Acts and Regulations

85-187 - General

Section 9.01
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Selection of nursing homes and management of wait lists
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9.01(1)A prospective resident of a nursing home shall make a request in writing to the Minister for admission to a nursing home and shall select two nursing homes in the request.
9.01(2)Despite subsection (1), a prospective resident may select only one nursing home if the residence of the prospective resident is not 100 km or less from two nursing homes that offer services in the official language of choice of the prospective resident.
9.01(3)On receipt of a request under subsection (1), the Minister shall ensure that the name of the prospective resident is registered on
(a) the provincial wait list,
(b) for the purposes of regular placements, the wait lists of the nursing homes selected by the prospective resident, and
(c) for the purposes of interim placements, the wait lists of nursing homes that
(i) do not have any prospective residents on the wait list for regular placements,
(ii) are 100 km or less from the residence of the prospective resident, and
(iii) offer services in the official language of choice of the prospective resident.
9.01(4)Despite subsections (1) to (3), a prospective resident who must be admitted to a specialized unit shall not select nursing homes in the request under subsection (1) and the name of the prospective resident shall be registered only on the wait lists of nursing homes that have the type of specialized unit required to care for the prospective resident.
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