Air conditioning requirements
 23.1 (1) Every licensee of a long-term care home shall ensure that air conditioning is installed, operational and in good working order for the purpose of cooling the temperature in the following areas of the long-term care home during at least the period from May 15 to September 15 in each year: 1.  Every resident bedroom. 2.  Every designated cooling area, in the case of a home without central air conditioning. O. Reg. 66/23, s. 4. (2) In addition to the time period referred to in subsection (1), the licensee shall ensure that air conditioning is installed, operational and in good working order in each of the areas described in that subsection, (a)  on any day on which the outside temperature forecasted by Environment and Climate Change Canada for the area in which the home is located is 26 degrees Celsius or above at any point during the day; and (b)  any time the temperature in an area in the home measured by the licensee in accordance with subsections 24 (2) and (3) reaches 26 degrees Celsius or above, for the remainder of the day and the following day. O. Reg. 66/23, s. 4. (3) The licensee shall ensure air conditioning is operating, and is used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, in each area of the long-term care home described in subsection (1) in either of the following circumstances: 1.  When needed to maintain the temperature at a comfortable level for residents during the period and on the days described in subsections (1) and (2). 2.  When the use of air conditioning has been identified in order to protect residents from heat related illness in the heat related illness prevention and management plan. O. Reg. 66/23, s. 4. (4) Every licensee of a long-term care home shall ensure that, if central air conditioning is not available in the home, the home has at least one separate designated cooling area for every 40 residents. O. Reg. 66/23, s. 4. (5) The licensee shall ensure that the designated cooling areas are available for use by residents, as necessary when air conditioning is operating, during the period and on the days described in subsections (1) and (2). O. Reg. 66/23, s. 4. (6) At the request of the Director, the licensee shall obtain and provide to the Director, or to a person specified by the Director, any information, plans and reports in relation to the installation, maintenance, repair or operation of the air conditioning system that the Director considers necessary. O. Reg. 66/23, s. 4. (7) A licensee to whom subsection 23 (8) of this Regulation applied, as that provision read immediately before April 11, 2023, is not required to comply with subsection (1) of this section, in respect of paragraph 1 of that subsection, or subsection (2) or (3) in respect of resident bedrooms, until June 30, 2023. O. Reg. 66/23, s. 4. (8) A licensee is not required to comply with subsection (1), in respect of paragraph 1 of that subsection, or subsection (2) or (3) in respect of resident bedrooms, where the licensee has provided the Director with information, plans or other materials and the Director is satisfied that the licensee has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Director that, (a)  the existing long-term care home building structure, materials or electrical system cannot support or be reasonably modified to support the provision of air conditioning in resident bedrooms; or (b)  the licensee has entered into an agreement or agreements for the purchase, delivery and installation of equipment or materials, or both, necessary to provide air conditioning in accordance with the requirements of this section, but the delivery or installation of the equipment or materials, or both, has been delayed for reasons beyond the reasonable control of the licensee. O. Reg. 66/23, s. 4. (9) Where the Director is satisfied that a situation described in clause (8) (a) or (b) exists, the Director shall inform the licensee in writing of that fact, and may specify a date by which the licensee must provide the Director with updated information, plans or other materials so that the Director may evaluate whether they continue to be satisfied that subsection (8) is still applicable. O. Reg. 66/23, s. 4. (10) When acting under subsection (9), the Director may also do any or all of the following: 1.  Stipulate a date by which the licensee must comply with subsection (1) in respect of paragraph 1 of that subsection, or subsection (2) or (3) in respect of resident bedrooms. 2.  Set conditions that the licensee is required to meet during the time that the licensee is not required to comply with subsection (1), in respect of paragraph 1 of that subsection, or subsection (2) or (3) in respect of resident bedrooms. 3.  Re-evaluate a previous decision, including a decision made under section 23 as it existed before the coming into force of this section, and amend it, including changing a date, adding new conditions or revoking previous conditions.  O. Reg. 66/23, s. 4.