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O. Reg. 145/17: GENERAL
filed May 23, 2017 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: May 18, 2017
Filed: May 23, 2017
Published on e-Laws: May 23, 2017
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: June 10, 2017
Amending O. Reg. 79/10
(GENERAL)
1. Section 247 of Ontario Regulation 79/10 is revoked and the following substituted:
Maximum amounts of payments
247. (1) The maximum daily amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a short-stay resident with accommodation is $38.72, subject to the annual adjustment described in section 247.5.
(2) The maximum daily amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with basic accommodation for less than a full month is $59.82, subject to the annual adjustment described in section 247.5.
(3) The maximum monthly amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with basic accommodation for a full month shall be determined by multiplying the applicable daily amount, as determined under subsection (2), by 30.4167 and rounding it down to the nearest cent.
(4) The maximum daily amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with semi-private accommodation for less than a full month is $72.12, subject to the annual adjustment described in section 247.5.
(5) The maximum monthly amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with semi-private accommodation for a full month shall be determined by multiplying the applicable daily amount, as determined under subsection (4), by 30.4167 and rounding it down to the nearest cent.
(6) The maximum daily amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with private accommodation for less than a full month is $85.45, subject to the annual adjustment described in section 247.5.
(7) The maximum monthly amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with private accommodation for a full month shall be determined by multiplying the applicable daily amount, as determined under subsection (6), by 30.4167 and rounding it down to the nearest cent.
2. Subsections 247.1 (2) to (5) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
(2) The maximum daily amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with semi-private accommodation for less than a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) is $68.02, subject to the annual adjustment described in section 247.5.
(3) The maximum monthly amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with semi-private accommodation for a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) shall be determined by multiplying the applicable daily amount, as determined under subsection (2), by 30.4167 and rounding it down to the nearest cent.
(4) The maximum daily amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with private accommodation for less than a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) is $78.27, subject to the annual adjustment described in section 247.5.
(5) The maximum monthly amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with private accommodation for a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) shall be determined by multiplying the applicable daily amount, as determined under subsection (4), by 30.4167 and rounding it down to the nearest cent.
3. Subsections 247.2 (2) to (5) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
(2) The maximum daily amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with semi-private accommodation for less than a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) is $69.04, subject to the annual adjustment described in section 247.5.
(3) The maximum monthly amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with semi-private accommodation for a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) shall be determined by multiplying the applicable daily amount, as determined under subsection (2), by 30.4167 and rounding it down to the nearest cent.
(4) The maximum daily amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with private accommodation for less than a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) is $80.07, subject to the annual adjustment described in section 247.5.
(5) The maximum monthly amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with private accommodation for a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) shall be determined by multiplying the applicable daily amount, as determined under subsection (4), by 30.4167 and rounding it down to the nearest cent.
4. Subsections 247.3 (2) to (5) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
(2) The maximum daily amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with semi-private accommodation for less than a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) is $70.07, subject to the annual adjustment described in section 247.5.
(3) The maximum monthly amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with semi-private accommodation for a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) shall be determined by multiplying the applicable daily amount, as determined under subsection (2), by 30.4167 and rounding it down to the nearest cent.
(4) The maximum daily amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with private accommodation for less than a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) is $81.86, subject to the annual adjustment described in section 247.5.
(5) The maximum monthly amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with private accommodation for a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) shall be determined by multiplying the applicable daily amount, as determined under subsection (4), by 30.4167 and rounding it down to the nearest cent.
5. Subsections 247.4 (2) to (5) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(2) The maximum daily amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with semi-private accommodation for less than a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) is $71.09, subject to the annual adjustment described in section 247.5.
(3) The maximum monthly amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with semi-private accommodation for a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) shall be determined by multiplying the applicable daily amount, as determined under subsection (2), by 30.4167 and rounding it down to the nearest cent.
(4) The maximum daily amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with private accommodation for less than a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) is $83.66, subject to the annual adjustment described in section 247.5.
(5) The maximum monthly amount that may be charged by a licensee for providing a long-stay resident with private accommodation for a full month in the circumstances described in subsection (1) shall be determined by multiplying the applicable daily amount, as determined under subsection (4), by 30.4167 and rounding it down to the nearest cent.
6. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:
Annual adjustment - Consumer Price Index
Application
247.5 (1) This section applies to the following provisions:
1. Subsections 247 (1), (2), (4) and (6).
2. Subsections 247.1 (2) and (4).
3. Subsections 247.2 (2) and (4).
4. Subsections 247.3 (2) and (4).
5. Subsections 247.4 (2) and (4).
6. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection 253 (10).
Adjustment
(2) Beginning on July 1, 2018, and on every July 1 thereafter, the amounts set out in the provisions referred to in subsection (1) shall be adjusted in accordance with the following rules:
1. Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, the amounts that applied immediately before the applicable July 1 date shall be adjusted by the percentage change between,
i. the Consumer Price Index for the previous calendar year, and
ii. the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year immediately preceding the previous calendar year.
2. If the percentage change described in paragraph 1 is greater than 2.5 per cent, the amounts shall instead be adjusted by 2.5 per cent.
3. If the percentage change described in paragraph 1 is negative, the amounts shall instead not be adjusted.
4. After applying the adjustment described in paragraph 1, 2 or 3, the adjusted amounts shall be rounded down to the nearest cent.
Consumer Price Index
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the Consumer Price Index for a calendar year is the Consumer Price Index for Canada (All-items) for the calendar year, as reported by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act (Canada).
Publication
(4) The Minister may publish the adjusted amounts on a government website.
7. (1) Paragraph 4 of subsection 253 (7) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsection 247 (2)” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “subsection 247 (3)”.
(2) Paragraph 1 of subsection 253 (10) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “$1,388.03” and substituting “$1,407.46, subject to subsection (10.1)”.
(3) Paragraph 2 of subsection 253 (10) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “$598.45” at the end and substituting “$606.83, subject to subsection (10.1)”.
(4) Section 253 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:
Annual adjustment - Consumer Price Index
(10.1) The amounts set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection (10) are subject to the annual adjustment described in section 247.5.
Commencement
8. This Regulation comes into force on July 1, 2017.