Exemption re maximum financial assistance
 3.2 (1) This section applies to a consumer in respect of an eligible account if all of the following circumstances exist: 1.  A person who resides in the premises to which the eligible account relates uses medical equipment which requires electricity for its operation. 2.  A health practitioner prescribed the use of the medical equipment by the user referred to in paragraph 1. 3.  The cost, or a portion of the cost, of the electricity used for the operation of the medical equipment is included in the calculation of the base invoice amount for the consumer’s eligible account. 4.  The consumer gives the written notice described in subsection (4) to the electricity vendor for the eligible account before July 1, 2016.  O. Reg. 197/12, s. 4. (2) However, this section does not apply in respect of an eligible account for a multi-unit complex if the eligible account relates to more than one unit.  O. Reg. 197/12, s. 4. (3) Subsection 4 (1.1) of the Act does not apply, and the consumer’s eligibility for financial assistance in respect of the eligible account is not restricted to the maximum amount calculated under section 3.1, for any billing period in which all of the following circumstances exist: 1.  On the first day of the billing period, the user of the medical equipment resides at the premises to which the eligible account relates. 2.  On the first day of the billing period, the medical equipment is being used by the user. 3.  The cost, or a portion of the cost, of the electricity used for the operation of the medical equipment during the billing period is included in the calculation of the base invoice amount for the eligible account.  O. Reg. 197/12, s. 4. (4) The written notice to be given to the electricity vendor by the consumer with respect to the eligible account must contain the following information and statements: 1.  The consumer’s name and address and the account number of the eligible account. 2.  A statement that medical equipment prescribed by a health practitioner for use by a specified person is used by that person, that electricity is required for the operation of the medical equipment and that the cost, or a portion of the cost, of the electricity is included in the calculation of the base invoice amount for the eligible account. 3.  The name of the person who uses the medical equipment. 4.  The date on which he or she began to use the medical equipment at those premises, if the date falls on or after September 1, 2012. 5.  A statement that the consumer will notify the electricity vendor if the person who uses the medical equipment at those premises either ceases to use the medical equipment there or ceases to reside there.  If either of these events has already occurred when the written notice is given to the electricity vendor, the notice must include the date on which it occurred. 6.  A statement, on which the name of the person who uses the medical equipment is printed clearly, that is signed by him or her in acknowledgment that, i.  he or she consents to the collection by the electricity vendor of the information contained in the notice for the purpose of determining whether the consumer qualifies for the exemption under subsection (3) for a billing period and for the purpose of providing the exemption, and ii.  he or she consents to the disclosure by the electricity vendor of the fact that the consumer is eligible for the exemption under subsection (3) for a billing period if the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the purpose of providing the exemption.  O. Reg. 197/12, s. 4. (5) In this section, “health practitioner” means a member in good standing of a health profession listed in Schedule 1 to the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991; “medical equipment” means any equipment or device prescribed by a health practitioner for use.  O. Reg. 197/12, s. 4.