R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785: GRANTS - HEALTH RESOURCES"

R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785: GRANTS - HEALTH RESOURCES, Ministry of Health Act

Ministry of Health Act

R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 785

Amended to O. Reg. 514/09

GRANTS — HEALTH RESOURCES

Note: This Regulation became spent on October 10, 1997.

Note: This Regulation was revoked on December 31, 2009. See: O. Reg. 514/09, ss. 1, 2.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

PART I

Definitions

1. In this Part,

“applicant” means a person or group of persons who undertake to arrange for the provision of health services; (“auteur de la demande”)

“health resources” means,

(a) community health facilities including health practitioners and personnel through which health services can be provided to persons in a community, and

(b) the operation of a mobile vision van by a non-profit organization to provide eye care in underserviced areas in Ontario. (“ressources sanitaires”) R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 1.

Application for Grants

2. An applicant who applies for a capital grant for developing health resources shall,

(a) make a written application to the Minister setting out the need for the health resources for which the application is made;

(b) submit plans regarding the proposed acquisition of the health resources and proposals respecting their operation and services to be provided; and

(c) submit an estimate of the costs involved in the establishment and operation of the health resources. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 2.

Classes of Grants

3. There shall be the following classes of grants:

1. Capital grants — up to 100 per cent of the approved costs which shall be available to pay for,

i. the acquisition of land or premises or both,

ii. the construction or renovation of facilities or both,

iii. the acquisition of equipment and furnishings for facilities,

iv. fees that are approved by the Minister for architects, consulting engineers and other approved consultants, and

v. land survey and soil tests and necessary paving and sodding.

2. Operational grants — which shall consist of annual grants available to provide for the costs of salaries of personnel, supplies, rents, utility services and other miscellaneous matters. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 3.

Qualifications for Grants

4. (1) An applicant qualifies for a capital grant for such amount as is approved by the Minister if the applicant,

(a) satisfies the Minister as to the need for the development and operation of the health resources;

(b) has the Minister’s approval for the applicant’s plans for the acquisition of land or premises or both, plans for the proposed construction or renovation of the facility or proposals for the acquisition of equipment and furnishings; and

(2) An applicant who receives a capital grant shall execute a written undertaking covenanting that in the event that the health resource for any reason whatsoever cannot be established by the applicant or ceases to be operated by him or her, the applicant may be required, at the discretion of the Minister, to repay to the Minister or to such person as the Minister may designate, the amount of the capital grant in the case of the health resource not being put into operation or the depreciated value of the assets acquired by virtue of the capital grant in the case of a health resource ceasing to be operated by the applicant.

(3) Where the applicant qualifies for a capital grant for land acquisition, construction or renovation not exceeding the amount of $100,000, the grant money shall be payable in such amounts and at such times as the Minister determines.

(4) Where the applicant qualifies for a capital grant for land acquisition, construction or renovation exceeding the amount of $100,000, the amount of money shall be payable as follows:

1. One-fifth when the Minister has given approval under clause (1) (b) and the applicant has executed the undertaking specified in subsection (2).

2. One-tenth when 1/8 of the project is completed.

3. One-tenth when 1/4 of the project is completed.

4. One-tenth when 3/8 of the project is completed.

5. One-tenth when 1/2 of the project is completed.

6. One-tenth when 5/8 of the project is completed.

7. One-tenth when 3/4 of the project is completed.

8. One-tenth when 7/8 of the project is completed.

9. The balance when the project is completed and the buildings and facilities are furnished, equipped and ready to service persons in the community. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 4.

5. (1) An applicant for an annual operating grant,

(a) shall make written application to the Minister setting out the need for the operation of the health resource; and

(b) shall submit an estimate of the annual operating budget.

(2) The amount of the applicant’s annual operating grant shall be based on the amount of the budget submitted to the Minister that is approved by the Minister.

(3) The amount of the operating grant may be paid monthly in advance or on a reimbursement of expenditure basis.

(4) An applicant for an annual operating grant shall be required to requalify for the grant each year and the grant is renewable solely at the discretion of the Minister. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 5.

