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BILL 73 -- 2002: COMMUNITY CARE AND ASSISTED LIVING ACT
BILL 73 -- 2002
Part 1 -- Definitions and Application of Act
Part 2 -- Community Care Facilities
12 Deemed licences
Part 3 -- Assisted Living Residences
31 Filing of orders of the board in the Supreme Court
35 - 57 Consequential Amendments and Repeals
(a)	in which housing, hospitality services and at least one but not more than 2 prescribed services are provided by or through the operator to 3 or more adults who are not related by blood or marriage to the operator of the premises, or
(b)	designated by the Lieutenant Governor in Council to be an assisted living residence;
(a)	a child through a prescribed program,
(b)	a child or youth through a prescribed residential program, or
(c)	an adult who is
(i)	vulnerable because of family circumstances, age, disability, illness or frailty, and
(ii)	dependent on caregivers for continuing assistance or direction in the form of 3 or more prescribed services;
(a)	a volunteer,
(b)	a person providing services under contract or other person ordinarily present at a community care facility but does not include a person in care, or
(c)	a person providing services under a contract or other person ordinarily present at an assisted living residence but does not include a resident;
"municipality" means any municipality or regional district as defined under the Local Government Act and includes
(a) any local trust committee as defined in the Islands Trust Act, and
(b)	who are recognized by the director of licensing as a sibling group;
(f) a home designated as a youth custody centre under the Correction Act;
(j)	a community care facility that is exempted, or is within a class exempted, under section 34 (5) (d);
(k)	an assisted living residence that is exempted, or is within a class exempted, under section 34 (5) (d).
(e)	specify policies and standards of practice for all community care facilities or a class of community care facilities, and
6	A person must be an adult to be a licensee or to manage a community care facility.
7	(1)	A licensee must do all of the following:
(c)	display the licence in the prescribed manner;
(d)	appoint a manager for the community care facility.
(2)	For purposes of subsection (1) (d), a licensee who is not a corporation may also be a manager.
8	(1)	A certificate may be issued to a person in accordance with the regulations stating that the person has the qualifications required by the regulations for certification as an educator of children, or as an educator in the manner specified in the certificate respecting children, at a community care facility.
9	(1)	A licensee must ensure that the community care facility for which their licence is issued is open at all times to visitation and inspection by the director of licensing or a medical health officer, who may
(a)	the occupier of the dwelling consents to the entry, or
(c)	entry to the dwelling by the director of licensing or a medical health officer has been refused or there are reasonable grounds for believing that entry will be refused.
10	If a licensee does not operate a premises as a community care facility at any time during a 12 consecutive month period,
(a)	the licence expires automatically on the last day of the 12th month, and
11	(1)	Subject to this Act and the regulations, a medical health officer may issue to an applicant a licence to operate a community care facility and specify in the licence the types of care that may be provided in the community care facility.
(4)	In considering whether to attach terms and conditions under subsection (3), the medical health officer must have regard to the standards of practice specified by the director of licensing under section 4 (1) (e).
12 (1) A licence, issued under Part 2 of the Hospital Act, that is in force on the date that Part is repealed is deemed to be a licence issued under section 11 (1).
(2) For a licence deemed under subsection (1) to be issued under section 11 (1), the terms and conditions of the licence are the terms and conditions of the licence that was issued under Part 2 of the Hospital Act.
(3)	If a not for profit institution that on the day before the date this subsection comes into force was a hospital as defined in section 1 of the Hospital Act by reason of paragraph (c) of that definition, the operator of the former hospital is deemed to be licensed under section 11 (1).
13	(1)	A medical health officer may suspend or cancel a licence, attach terms or conditions to a licence or vary the existing terms and conditions of a licence if, in the opinion of the medical health officer, the licensee
(2)	If a medical health officer suspends or cancels a licence, the licensee, a corporation of which the licensee is an insider or an associate of the licensee are prohibited from applying for a new licence with respect to any premises that the licensee proposes to use as a community care facility for
15	(1)	Within the area for which he or she is appointed, a medical health officer must
(ii)	a community care facility is being operated that does not fully comply with this Act, the regulations or the terms or conditions of its licence,
16	(1)	A medical health officer may grant an exemption from a requirement of this Act or the regulations to a licensee or an applicant for a licence who applies for the exemption, if satisfied that
(2)	A medical health officer may attach terms and conditions to the exemption and suspend, cancel or vary an exemption granted under subsection (1) in the same manner as under sections 13 and 14.
