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O. Reg. 311/21: GENERAL
filed April 23, 2021 under Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007, S.O. 2007, c. 8
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made under the
Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007
Made: April 23, 2021
Filed: April 23, 2021
Published on e-Laws: April 26, 2021
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: May 8, 2021
Amending O. Reg. 79/10
(GENERAL)
1. Ontario Regulation 79/10 is amended by adding the following section:
Exceptions — pandemic
247.4.1 (1) This section applies in respect of residents who are admitted to a long-term care home under section 208.2 on or after April 23, 2021.
(2) The licensee of a long-term care home to which a resident described in subsection (1) is admitted shall not charge the resident any amount for accommodation if,
(a) at the time of admission, the long-term care home was not the resident’s first choice of home;
(b) in the case of a resident who, at the time of admission, was on at least one waiting list for admission to another home, the resident continues to be on a waiting list for admission to another home;
(c) in the case of a resident who, at the time of admission, was not on any waiting list for admission to a home, the resident is placed on a waiting list within 30 days after admission; and
(d) the resident has not refused an offer of admission to their first choice of home since being admitted to the long-term care home.
Commencement
2. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.