Conditions

6. (1) The provision of a grant to an applicant who qualifies under section 4 or 5 is subject to the following conditions:

1. That the applicant ensure the provision of health services to the residents in the community.

2. That at the determination of the Minister the applicant enter into a contractual arrangement with the Minister for the payment of health services provided, on a basis other than fee for service.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to health resources referred to in clause (b) of the definition of “health resources” in section 1. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 6.

PART II

Definitions

7. In this Part,

“applicant” means a legally qualified medical or dental practitioner; (“auteur de la demande”)

“health resource” means the establishment of a medical or dental practice or entry into a medical or dental practice or engaging in employment approved by the Minister in an area or facility in Ontario designated by the Minister. (“ressources sanitaires”) R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 7.

Application of Grants

8. The Minister may provide grants for developing health resources to applicants who,

(a) make application in writing to the Minister declaring their intent to establish the health resources for which application is made; and

(b) submit plans regarding the acquisition of the health resources and set out the services proposed to be rendered. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 8.

Grants

9. A grant shall consist of money for the acquisition or establishment of a medical or dental practice or as an incentive to establish or enter into a health resource in a designated area or join the staff of a designated facility and consisting of money to secure a guaranteed annual income to the medical or dental practitioner. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 9.

Qualification for Grants

10. An applicant whose application is approved by the Minister qualifies for a grant under section 9. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 10.

PART III

Research Projects

11. In this Part,

“research” means operational, epidemiological or developmental health research or health research projects involving health education, health training or the provision of health service or programs established to support innovations in the organization and delivery of health services. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 11.

12. (1) The Minister may make grants to universities and non-profit organizations that,

(a) make application to the Minister in writing setting out the subject matter of a research project they propose to undertake; and

(b) submit a detailed estimate of the costs involved for specific items of the project and details respecting the methods and procedures for executing the proposed research project.

(2) Where an applicant is approved by the Minister for a grant under this section, the amount thereof shall be the sum of the amounts approved for the specific items of the project and the amount of the grant may be paid in advance or on a reimbursement of expenditure basis. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 12.

PART IV

13. (1) In this section,

“applicant” means a legally qualified optometrist; (“auteur de la demande”)

“health resource” means the establishment of or engaging in the practice of optometry in an area designated by the Minister as an under-serviced area and that is north of the 51st parallel. (“ressources sanitaires”)

(2) The Minister may provide a grant for developing a health resource to an applicant who makes an application in writing to the Minister declaring the applicant’s intention to establish or engage in the practice of optometry on a full-time basis in an area designated as an under-serviced area.

(3) The maximum amount of a grant payable under this section is $20,000 and shall be paid quarterly over a four-year period as follows:

1st year	$8,000
2nd year	6,000
3rd year	3,000
4th year	3,000

(4) The applicant for a grant shall be required to requalify for the grant each year and the grant is payable solely at the discretion of the Minister. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 13.

PART V

14. (1) In this section,

“applicant” means a person who is registered as a chiropodist under subsection 3 (3) or (4) of Regulation 73 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990; (“auteur de la demande”)

“health resource” means,

(a) a hospital within the meaning of the Public Hospitals Act that is located in Northern Ontario,

(b) a board of health within the meaning of the Health Protection and Promotion Act that is operating in Northern Ontario, or

(c) a person who has entered into an agreement with the Minister under paragraph 4 of subsection 6 (1) of the Act and who is operating in Northern Ontario; (“ressources sanitaires”)

“Northern Ontario” means the districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Manitoulin, Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Rainy River, Sudbury, Timiskaming and Thunder Bay. (“nord de l’Ontario”) R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 14 (1); O. Reg. 506/00, s. 1.

(2) The Minister may provide a grant for developing a health resource to an applicant who applies in writing to the Minister where the applicant declares in the application that the applicant intends to work on a full-time basis for a health resource. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 14 (2).

(3) A grant payable under this section shall be in the amount of $15,000 and shall be paid to the applicant as follows:

1. $1,250 after the applicant has been engaged in employment with the health resource for two months.

2. $1,250 after the applicant has been engaged in employment with the health resource for three months.

