Good afternoon. My name is Maureen Cava and I am a member of on the Board of Directors for the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO). With me today is RNAO’s Senior Policy Analyst, Lynn Anne Mulrooney.
RNAO is the professional association for registered nurses who practise in all roles and sectors across this province. We represent over 30,000 registered nurses. Our mandate is to advocate for healthy public policy and for the role of registered nurses in enhancing the health of Ontarians.
We appreciate the opportunity to present this submission on Bill 101 to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.
Bill 101, if passed, would allow the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) to collect, monitor, and analyze information related to prescription narcotics and other controlled substances dispensed to anyone in Ontario through an electronic database.