(a)	a refusal to issue a licence under section 11 (1),
(b)	an attachment, under section 11 (3), of terms or conditions,
(c)	a suspension or cancellation, an attachment of terms or conditions, or a variation of terms or conditions under section 13 (1), or
(d)	a suspension or cancellation of an exemption or an attachment or variation of terms or conditions under section 16 (2);
(b)	written notice that the licensee or applicant for the licence may give a written response to the medical health officer setting out reasons why the medical health officer should act under subsection (3) (a) or (b) respecting the action or summary action.
(3)	If a medical health officer considers that this would be appropriate to give proper effect to section 11, 13, 14 or 16 in the circumstances, the medical health officer may, on receipt of a written response,
(a) an executor within the meaning of the Wills Act;
(d) a decision maker or guardian under the Adult Guardianship Act.
(3)	A licensee must not do any of the following:
(a)	persuade or induce, or attempt to persuade or induce, a person in care or a resident to
(iii)	provide a benefit for the licensee, the licensee's spouse, relative or friend, or
(iv)	conduct the financial affairs of the person in care for the benefit of the licensee, the licensee's spouse, relative or friend;
(b)	require that a person seeking admission to a community care facility, as a condition of admission, make any payment or donation other than as specified in a written contract;
(c)	act under the authority of a power of attorney granted to the licensee by a person in care;
(d)	act as a personal representative or committee of the estate of a person in care or formerly in care, unless the licensee is a child, parent or spouse of the person in care or formerly in care;
(e)	act as a representative under an agreement made under the Representation Agreement Act by a person in care or formerly in care, unless the licensee is a child, parent or spouse of the person in care or formerly in care.
(4)	A provision of a will, an alteration of a will, a gift, a provision of a benefit or another measure described in subsection (3) (a) (i) to (iv) is void if
(a)	it confers a benefit on the licensee or the licensee's spouse, relative or friend, and
(5)	A power of attorney, or a disposition made under the power of attorney, described in subsection (3) (c) is void, unless
20	If a licence is issued for a community care facility that
(a)	is being, or is to be, used
(i)	as a day care for no more than 8 persons, or
(ii)	as a residence for no more than 10 persons, not more than 6 of whom are persons in care, who, in the event of a fire, can safely exit unaided or be removed from the facility by its staff, and
(b)	complies with all enactments of British Columbia and of the municipality where the community care facility is located, relating to fire and health respecting a single family dwelling house
21	(1)	If a municipality refuses an application for a variation of, or for an exemption from, an enactment of the municipality relating to fire and health respecting a single family dwelling house, the applicant for a licence to use as a community care facility a premises that does not comply with the enactment may notify the minister and the municipality in writing that the applicant requires the matter to be determined by arbitration.
(3)	An arbitrator appointed under subsection (2), after considering the public interest, may
(5)	Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Commercial Arbitration Act applies to an arbitration under this Act, but the applicant for a licence must pay the fees and expenses described in section 26 (1) of the Commercial Arbitration Act.
22	(1)	No action or other proceeding may be brought against a person for reporting abuse under this Part if the report is made in good faith.
(2)	A licensee must not take action against its employee or agent because that person made a report under subsection (1).
(3)	A licensee or other person must not alter, interrupt or discontinue, or threaten to alter, interrupt or discontinue, service to a person in care as a result of a report or a suggested or stated intention to make the report under subsection (1).
23	(1)	The minister may appoint an administrator to operate a community care facility for a period specified by the minister if the minister has reasonable grounds to believe that there is a risk to the health or safety of a person in care.
(2)	The minister must serve the licensee or operator with notice of the appointment of an administrator.
(4)	If the minister responsible for the administration of the Financial Administration Act is notified of an administrator's appointment, all payments by the government for services provided to persons cared for at that community care facility must be made directly to the administrator.
(5)	The administrator must provide to the minister an accounting of the operation of the community care facility at the end of the period of the appointment, and any excess of revenue over expenditure must, after deduction of the administrator's fees, be paid to the licensee or operator.
(7)	If the minister must pay the difference under subsection (6), the amount of the difference is a debt owed by the licensee or operator to the government and the debt is payable on demand.
24	(1)	The minister must designate a person to be the assisted living registrar.
(2)	The registrar may delegate, in writing, any power or duty of the registrar under this Act or the regulations to a person who, in the opinion of the registrar, possesses the experience and qualifications suitable to carry out the tasks as delegated.
(3)	A delegation under subsection (2) may include any terms or conditions the registrar considers advisable.
