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Operating costs
 294.1 (1) For the purposes of clause 126 (3) (b) of the Act, the prescribed percentage is 25 per cent. O. Reg. 130/18, s. 1. (2) For the purposes of subsection 126 (4) of the Act, an operating line of credit with a financial institution is prescribed as an additional means by which a board of management may borrow. O. Reg. 130/18, s. 1. (3) For the purposes of clauses 126 (5) (b) and (6) (b) of the Act, the prescribed percentage is 50 per cent, but only if every supporting municipality of the board has passed a resolution supporting the board’s ability to borrow up to that percentage. O. Reg. 130/18, s. 1.
Capital costs
 294.2 For the purposes of subsection 127 (3) of the Act, a board may borrow such sums as the board considers necessary to meet the capital costs it estimates under subsection (1) of that section in either of the following circumstances: 1. Every supporting municipality of the board has passed a resolution that, i. supports such borrowing by the board, and ii. acknowledges that any repayments on the borrowed sums that the board is required to make that are not covered by the available current revenues of the board are subject to apportionment to supporting municipalities under subsection 126 (1) of the Act. 2. The board is refinancing existing debt. O. Reg. 130/18, s. 1.
Apportionments by boards of management
 295. (1) Amounts that supporting municipalities are required to pay to a board under sections 126 and 127 of the Act shall be apportioned, correct to three decimal places, among the supporting municipalities in the proportion of the amount of the total weighted assessment of each municipality to the total weighted assessment of all the supporting municipalities.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 295 (1). (2) The amounts that supporting municipalities are required to pay to a board under section 126 or 127 of the Act are due at the times established by the board.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 295 (2). (3) If a supporting municipality or municipalities have not made a payment within the time period established under subsection (2) and the board is required to borrow under subsection 126 (4) or 127 (3) of the Act as a result, the board may apportion the borrowing costs reasonably attributable to the late or missed payment among those supporting municipalities. O. Reg. 130/18, s. 2. (4) A board that borrows under subsection 126 (4) or 127 (3) of the Act may apportion the cost of any repayment of the borrowed sums that the board is required to make and that is not covered by the available current revenue of the board as an apportionment under subsection 126 (1) of the Act. O. Reg. 130/18, s. 2. (5) In this section, “equivalent assessment” means the amount determined by dividing the compensation a municipality is entitled to be paid by the Minister of Finance for a hydro-electric generating station located in the municipality in respect to revenues foregone as a result of the enactment of paragraph 28 of subsection 3 (1) of the Assessment Act
by the tax rate for the industrial property class for the year prior to the previous year; (“évaluation équivalente”) “weighted assessment” means, (a) with respect to a property that is in a subclass to which section 313 of the Municipal Act, 2001 applies, the taxable assessment or exempt assessment subject to a payment in lieu for the property, according to the annual return for the year prior to the previous year provided to the Minister under section 294 of the Municipal Act, 2001, reduced by the percentage reduction that applies to the tax rate for properties of that subclass and multiplied by the tax ratio of the property class that the property is in established under section 308 of the Municipal Act, 2001 for that year, and (b) with respect to any other property, the taxable assessment or exempt assessment subject to a payment in lieu, according to the annual return for the year prior to the previous year provided to the Minister under section 294 of the Municipal Act, 2001 or equivalent assessment for a property, multiplied by the tax ratio of the property class that the property is in established under section 308 of the Municipal Act, 2001 for that year. (“évaluation pondérée”)  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 295 (5).
Division of territorial districts
 296. (1) For the purposes of Part VIII of the Act, the Territorial District of Nipissing is divided into two parts as follows: 1. Nipissing East composed of that part of the Territorial District of Nipissing lying east of the easterly boundary of the geographic Townships of Commanda, Blyth, Notman, Hammel, Gooderham, Flett, Hartle and Eldridge, or its projection. 2. Nipissing West composed of that part of the Territorial District of Nipissing lying west of the line described in paragraph 1.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 296 (1). (2) For the purposes of Part VIII of the Act, the Territorial District of Parry Sound is divided into two parts as follows: 1. Parry Sound West composed of that part of the Territorial District of Parry Sound lying within the boundaries of the geographic Townships of Blair, Brown, Burpee, Burton, Carling, Christie, Conger, Cowper, Ferguson, Ferrie, Foley, Harrison, Hagerman, Henvey, Humphrey, McDougall, McKellar, McKenzie, McMurrich, Monteith, Mowatt, Shawanaga and Wallbridge. 2. Parry Sound East composed of that part of the Territorial District of Parry Sound other than Parry Sound West.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 296 (2). (3) For the purposes of Part VIII of the Act, the Territorial District of Algoma is divided into two parts as follows: 1. Algoma comprising all of the Territorial District of Algoma, except for the territory described in paragraph 2.` 2. Sault Ste. Marie comprising the parts of the Territorial District of Algoma within the boundaries of the City of Sault Ste. Marie and the territory without municipal organization that is within the planning area for the Sault Ste. Marie North Planning Board.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 296 (3).