3. $1,250 after the applicant has been engaged in employment with the health resource for six months.

4. $1,250 after the applicant has been engaged in employment with the health resource for nine months.

5. $1,250 after the applicant has been engaged in employment with the health resource for twelve months.

6. $1,250 after the applicant has been engaged in employment with the health resource for fifteen months.

7. $1,250 after the applicant has been engaged in employment with the health resource for eighteen months.

8. $1,250 after the applicant has been engaged in employment with the health resource for twenty-one months.

9. $1,250 after the applicant has been engaged in employment with the health resource for twenty-four months.

10. $1,250 after the applicant has been engaged in employment with the health resource for twenty-seven months.

11. $1,250 after the applicant has been engaged in employment with the health resource for thirty months.

12. $1,250 after the applicant has been engaged in employment with the health resource for thirty-three months. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 14 (3).

PART VI

15. (1) In this section,

“applicant” means a physician who does not ordinarily reside in Northern Ontario or has ordinarily resided in Sudbury since the 1st day of January, 1987 but did not ordinarily reside in Sudbury before the 1st day of January, 1987 and who,

(a) is the holder of a certificate from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in a specialty, or

(b) is an employee of The Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation at its treatment centre in Sudbury or Thunder Bay or undertakes to be an employee at The Ontario Cancer Treatment Research Foundation at its treatment centre in Sudbury or Thunder Bay and, whether an employee or undertaking to be an employee, undertakes to seek a certificate from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in the specialty of radiation or medical oncology; (“auteur de la demande”)

“developing a health resource” means,

(a) the establishment of a medical practice or engaging in employment in Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay, Timmins, North Bay or a locality designated by the Minister as being acceptable for the purpose of the establishment of a medical practice or engaging in employment, or being employed with The Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation at its treatment centre in Sudbury or Thunder Bay,

(b) the provision of services, other than the establishment of a medical practice or engaging in employment, in localities designated by the Minister, and

(c) the provision of a specialist health services program for at least twelve days, in each year that the applicant operates the medical practice or is engaged in employment, in localities designated by the Minister that are more than forty kilometres from the medical practice or employment referred to in clause (a); (“création de ressources sanitaires”)

“engaging in employment” means engaging in employment with,

(a) a hospital within the meaning of the Public Hospitals Act, or

(b) a person who has entered into an agreement with the Minister under paragraph 4 of subsection 6 (1) of the Act,

and “engaged in employment” has a corresponding meaning; (“exercice de la profession”, “exercer sa profession”)

(2) The Minister may provide a grant for developing a health resource to an applicant who applies in writing to the Minister and declares in the application that he or she intends to establish the health resource. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 15 (2).

(3) Subject to subsection (4), a grant payable under this section shall be in the amount of $40,000 and shall be paid over a four-year period as follows:

1. 1st year, $10,000 in quarterly instalments.

2. 2nd year, $10,000 in quarterly instalments.

3. 3rd year, $10,000 in quarterly instalments.

4. 4th year, $10,000 in quarterly instalments. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 15 (3).

(4) A grant payable under this section shall only be paid each year if the applicant continues to meet the original qualifications for the payment of the grant. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 15 (4).

(5) The quarterly instalments shall be paid to the applicant as follows:

1. $2,500 after the applicant has carried on practice or been engaged in employment for two months.

2. $2,500 after the applicant has carried on practice or been engaged in employment for three months.

3. $2,500 after the applicant has carried on practice or been engaged in employment for six months.

4. $2,500 after the applicant has carried on practice or been engaged in employment for nine months. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 15 (5).

PART VII

16. (1) In this section,

“applicant” means a physician who does not ordinarily reside in Northern Ontario and is the holder of a certificate from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in a specialty; (“auteur de la demande”)

“developing a health resource” means the establishment of a medical practice or engaging in employment in Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay, Timmins, North Bay or a locality designated by the Minister as being acceptable for the purpose of the establishment of a medical practice or engaging in employment; (“création de ressources sanitaires”)

“engaging in employment” means engaging in employment with,

(a) a hospital within the meaning of the Public Hospitals Act, or

(b) a person who has entered into an agreement with the Minister under paragraph 4 of subsection 6 (1) of the Act,

and “engaged in employment” has a corresponding meaning; (“exercice de la profession”, “exercer sa profession”)

(3) Subject to subsection (4), a grant payable under this section shall be in the amount of $20,000 and shall be paid over a four-year period as follows:

1. 1st year, $5,000 in quarterly instalments.

