Re-admission, pandemic discharges
 245. (1) Where a person who was discharged under section 160 of this Regulation or section 147.1 of Ontario Regulation 79/10 (General) made under the former Act seeks re-admission to the home from which they were discharged three months or less from the date of discharge, placement co-ordinators and licensees 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 person is deemed to be eligible for admission to the home. 2.  The person is not required to make the application for authorization of admission in writing. 3.  The licensee is deemed to have approved the person’s admission under subsection 51 (7) of the Act. 4.  The person shall be placed in the re-admission category of the waiting list referred to in section 195 or section 220, whichever applies, unless the person would otherwise be placed in a higher ranking category. 5.  The appropriate placement co-ordinator shall authorize the admission only if the person consents to the admission. (2) Where a person who was discharged under section 160 of this Regulation or section 147.1 of Ontario Regulation 79/10 (General) made under the former Act seeks re-admission to the home from which they were discharged after more than three months from the date of discharge, placement co-ordinators and licensees 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 person is deemed to be eligible for admission to the home. 2.  The person 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 person’s, i.  physical and mental health, ii.  requirements for medical treatment and health care, iii.  functional capacity, iv.  requirements for personal care, and v.  behaviour. 4.  The information under paragraph 3 may be communicated orally. 5.  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, as modified by this section, within five days of receiving the information under paragraph 3. 6.  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, within five business days of the request of the appropriate placement co-ordinator, and the placement co-ordinator shall provide a copy of the notice to the person seeking re-admission. 7.  The person shall be placed in the re-admission category of the waiting list referred to in section 195 or section 220, whichever applies, unless the person would otherwise be placed in a higher ranking category. 8.  The appropriate placement co-ordinator shall authorize the admission only if the person consents to the admission. Transitional, Admissions