Admissions process, special circumstances
 240. (1) This section applies when the Director has made a determination that residents of a long-term care home urgently need to be relocated to another home to protect their health or safety. (2) The Director shall advise the appropriate placement co-ordinator of the determination. (3) Where a resident of one home is to be relocated to another home operated by the same licensee, the appropriate placement co-ordinator and the licensee are exempt from complying with the requirements under Part IV of the Act to the extent necessary to effect the relocation and the following modifications are made respecting the application of Part IV of the Act: 1.  The resident is deemed to be eligible for admission to the second home. 2.  An application for authorization of admission is not required with respect to the resident. 3.  The licensee is deemed to have approved the resident’s admission under subsection 51 (7) of the Act. 4.  Subject to paragraph 5, the resident shall be placed in category 1 of the waiting list referred to in section 188. 5.  Residents who are to be relocated to a second home operated under a temporary emergency licence shall be ranked for admission based on urgency of need. 6.  The appropriate placement co-ordinator shall authorize the admission only if the resident consents to the admission. (4) Where a resident of one home is to be relocated to another home operated by a different licensee, the appropriate placement co-ordinator and the licensee are exempt from complying with the requirements under Part IV of the Act to the extent necessary to effect the relocation and the following modifications are made respecting the application of Part IV of the Act: 1.  The resident is deemed to be eligible for admission to the second home. 2.  The resident is not required to make the application for authorization of admission in writing, as long as they have provided consent to the disclosure of all information necessary for the appropriate placement co-ordinator to deal with the application. 3.  The appropriate placement co-ordinator shall co-ordinate the provision, to the licensee of the home for which authorization of admission is sought, of as much information as is available in the circumstances about the resident’s physical and mental health, requirements for medical treatment and health care, functional capacity, requirements for personal care, behaviour and behaviour during the preceding year. This information shall be provided by the licensee of the resident’s original home and may be communicated orally. 4.  The licensee shall, either orally or in writing, approve or withhold approval of the admission in accordance with subsections 51 (7) to (9) of the Act within 24 hours of receiving the information under paragraph 3. 5.  If the licensee withholds approval of the person’s admission, the licensee shall provide the appropriate placement co-ordinator with the written notice referred to in subsection 51 (9) of the Act, if requested to do so by the appropriate placement co-ordinator. The notice shall be provided within five business days of the request of the appropriate placement co-ordinator and a copy of the notice shall also be provided to the Director. 6.  Subject to paragraph 7, the resident shall be placed in category 1 of the waiting list referred to in section 188. 7.  Residents who are to be relocated to a second home operated under a temporary emergency licence shall be ranked for admission based on urgency of need. 8.  The appropriate placement co-ordinator shall authorize the admission only if the resident consents to the admission and the licensee approves the admission. (5) Where a resident who was relocated under this section applies for re-admission to the original home, the appropriate placement co-ordinator and the licensee are exempt from complying with the requirements under Part IV of the Act to the extent necessary to effect the re-admission and the following modifications are made respecting the application of Part IV of the Act: 1.  The resident is deemed to be eligible for admission to the original home. 2.  The resident is not required to make the application for authorization of admission in writing. 3.  The licensee is deemed to have approved the resident’s admission under subsection 51 (7) of the Act. 4.  The appropriate placement co-ordinator shall authorize the admission only if the resident consents to the admission.