2. 2nd year, $5,000 in quarterly instalments.

3. 3rd year, $5,000 in quarterly instalments.

4. 4th year, $5,000 in quarterly instalments. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 16 (3).

(4) A grant payable under this section shall only be paid each year if the applicant continues to meet the original qualifications for the payment of the grant. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 16 (4).

(5) The quarterly instalments shall be paid to the applicant as follows:

1. $1,250 after the applicant has carried on practice or been engaged in employment for two months.

2. $1,250 after the applicant has carried on practice or been engaged in employment for three months.

3. $1,250 after the applicant has carried on practice or been engaged in employment for six months.

4. $1,250 after the applicant has carried on practice or been engaged in employment for nine months. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 16 (5).

PART VIII

17. (1) In this section,

“applicant” means a physician who is the holder of a certificate from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in a specialty; (“auteur de la demande”)

“developing a health resource” means the provision of services in the districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Manitoulin, Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Rainy River, Sudbury, Timiskaming or Thunder Bay. (“création de ressources sanitaires”) R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 17 (1); O. Reg. 506/00, s. 4.

(3) A grant payable under this section shall be as follows:

1. $436 for each day that services are provided, if the applicant does not submit an account for the performance of the services to the Ontano Health Insurance Plan established under the Health Insurance Act or to his or her patients.

2. $300 for each day that services are provided.

3. $300 for each day of travel that is necessary in order to provide the services where the applicant does not submit his or her accounts for the performance of any services provided on that day to the Ontario Health Insurance Plan established under the Health Insurance Act or to his or her patients.

4. The lesser of $125 or costs each day for accommodation and meals.

5. 28 cents per kilometre for the use of a personal vehicle.

6. The cost of a rental vehicle where required.

7. The cost of return economy class airfare where air transportation is required.

8. The lesser of $30 or the remuneration of a person who assists the applicant for each hour that assistance is provided.

9. The lesser of $125 or costs each day for an assistant referred to in paragraph 8 for accommodation and meals.

10. The cost of return economy class airfare for an assistant referred to in paragraph 8 where air transportation is required. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 17 (3).

PART IX

18. (1) In this section,

“applicant” means a physician who is the holder of a certificate from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in a specialty and has ordinarily resided in Northern Ontario after the 1st day of June, 1985; (“auteur de la demande”)

“health resource” means,

(a) the provision of services in localities designated by the Minister, and

(b) the provision of a specialist health services program for at least twelve days, in each year that the applicant operates the medical practice or is engaged in employment, in localities designated by the Minister that are more than forty kilometres from the medical practice or place of employment referred to in clause (a); (“ressources sanitaires”)

(3) A grant payable under this section shall be $40,000 less the amount of a grant, if any, that was paid to the applicant under Part II on or after the 1st day of June, 1985. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 18 (3).

PART X

19. (1) In this section,

“applicant” means,

(a) a person who is registered as a physiotherapist under section 3 of Regulation 281 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990,

(b) a person who has been granted a degree in occupational therapy,

(d) a person who has been granted a degree in audiology; (“auteur de la demande”)

“developing a health resource” means being employed by,

(a) a hospital within the meaning of the Public Hospitals Act that is located in Northern Ontario,

(b) a board of health within the meaning of the Health Protection and Promotion Act that is operating in Northern Ontario,

(d) the Sault Ste. Marie Children’s Rehabilitation Centre,

(e) the Laurentian Hospital Children’s Treatment Centre, or

(f) the George Jeffrey Children’s Treatment Centre; (“création de ressources sanitaires”)

(2) The Minister may provide a grant for developing a health resource to an applicant who applies in writing to the Minister and declares in the application that the applicant intends to work on a full-time basis for a health resource. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 785, s. 19 (2).