Transitional, boards of management
 297. (1) A board of management that existed under the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act and that is described in the heading to a Schedule to this Regulation continues as a board of management under section 125 of the Act.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 297 (1). (2) A board of management that existed under the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act and that is not continued under subsection (1) shall be deemed to have been dissolved under section 216 of the Municipal Act, 2001.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 297 (2). (3) A member of a board of management to which subsection (1) applies continues in office until his or her term would have otherwise ended.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 297 (3). (4) The chair of a board of management to which subsection (1) applies continues in office until the first meeting of the board in the year following the year this section comes into force.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 297 (4). PART IX   COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
PART IX COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
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Where notice may be given of inspection
 298. For the purposes of clause 144 (b) of the Act, notice may be given of the following inspections: 1. Inspections of beds in an existing long-term care home that are not yet covered by the home’s licence or approval. 2. Inspections to ensure compliance with a closure plan under section 310. 3. Inspections that are initiated solely because the licensee has requested an inspection.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 298.
Re-inspection fees
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Administrative monetary penalties
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Reasonable compensation
 300. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 4 of subsection 157 (6) of the Act, the reasonable compensation that may be provided to a licensee for the use of the licensee’s property where the Director has made an interim management order under subsection 157 (4) of the Act is to be determined by employing the formula: Comp = A × B where, “Comp” is the amount of compensation, “A” is the prescribed rate of interest multiplied by the long-term care home’s most recent current value assessment under the Assessment Act, both as of the date of the interim management order, divided by the number of days in the year, “B” is the number of days between the date of the order and the day that revocation of the licence becomes effective and all of the residents of the home are relocated. O. Reg. 79/10, s. 300 (1). (2) In this section, “number of days in the year” means 365, or, if the interim management order is made in a leap year, 366; (“nombre de jours de l’année”) “prescribed rate of interest” means the higher of, (a) the prescribed rate of interest as calculated under paragraph 4.1 of subsection 503 (2) of Regulation 183 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (General) made under the Corporations Tax Act, and (b) one per cent. (“taux d’intérêt prescrit”)  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 300 (2).
Protection of privacy in reports
 301. (1) This section applies with respect to, (a) the requirement to post an inspection report under clause 79 (3) (k) of the Act; (b) the requirement to post an order under clause 79 (3) (l) of the Act; (c) the obligation to give an inspection report to the Residents’ Council or, where applicable, the Family Council under section 149 of the Act; (d) the requirement to publish an inspection report under clause 173 (a) of the Act; and (e) the requirement to publish an order under clause 173 (b) of the Act.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 301 (1). (2) Where an inspection report mentioned in clause (1) (a), (c) or (d) contains personal information or personal health information, only the following shall be posted, given or published, as the case may be: 1. Where there is a finding of non-compliance, a version of the report that has been edited by an inspector so as to provide only the finding and a summary of the evidence supporting the finding. 2. Where there is no finding of non-compliance, a version of the report that has been edited by an inspector so as to provide only a summary of the report.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 301 (2). (3) Where an order mentioned in clause (1) (b) or (e) contains personal information or personal health information, only a version of the order that has been edited by an inspector to provide a summary of the content of the order shall be posted or published, as the case may be.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 301 (3). (4) In this section, “personal health information” means personal health information within the meaning of the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004; (“renseignements personnels sur la santé”) “personal information” means personal information within the meaning of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. (“renseignements personnels”)  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 301 (4).
