1In this Act
“Director” means the Director of Nursing Home Services appointed under section 2;(Directeur)
“inspector” means an inspector appointed under section 25;(inspecteur)
“licence” means a licence issued under section 4 and includes any renewal thereof;(permis)
“licensee” means a person who holds a licence;(titulaire d’un permis)
“Minister” means the Minister of Social Development and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“nursing home” means a residential facility operated, whether for profit or not, for the purpose of supervisory, personal or nursing care for seven or more persons who are not related by blood or marriage to the operator of the home and who by reason of age, infirmity or mental or physical disability are not fully able to care for themselves but does not include an institution operated under the Mental Health Act, the Hospital Services Act, the Hospital Act or the Family Services Act;(foyer de soins)
“operator” means a person who by himself or through his agent operates a nursing home and includes a partnership registered under the Partnerships and Business Names Registration Act, a limited partnership, a corporation or an association;(exploitant)
“resident” means a person admitted to and residing in a nursing home.(pensionnaire)
1984, c.L-9.1, s.49; 1986, c.8, s.89; 1986, c.62, s.24; 1987, c.6, s.74; 1992, c.52, s.22; 2000, c.26, s.230; 2008, c.6, s.33