25 (1) The Director shall have an inspector conduct an inspection or make inquiries for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the requirements under this Act if the Director receives information from any source indicating that any of the following may have occurred: 1. Improper or incompetent treatment or care of a resident that resulted in harm or a risk of harm to the resident. 2. Abuse of a resident by anyone or neglect of a resident by the licensee or staff that resulted in harm or a risk of harm to the resident. 3. Unlawful conduct that resulted in harm or a risk of harm to a resident. 4. A violation of section 26. 5. Misuse or misappropriation of a resident’s money. 6. Misuse or misappropriation of funding provided to a licensee under this Act, the Local Health System Integration Act, 2006 or the Connecting Care Act, 2019. Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, paragraph 6 of subsection 25 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “the Local Health System Integration Act, 2006”. (See: 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 12 (6)) 7. A failure to comply with a requirement under this Act that resulted in harm or risk of harm to a resident. 8. Any other matter provided for in the regulations. 2007, c. 8, ss. 25 (1), 195 (3); 2017, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 4 (1); 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 12 (5). Immediate visit to home (2) The inspector acting under subsection (1) shall immediately visit the long-term care home concerned if the information indicates that any of the following may have occurred: 1. Anything described in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of subsection (1) that resulted in serious harm or a significant risk of serious harm to a resident. 2.  Repealed: 2017, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 4 (2). 3. Any other matter provided for in the regulations. 2007, c. 8, s. 25 (2); 2017, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 4 Other matters (3) If the Director receives information, not provided for in subsection (1), that raises concerns about the operation of a long-term care home, the Director shall have an inspector conduct an inspection or make inquiries into the matter for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the requirements under this Act, if the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that there may be a risk of harm to a resident. 2007, c. 8, s. 25 (3). Powers of inspector (4) For greater clarity, an inspector acting under this section may exercise any power of an inspector under section 147, and has the power of an inspector to obtain a warrant under section 148. 2007, c. 8, s. 25 (4). Other inquiries (5) If the Director receives information from any source about the operation of a long-term care home, and is not required to have an inspector conduct an inspection or make inquiries into the matter, the Director may disclose the information to another person, including the licensee, or to the Residents’ Council or Family Council. 2007, c. 8, s. 25 (5). Licensee to be notified (6) If the Director discloses the information to the Residents’ Council or Family Council under subsection (5), the Director is required to provide the information to the licensee. 2007, c. 8, s. 25 (6). Information (7) Without in any way restricting the generality of the term, for the purposes of this section, “information” includes anything in, (a) a complaint forwarded under section 22; (b) a report under subsection 23 (2); or (c) a report under section 24. 2007, c. 8, s. 25 (7). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2007, c. 8, s. 195 (3)
- 01/07/2010 2017, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 4 (1, 2) - 01/04/2018 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 12 (5) - 06/06/2019; 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 12 (6) - not in force