PART X ADMINISTRATION, MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITION
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Notice of indirect collection
 304. Where the Director provides the licensee of a home with a notice of indirect collection containing the information described in subsection 39 (2) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the licensee shall post the notice in a conspicuous place in the home where it is likely to come to the attention of the staff.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 304. Disclosure of Personal Information
Disclosure related to other Acts
 304.1 Where the Minister or Director is of the opinion that it is advisable to do so, the Minister or Director shall disclose personal information about an individual, (a) to a College within the meaning of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 for the purpose of the administration or enforcement of the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act, the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 or an Act named in Schedule 1 to that Act; and (b) to the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers for the purpose of the administration or enforcement of the Social Work and Social Service Work Act, 1998. O. Reg. 561/17, s. 2. Construction, Renovation, etc., of Homes
Construction, renovation, etc., of homes
 305. (1) A licensee of a long-term care home shall not commence operation of the home under a new licence or approval until the Director has approved the home and its equipment.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 305 (1). (2) A licensee shall not allow alterations, additions, renovations, maintenance or repairs to be made to the home or its equipment that do not maintain or improve upon the functional aspects of the home or equipment.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 305 (2). (3) A licensee may not commence any of the following work without first receiving the approval of the Director: 1. Alterations, additions or renovations to the home. 2. Other work on the home or work on its equipment, if doing the work may significantly disturb or significantly inconvenience residents.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 305 (3). (4) A licensee who is applying for the Director’s approval under subsection (3) shall provide the Director with, (a) plans or specifications relating to the work to be done; and (b) a work plan describing how the work will be carried out, including how residents will be affected and what steps will be taken to address any adverse effects on residents.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 305 (4). (5) A licensee who has received the Director’s approval under subsection (3) shall ensure that the work is carried out in accordance with the plan or specifications and work plan provided under subsection (4).  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 305 (5). (6) The Director may make it a condition of an approval under subsection (3) that the licensee obtain the Director’s further approval before beginning to use any addition to the home or any part of the home on which work was done.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 305 (6). Closure of Beds
Closure of beds
 306. (1) A licensee of a long-term care home shall give notice when one or more beds in the home are to be closed, (a) with the written permission of the Director under subsection 104 (3) of the Act for the beds not to be available for occupancy; (b) because the beds are being transferred to another location under section 105 of the Act; or (c) because the term of the licence for those beds is due to expire.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 306 (1). (2) Notice is not required under this section with respect to, (a) beds that need to be closed suddenly because of an event that could not have reasonably been predicted by the licensee; (b) beds under a temporary licence under clause 111 (1) (b) of the Act with a term of 16 weeks or less; (c) beds under a temporary emergency licence under clause 112 (1) (b) of the Act; or (d) beds that are being closed because the home is being closed. O. Reg. 79/10, s. 306 (2); O. Reg. 264/19, s. 7. (3) A notice under this section must be given to, (a) the resident occupying the bed, his or her substitute decision-maker, if any, and any other person either of them may direct; (b) the appropriate placement co-ordinator; and (c) the Director.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 306 (3). (4) Subject to subsection (5), a notice under this section given to a person referred to in clause (3) (a) must state, (a) that the licensee intends to close the bed; and (b) that the resident may be subject to discharge if he or she is still occupying the bed at the time it closes.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 306 (4). (5) The notice shall not contain the information provided for in clause (4) (b) if, because of when the notice is given, the resident cannot be discharged under section 147.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 306 (5). (6) A notice under this section must be given at least 16 weeks before the bed is to be closed.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 306 (6). (7) The Director may agree to a shorter notice period than the one required under subsection (6), or to dispensing with notice.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 306 (7).
Transfer, closed beds
 307. (1) This section applies with respect to a transfer to a bed that is to be closed in a long-term care home,  (a) if notice was required under section 306 and given or dispensed with; or (b) if clause 306 (2) (b) or (c) applies.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 307 (1). (2) Before a resident is transferred into the bed, the licensee shall give notice to the resident, and to his or her substitute decision-maker, if any, and any other person either of them may direct.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 307 (2). (3) A notice under subsection (2) must state, (a) that the licensee intends to close the bed; and (b) that the resident may be subject to discharge if he or she is still occupying the bed at the time it closes.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 307 (3). (4) The resident may refuse to be transferred into the bed.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 307 (4). Closure of Homes
Closure of a home, notice to Director
 308. (1) A licensee of a long-term care home shall not close the home without giving notice as provided for in this section.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 308 (1). (2) This section does not apply, (a) if the term of the licence expires; (b) if the licence is revoked; or (c) if the licence is a temporary emergency licence under clause 112 (1) (a) of the Act.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 308 (2). (3) A licensee who intends to close a home shall give the Director written notice of the intended closure.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 308 (3). (4) The notice must, (a) set out the date of the intended closure; and (b) be given to the Director at least, (i) five years before the date of the intended closure, or (ii) in the case of a temporary licence under clause 111 (1) (a) of the Act, three years before the intended closure date.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 308 (4). (5) The licensee may withdraw the notice with the written consent of the Director.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 308 (5). (6) The licensee may change the closure date with the written consent of the Director.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 308 (6). (7) The licence or approval for the home is deemed to be surrendered on the closure date.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 308 (7).