25	(1)	Subject to this Act and the regulations, the registrar may register an assisted living residence if the registrar is satisfied that the housing, hospitality services and prescribed services will be provided to residents in a manner that will not jeopardize their health or safety.
(2)	If the registrar has reason to believe that an unregistered assisted living residence is being operated or that the health or safety of a resident is at risk, the registrar may
(a)	enter and inspect any premises relating to the operation of the assisted living residence,
(b)	inspect and make a copy of or extract from any book or record at a premises described in paragraph (a), or
(c)	make a record of anything observed during an inspection under paragraph (a) or (b).
(3)	Section 9 (3) to (7) applies to
(a)	the registrar as though the registrar was the director of licensing,
(b)	an assisted living residence as though it was a community care facility,
(c)	a registration as though it was a licence, and
(d)	an entry under subsection (5) (a) as though it was an entry under section 9 (2) (a).
(4)	For the purposes of section 9 (7), the personal residence of a resident is a private single family dwelling.
26	(1)	A person must not operate an assisted living residence that is not registered under section 25 (1).
(2)	A person may apply for registration of an assisted living residence in a form satisfactory to the registrar.
(3)	A registrant must not house in an assisted living residence persons who are unable to make decisions on their own behalf.
(4)	Subsection (3) does not apply to an involuntary patient on leave under section 37 of the Mental Health Act.
(5)	A registrant must ensure that the assisted living residence is operated in a manner that does not jeopardize the health or safety of its residents.
27	The registrar may suspend or cancel a registration, attach conditions to a registration or vary the conditions of a registration if, in the opinion of the registrar, the registrant
(c)	has contravened a condition of the registration.
28	(1)	In this section:
(a)	a refusal of a registration under section 25, or
(b)	a suspension or cancellation, an imposition of conditions or a variation of conditions under section 27;
(2)	Thirty days before taking an action the registrar must give the registrant or applicant for registration
(a)	written reasons for the action, and
(b)	written notice that the registrant or applicant for registration may give a written response to the registrar setting out reasons why the registrar should act under subsection (3) (a) or (b) respecting the action.
(3)	If the registrar considers that this would be appropriate to give proper effect to section 25 or 27 in the circumstances, the registrar may, on receipt of a written response,
(a)	delay or suspend the implementation of an action until the registrar makes a decision under paragraph (b), or
(b)	confirm, rescind, vary or substitute for the action.
(4)	The registrar must not act under subsection (3) (a) unless the registrar is satisfied that
(b)	the written response sets out facts or arguments that, if confirmed, would establish reasonable grounds for the registrar to act under subsection (3) (b), and
(i)	if the delay or suspension is granted, the health or safety of no resident will be placed at risk, and
(ii)	the registrant or applicant for registration will suffer a significant loss during the proposed delay or suspension, if the delay or suspension is not granted.
(5)	The registrar must give written reasons to the registrant or applicant for registration on acting or declining to act under subsection (3).
(6)	A registrant or applicant for registration may not give the registrar a further written response concerning an action on or after receipt of written reasons under subsection (5) concerning the action.
29	(1)	The Community Care Facility Appeal Board is continued as the Community Care and Assisted Living Appeal Board consisting of a chair and other members the Lieutenant Governor in Council appoints.
(2)	A licensee, an applicant for a licence, a holder of a certificate under section 8, an applicant for a certificate under section 8, a registrant or an applicant for registration may appeal to the board in the prescribed manner within 30 days of receiving notification that
(a)	the minister has appointed an administrator under section 23,
(b)	a medical health officer has acted or declined to act under section 17 (3) (b),
(c)	the registrar has acted or declined to act under section 28 (3) (b), or
(d)	a person has refused to issue a certificate, suspended or cancelled a certificate or attached terms or conditions to a certificate under section 8.
(3)	Within 30 days after a decision is made under section 16 to grant an exemption from this Act and the regulations, the decision may be appealed to the board under this section by
(5)	The person whose action described in subsection (2) is being appealed is a party to the appeal proceedings.
(8)	Before or during a hearing of the board, the chair of the board may issue a summons for the attendance of a witness at the hearing and the production of records by the witness at that hearing.
(9)	Failure of a witness to comply with a summons issued under subsection (8) makes the witness, on application by the chair to the Supreme Court, liable to be committed for contempt as if in breach of an order or judgment of the Supreme Court.
(10)	The testimony of a witness may be taken under oath, or by affirmation, which a member of the board may administer.
(11)	The board must receive evidence and argument as if a proceeding before the board were a decision of first instance but the applicant bears the burden of proving that the decision under appeal was not justified.
