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BREAKING: Family Managed Home Care Updates its Definition of Substitute Decision-Maker

We are thrilled to announce that guardianship is no longer a barrier to accessing Family-Managed Home Care (FMHC) funding. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially updated the definition of “Substitute Decision-Maker” in its FMHC Program Specifications to include:

an individual managing Ontario government funding from the MCCSS specifically from the Passport Program, Ontario Works, and/or the Ontario Disability Support Program on behalf of the Client who is an adult.” 

Together with Community Living Ontario, PooranLaw has been advocating for changes to the MOH policy for over three years. This change took effect on Thursday, September 1, 2022.

READ MORE to learn how this news impacts people living with a disability and their families.

PooranLaw is a proud Canadian Law Awards finalist in the 2022 Ontario Law Firm of the Year category!

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