O. Reg. 253/09: GENERAL

 

ontario regulation 253/09

made under the

Health insurance act

Made: June 17, 2009
Filed: June 29, 2009
Published on e-Laws: July 2, 2009
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: July 18, 2009

Amending Reg. 552 of R.R.O. 1990

(General)

1. Paragraph 3 of subsection 1.3 (2) of Regulation 552 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is amended by striking out “or Part V of the Ministry of Correctional Services Act”.

2. Paragraph 10 of section 1.4 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsection 6 (2)” and substituting “subsection 6 (2), (3) or (4)”.

3. Subsection 6 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) A child under 16 years old whose adoptive parent or prospective adoptive parent received approval of a Director under subsection 5 (4) of the Intercountry Adoption Act, 1998 is exempt from the three-month waiting period, or from completing it if it has already begun, but only for the three months immediately following the first time the child meets the requirements to be a resident.

(3) A child under 16 years old who is the subject of a proposed placement for adoption that has been approved by a Director under subsection 142 (2) of the Child and Family Services Act is exempt from the three-month waiting period, or from completing it if it has already begun, but only for the three months immediately following the first time the child meets the requirements to be a resident.

(4) A child under 16 years old to whom subsections (2) and (3) do not apply who is the subject of an adoption order under section 146 of the Child and Family Services Act and who, on the date the adoption order is made, meets the requirements to be a resident, is exempt from the three-month waiting period, or from completing it if it has already begun, for the three months immediately following the date the adoption order is made.

4. Section 13 of the Regulation is revoked.

5. Clause 15 (6) (h) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(h) who is receiving a professional service referred to in paragraph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 or 9 of subsection 2 (7) of the Long-Term Care Act, 1994 that is provided or arranged by a community care access centre as defined in subsection 1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 386/99 (Provision of Community Services) made under that Act;

6. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Regulation is deemed to have come into force on April 1, 2009.

(2) Sections 4 and 5 come into force on the later of September 18, 2009 and the day this Regulation is filed.