Bill 89 — Health-Care Access and Patient Guarantee Act | Cascadia
Measurable access standards, wait-time dashboards, patient navigation, and an independent Health Access Commissioner for BC.
Key provisions
- Enforceable wait-time standards: GP appointment within 14 days, specialist within 60 days
- Public wait-time dashboard updated monthly with hospital, clinic, and region-level data
- Independent Health Access Commissioner: receives patient complaints and audits wait-time compliance
- Patient navigation support: assigned care navigator for patients waiting over threshold targets
- Rural and remote access provisions: telehealth and mobile clinic targets for underserved communities
- Annual performance report tabled in BC Legislature with Commissioner recommendations
How to vote
Visit cascadia.vote/bills/89 to read the full bill and cast your vote. Options typically include: Yes — build the plan, No — keep current systems, Revise — needs stronger safeguards, or Pilot first — prove it small.
This is a draft civic proposal for public discussion. It is not enacted legislation.
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