O. Reg. 517/10: Evaluators

 

ontario regulation 517/10

made under the

health care consent act, 1996

Made: December 15, 2010
Filed: December 17, 2010
Published on e-Laws: December 20, 2010
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: January 1, 2011

Amending O. Reg. 104/96

(Evaluators)

1. Sections 1 and 2 of Ontario Regulation 104/96 are revoked and the following substituted:

1. (1) Social workers are evaluators for the purposes of subsection 2 (1) of the Act.

(2) In this section,

“social worker” means a member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers who holds a certificate of registration for social work.

2. Social workers and persons described in clauses (a) to (g) of the definition of “evaluator” in subsection 2 (1) of the Act may act as evaluators in the following circumstances:

1. For the purpose of determining whether a person is capable with respect to his or her admission to a care facility.

2. For the purpose of determining whether a person is capable with respect to a personal assistance service.

2. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2011 and the day it is filed.