Ensuring Equitable Access to OHIP Registration for Newborns /

This land is the territory of the Huron-Wendat and Petun First Nations, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. [...] The territory was the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy and Confederacy of the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. [...] In the spring of 2017, members of the Health Network on Uninsured Clients2 raised concerns about the possibility of an emerging pattern of denials by hospitals of OHIP infant registration forms to the newborns of uninsured parents in Toronto. [...] The companion think piece, “Using the Law to Advance Health Equity: OHIP Eligibility of Ontario-Born Babies of Uninsured Parents”, reviews the relevant laws regarding OHIP eligibility for newborns and outlines the legal framework in this area in more detail. [...] The Manual specifies that the parent completing the form must confirm that the newborn will met the legal requirement for OHIP eligibility: that is, that the child’s primary place of residence is and will continue to be in Ontario and that the child will be present in Ontario for 153 days in any 12-month period.