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1. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Regulation applies with respect to independent health facilities to which section 7 of the Act applied on the 23rd day of April, 1990. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 1 (1). (2) Sections 10 and 11 apply to all independent health facilities. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 1 (2). Calculation of Maximum Allowable Consideration
Calculation of Maximum Allowable Consideration
2. (1) The maximum allowable consideration in relation to a licence is 104 per cent of the income, as determined under section 5 or 6, arising from services rendered at the facility during a one-year period elected by the licensee. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 2 (1). (2) The maximum allowable consideration shall be adjusted annually for inflation in accordance with subsection (3). O. Reg. 381/92, s. 2 (2). (3) On the 1st day of April of each year, commencing in 1991, the maximum allowable consideration shall be adjusted by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for the twelve-month period ending at the end of the preceding October. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 2 (3). (4) In subsection (3), “Consumer Price Index” means the Consumer Price Index for Canada (All Items), as published by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act (Canada). O. Reg. 381/92, s. 2 (4).
Calculation of Maximum Allowable Consideration
3. (1) The one-year period elected by a licensee must contain the 23rd day of April, 1990. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 3 (1).  (2) If licensees are licensed to carry on business collectively and they do not agree on the election of a one-year period, they shall be deemed to have elected the one-year period beginning on the 23rd day of April, 1990. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 3 (2).
Calculation of Maximum Allowable Consideration
4. The maximum allowable consideration in relation to a licence, determined in accordance with this Regulation, is binding on subsequent licensees. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 4. Determination of Income for Calculating   Maximum Allowable Consideration
Determination of Income for Calculating   Maximum Allowable Consideration
5. (1) In this section, a fee is “connected” to an insured service if the fee is for or in respect of a service or operating cost that supports, assists or is a necessary adjunct, or any of them, to the insured service. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 5 (1). (2) The income arising from services rendered at a facility during a one-year period is the sum of the following: 1. Each fee paid under the Health Insurance Act that was for an insured service rendered at the facility during the one-year period and that was set out in a column denoted by the letter “T” in Regulation 552 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990. 2. Each fee that was paid under section 24 of the Act and set out in the publication entitled “Facility Fee Schedule for Independent Health Facilities” published by the Ministry of Health and that was connected to an insured service rendered at the facility during the one-year period. 3. A professional component for each fee included in paragraph 1 or 2 equal to the product of the fee multiplied by the percentage set out in Column 2 of the Schedule opposite the service or operating cost that the fee is for or in respect of. 4. Each fee, other than a fee included in paragraph 1 or 2, that was connected to an insured service set out in the licence initially issued to operate the facility, as a primary insured service, and that was rendered at the facility during the one-year period. 5. The fee for each insured service, to which a fee included in paragraph 4 was connected, that was set out in the licence initially issued to operate the facility, as a primary insured service, and that was rendered at the facility during the one-year period. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 5 (2). (3) If a licensee is licensed for the same facility as other licensees but the licensee is not licensed to carry on business collectively with the others, the income arising from services rendered at the facility for the licence is determined in accordance with subsection (2) with the following modifications: 1. Under paragraphs 1 and 5 of subsection (2), only fees for insured services rendered by the licensee shall be included. 2. Under paragraphs 2 and 4 of subsection (2), only fees connected to insured services rendered by the licensee shall be included. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 5 (3). (4) If a licensee is licensed to carry on business collectively with other licensees, the maximum allowable consideration shall be determined for all the licences together. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 5 (4).
Determination of Income for Calculating   Maximum Allowable Consideration
6. (1) For the purpose of determining the maximum allowable consideration, a person designated by the Minister in writing may determine the income arising from services of a facility if, in that person’s opinion, (a) it is not possible to determine the income under section 5 because, through no fault of the licensee, necessary records have been destroyed; or (b) the operation of the facility was interrupted for more than four weeks during the one-year period, the interruption was for reasons beyond the control of the licensee and the interruption results in a lower income, as determined under section 5, than would have been the case had the interruption not occurred. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 6 (1). (2) In determining income under clause (1) (a), the person designated by the Minister shall estimate the income using the approach set out in section 5. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 6 (2). (3) In determining income under clause (1) (b), the person designated by the Minister shall estimate the income that would have arisen from services of the facility if the interruption had not occurred. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 6 (3). (4) In determining income under this section, the person designated by the Minister may make any estimations or assumptions that he or she considers appropriate. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 6 (4). Allocation of Maximum Allowable Consideration
Allocation of Maximum Allowable Consideration
7. (1) If licensees are licensed to carry on business collectively, the maximum allowable consideration shall be allocated among the licences in proportion to the interests of the licensees in the business that they are licensed to carry on. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 7 (1).  (2) If a licensee is a corporation the shares of which are not traded on a stock exchange in Canada or the United States of America, the maximum allowable consideration shall be allocated among the shares in proportion to the property the holders of the shares would receive on the dissolution of the corporation. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 7 (2). (3) If a licensee is a corporation the shares of which are traded on a stock exchange in Canada or the United States of America, the maximum allowable consideration shall be allocated among the shares as determined by a person designated by the Minister in writing. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 7 (3). MAC Returns
MAC Returns
8. (1) A maximum allowable consideration (“MAC”) return is a report that sets out, (a) the licensee’s election of the one-year period mentioned in subsection 2 (1); (b) a record of the fees relevant to the calculation of income as determined under section 5 or a statement as to why they are not available; (c) the licensee’s calculation of maximum allowable consideration, if applicable; and (d) the allocation of the maximum allowable consideration, if necessary, and an explanation of how it was determined. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 8 (1). (2) A licensee may file a MAC return with the Director unless a MAC return has already been filed with the Director in respect of the licence. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 8 (2). (3) If a licensee wishes to transfer the licence, the licensee shall, unless a MAC return has already been filed with the Director in respect of the licence, file a MAC return with the Director to assist him or her in deciding whether to consent to the transfer. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 8 (3). (4) When a licensee files a MAC return, the licensee shall file, at the same time, a MAC return for every licence the licensee holds. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 8 (4). (5) Subsection (4) does not apply with respect to licences to carry on business collectively. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 8 (5). (6) Every licensee shall file a MAC return within three years of the date the licence was issued. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 8 (6). (7) A licensee that is a corporation shall file a MAC return with the Director within ninety days after receiving notice from a shareholder that the shareholder wants to transfer shares of the corporation. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 8 (7). (8) The election of a one-year period by a licensee in a MAC return filed with the Director is binding on subsequent licensees. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 8 (8). Records and Reports
Records and Reports
9. Every licensee of an independent health facility shall maintain the records that are necessary to determine the maximum allowable consideration for the facility for at least six years after a MAC return is filed with the Director. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 9.
Records and Reports
10. Before transferring a licence, the licensee shall file a report with the Director setting out the consideration for the transfer of the licence. O. Reg. 381/92, s. 10.