(12)	The board may confirm, reverse or vary a decision under appeal, or may send the matter back for reconsideration, with or without directions, to the person whose decision is under appeal.
(13)	A member may complete the hearing of a matter commenced before the member resigns or the member's term ends.
(14)	If the board gives a party written notice requiring the party to diligently pursue their appeal and the party fails to act on the notice within the time specified in the notice, the board may dismiss the appeal on the motion of a party or on its own initiative.
(15)	Subject to this Act and the regulations, the board may set its own practices and procedure.
30	(1)	The chair of the board
(b)	may, for each appeal under section 29, designate the member or members of the panel and the chair of the panel, and
(6)	Section 29 (13) applies to a member of a panel.
31	(1)	The chair of the board may file in the Supreme Court an order made by the board or a panel under section 29 or 30.
32	(1)	Subject to subsection (2), no legal proceeding for damages lies or may be commenced or maintained against the director of licensing, the registrar, a medical health officer or a member of the board or a person acting on behalf or under the direction of any of them because of anything done or omitted
(3)	Subsection (1) does not absolve the government, a health authority or an employer from vicarious liability arising out of anything done or omitted by a person referred to in that subsection for which the government, health authority or employer would be vicariously liable if this section were not in force.
(4)	A member of the board is not, in a civil action to which the member is not a party, required to testify or produce evidence about records or information obtained in the discharge of duties under this Act.
33	(1)	A person who contravenes section 5, 6, 18 (2) or (3) or 26 (1) of this Act or a term or condition attached to a licence commits an offence.
(2)	Without limiting subsection (1), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations respecting community care facilities as follows:
(b)	prescribing programs for the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of "care" in section 1;
(c)	prescribing residential programs for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of "care" in section 1;
(d)	prescribing the minimum requirements that the applicant and the community care facility must meet before a medical health officer can issue the licence for which an application is made;
(e)	prescribing standards of construction for, and the facilities, equipment and furnishings that must be contained in, community care facilities;
(f)	prescribing the duties and responsibilities of a licensee and the licensee's employees and managers;
(g)	prescribing the training, experience and other qualifications required for licensees and their employees and managers;
(h)	prescribing for the purposes of section 8, who may issue certificates, what the qualifications are for certification, who may suspend, cancel or add terms and conditions to a certificate and what practices and procedures must be followed for these purposes;
(i)	prescribing the records required to be kept by a licensee and the reports to be submitted to the medical health officer or the director of licensing;
(j)	prescribing the services and programs that licensees must or may provide for persons in care and the standards that must be met in the delivery and administration of those programs and services;
(k)	prescribing the extent of physical, mental or emotional disabilities of persons that a licensee may accept, accommodate or care for in a community care facility;
(l)	prescribing the minimum and maximum age, and the maximum number, of persons who may be accepted, accommodated or cared for in different classes of community care facilities;
(m)	prescribing the maximum number of hours that a person may be accepted, accommodated or cared for in different classes of community care facilities;
(n)	limiting the conditions of admission that a licensee may require of a person seeking admission to a community care facility and the restrictions that a licensee may impose on a person in care;
(o)	prescribing what is a reportable incident under section 4 (1) and the manner in which an incident report must be made;
(p)	prescribing the circumstances in which an exemption from a requirement under this Act or the regulations may be granted under section 16;
(q)	prescribing the length of time for which a licence or class of licences may be valid;
(t)	prescribing the collection, use or disclosure of non-personal information by the director of licensing or a health authority;
(u)	prescribing the powers, duties and responsibilities of an administrator appointed under section 23;
(v)	prescribing the fees that must be paid to the government or a person designated by the minister for
(i)	an application for a licence,
(ii)	a licence,
(iii)	an application for a certificate under section 8, or
(iv)	a certificate under section 8.
(3)	Without limiting subsection (1), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations respecting assisted living residences as follows:
(a)	prescribing how an application for registration of an assisted living residence must be made to the registrar, and the form and content of the application;
(b)	prescribing the fees that must be paid to the government or a person designated by the minister for
(i)	an application for a registration, or
(ii)	a registration;
(c)	prescribing the length of time for which a registration or class of registrations may be valid;
(d)	prescribing the manner in which a registrant must display a registration or the registrar's telephone number;
(e)	prescribing the health and safety standards that must be met in the delivery of services at an assisted living residence.
