra services, a practice common at existing for-profit clinics and they would also be banned from charging extra to jump a queue. In addition to submitting staffing plans to protect the stability of hospital staffing, new clinics would be required to show how they consulted with public hospitals before winning a licence. The bill would also require all physicians working at these clinics to have privileges at hospitals. The provincial government has yet to provide information on how many licences will be issues for new clinics.
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