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Ontario’s Hospital Care Plan (Self Employed Persons Should Enrol Before Sept. 30) Services Ofiered NTARIO'S Hospital Care Plan becomes 0 effective January 1, 1959, and includes the following in-patient hospital serv- ices: (a) Accommodation and meals at the stand- ard or public ward level; (1)) Necessary nursing service, but excluding private duty nursing; _ (c) Laboratory. radiological and other diag- nostic procedures, including necessary inâ€" terpretations; (d) Drugs, biologicals and related prepara- tions as approved under provincial sched- ule; to) Use of operating room, case room and anaesthetic facilities, including necessary equipment and supplies; (f) Routine surgical supplies; (g) Use of radiotherapy facilities for treat- ment of cancer where available: (h) Use of physiotherapy facilities where available; and (i) Other services rendered by persons who receive remuneration therefor from the hospital; (i) Care and treatment in mental and tuberâ€" culosis hospitals; and (k) Out-patient services for emergency ad- missions providing the individuals con- cerned are received as “out patients” within 24 hours of an accident. Eligibility for Benefits The Ontario Hospital Insurance program will be available to everyone resident in On- tario regardless of age. occupation or condi- tion of health. Except for social assistance cases the only condition of eligibility for benefits will be the payment of the premium required. Where inability to pay the premium has been established, that is, in social assistâ€" ance cases, the Province will pay the premium. Patients in any public, general, chronic, conâ€" valescent, mental or tuberculosis hospital may enrol for benefits by paying a premium or having one paid in their behalf. Enrolment in the program will be compulâ€" sory for all employees of firms with 15 or more employees. (The Hospital Services Com- mission adds that “these mandatory provisions will be extended to include others of the population as the administrative organization develops") The plan will be available to all others on a voluntary basis at the same rates and every facility to enrol will be extended to firms with fewer than 15 employees, and to self employed persons such as farmers and others. There will be no limitation on a patient’s length of stay in hospital. 26 There will be no limititation due in _. occupation. Protection is provided at u,- low premium in old age as in youth‘ There will be no exclusions for pref» conditions. Neither a Dre-existing or 1 illness nor the amount of hospital expul- curred will be a barrier to enrolmenl Licipation in benefits. Benefits will be made available it. nized social a55istance cases whose l to pay has been demonstrated by a mow The Province will pay the premium i‘.. classes. They include needy persons in of old age security and assistance pa blind persons’ allowances, mothers‘ ances and disabled persons’ allowanm As patients in mental hospitals and v culosis sanatoria will become elig1! benefits. no deductions from old age 1,! or old age assistance payments will l;- as is the present practice. providing 1: mium is paid. The saving to the patiel. family will therefore be considerable The benefits outlined will be avail all the public hospitals, mental ins-n- T.B. sanatoria and chronic and coma hospitals that are approved by the C sion. Premiums The premium rates for the serriw be $2.10 per single person and $4.. family per month. The family rate will irrespective of the number of dependm dren up to and including 18 years it Additionally any unmarried son or (in who is over 18 years of age and who 1. physical or mental disability is financlil pendent on the family will be consich a member of the family for hospital in purposes. On a quarterly basis, the rub be $6.30 per single person and $12‘ family. Enrolment Employed Groups â€" Those empln‘ groups of 15 or more employees will in ject to mandatory enrolment through of employment. If employed in gl‘OLIt' to 14 the employer may apply to the Cl sion to enrol his employees as an cm group. Employed groups listed before Am: 1958, will make payment of one month' mium for each employee in Decembu This will pay for the month of March January and February 1959 will be 0 without payment of premiums and a1 sequent premium payments will be mm a monthly basis with the second Ill- premium to be paid in January 1959 to the month of April. Collector’s Groupsâ€"Groups such as ‘1” HOME AND cor- 4W