(4)	Without limiting subsection (1), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations respecting either or both community care facilities or assisted living residences as follows:
(a)	prescribing services;
(b)	establishing the procedures that must be followed before a licence or registration is suspended or cancelled;
(c)	prescribing the practices and procedures, including the fees for filing an appeal, respecting the board under section 29 or a panel under section 30.
(5)	In making regulations under this section, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may
(a)	establish one or more classes of licences or registrations,
(b)	establish one or more classes of community care facilities or assisted living residences,
(c)	make different provisions for one or more classes of community care facilities, licences, assisted living residences or registrations, and
(d)	exempt a community care facility, a class of community care facilities, an assisted living residence or a class of assisted living residences for the purposes of section 2.
35 Section 95 (3) of the Cemetery and Funeral Services Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 45, is amended by striking out "Community Care Facility Act" and substituting "Community Care and Assisted Living Act".
36 Section 1 of the Child Care BC Act, S.B.C. 2001, c. 4, is amended in the definition of "child care setting" by striking out "Community Care Facility Act" and substituting "Community Care and Assisted Living Act".
37 Section 1 of the Child Care Subsidy Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 26, is amended in paragraph (a) of the definition of "child care setting" by striking out "Community Care Facility Act" and substituting "Community Care and Assisted Living Act".
38 Section 13 (2) (r) is amended by striking out "Community Care Facility Act;" and substituting "Community Care and Assisted Living Act;".
39 A provision of the Community Care Facility Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 60, may be repealed by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
40 The Supplement to the Community Care Facility Act is repealed.
41 Section 1 of the Criminal Records Review Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 86, is amended in the definition of "employer"
(h.1) the employer of staff at a community care facility, as defined in the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, that is exempted under section 34 (5) (d) of that Act, , and
(b) by repealing paragraph (i) and substituting the following:
(i) the holder of a licence issued under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, or .
42 Section 19 (3) of the Health Authorities Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 180, is amended by striking out "Community Care Facility Act," and substituting "Community Care and Assisted Living Act,".
43 Section 1 of the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 181, is amended in the definition of "care facility"
(a) in paragraph (a) by striking out "Community Care Facility Act" and substituting "Community Care and Assisted Living Act", and
44 Section 1 of the Hospital Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 200, is amended in the definition of "hospital"
(a) by striking out "except in Parts 2 and 2.1," and substituting "except in Part 2.1,", and
(b) by adding "or" at the end of paragraph (a), by striking out ", or" at the end of paragraph (b) and by repealing paragraph (c).
45 Part 2 is repealed.
46 Section 48 (1) is amended by striking out "or 5".
47 Section 50 is amended
(a) in subsection (1) by striking out "Community Care Facility Act," and substituting "Community Care and Assisted Living Act,", and
(b) in subsection (2) (b) by striking out "or 5".
48 Section 56 (3) (c) is amended by striking out "or licensed hospitals".
49 Section 1 of the Hospital Insurance Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 204, is amended in the definition of "hospital" by repealing paragraph (b).
50 Section 15 (2) of the Human Tissue Gift Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 211, is amended
(a) in paragraph (b) by striking out "or licensed hospital as defined in section 5 of that Act", and
(b) in paragraph (c) by striking out "Community Care Facility Act," and substituting "Community Care and Assisted Living Act,".
51 Section 10 (1) of the Liquor Control and Licensing Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 267, is amended by striking out "Community Care Facility Act," and substituting "Community Care and Assisted Living Act,".
52 Section 339 (1) (i) of the Local Government Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 323, is amended by striking out "except a private hospital under that Act,".
53 Section 341 (2) (g) is amended by striking out "operated as a private hospital licensed under the Hospital Act or an institution" and substituting "operated as an institution" and by striking out "Community Care Facility Act;" and substituting "Community Care and Assisted Living Act;".
54 Section 18 (2) (b) of the Medicare Protection Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 286, is amended by striking out "Community Care Facility Act." and substituting "Community Care and Assisted Living Act."
55 Section 5 (1) of the Mental Health Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 288, is amended
(b) in paragraph (b) by striking out "Community Care Facility Act." and substituting "Community Care and Assisted Living Act."
56 Section 1 of the Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 363, is amended in paragraph (a) of the definition of "facility" by striking out "or temporary permit under section 4 of the Community Care Facility Act" and substituting "under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act".
57 Section 83 (c) is repealed and the following substituted:
(c) a facility holding a licence or a registered assisted living residence under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act; .
This Bill provides for the licensing of community care facilities and the registration of assisted living residences and allows appropriate frameworks within which the health and safety of persons in care at community care facilities and residents at assisted living residences can be protected.