Closure of home, notice to residents and applicants
 309. (1) The licensee of a home that is to be closed shall give notice of the closure to every resident of the home, to his or her substitute decision-maker, if any, and to any other person either of them may direct.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 309 (1). (2) This section does not apply, (a) if the licence is revoked; or (b) if the licence is a temporary emergency licence under clause 112 (1) (a) of the Act.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 309 (2). (3) A notice under subsection (1) must be given at least 16 weeks before the home is to be closed, except in the case of a temporary licence under clause 111 (1) (a) of the Act with a term of less than 16 weeks, in which case the notice must be given within the time provided for in the temporary licence.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 309 (3).
Closure plans and closure agreements
 310. (1) This section applies when a home is closed, except, (a) when a licence is revoked under section 157 of the Act; and (b) in the case of a temporary emergency licence under clause 112 (1) (a) of the Act.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 310 (1). (2) The licensee shall, in consultation with the Director, the appropriate placement co-ordinator and the Agency, develop a closure plan for the home that the Director determines is sufficient to adequately provide for, (a) the relocation of the residents; (b) the closure of the home; and (c) the satisfaction of the requirements the licensee is required to meet with regard to the home. O. Reg. 205/21, s. 15. (3) The closure plan must be given to the Director, (a) at least 14 months before the closure date; or (b) in the case of a temporary licence under clause 111 (1) (a) of the Act that is revoked under paragraph 1 of subsection 111 (2) of the Act, on or before the date set out in the revocation order.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 310 (3). (4) The licensee shall comply with the closure plan.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 310 (4). (5) The licensee shall enter into a closure agreement with the Director providing for requirements the licensee must meet at or around the time the home closes and after.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 310 (5). (6) The licensee shall enter into the closure agreement, (a) at least six months before the closure date; or (b) in the case of a temporary licence under clause 111 (1) (a) of the Act that is revoked under paragraph 1 of subsection 111 (2) of the Act, on or before the date set out in the revocation order.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 310 (6).
Shorter notice periods and deadlines
 311. (1) Where, under section 308, 309 or 310, a licensee is required to give notice by a certain date, or submit a closure plan or enter into a closure agreement by a certain date, the Director may agree to a shorter notice period or to a plan being submitted or an agreement entered into by a later date.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 311 (1). (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a temporary licence under clause 111 (1) (a) of the Act may provide for a shorter notice period or to a plan being submitted or an agreement entered into by a later date.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 311 (2).
Closure of home under temporary emergency licence
 312. (1) This section applies to a licensee of a home with a temporary emergency licence under clause 112 (1) (a) of the Act.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 312 (1). (2) The licensee shall not close the home except as provided for in the licence or as agreed to by the Director.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 312 (2). (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if, (a) the term of the licence expires; or (b) the licence is revoked.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 312 (3). (4) The licensee shall co-operate with the Director, the appropriate placement co-ordinator and the Agency with respect to closing the home and relocating its residents. O. Reg. 205/21, s. 16.
Special rules re Part VIII homes
 313. The following additional rules apply respecting the closing of homes established under Part VIII of the Act: 1. A southern municipality shall not close a home that it is required to maintain under section 119 of the Act. 2. The notice of closure under section 308 for a home maintained under section 125 of the Act shall include certified copies of by-laws agreeing to the closure passed by a majority of municipalities in the territorial district.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 313. Fees
Fees for audits and financial reviews
 315. (1) The Director may require a licensee to pay a fee, in an amount that the Director determines to be reasonable considering all the circumstances, where, (a) an inspector has, under clause 147 (1) (i) of the Act, called upon an expert who is not an employee of the Ministry to conduct an audit or a financial review; and (b) the audit or review was necessary because of a failure on the part of the licensee to comply with a requirement under the Act, or the audit or review revealed a failure to comply with a requirement under the Act.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 315 (1). (2) The fee under subsection (1) shall not exceed the costs incurred by the Ministry in retaining the expert.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 315 (2). Exemptions
Exemptions, certain homes
 316. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the long-term care homes set out in the Table to this section are exempt from Part III of the Act.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 316 (1). (2) Clause 44 (11) (d) and sections 46 and 50 of the Act apply to the long-term care homes set out in the Table to this section, except that references to the placement co-ordinator shall be read as references to the licensee of the home.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 316 (2). Table Item   Long-Term Care Home 

  1.   Iroquois Lodge Nursing Home, Ohsweken 

  2.   Wikwemikong Nursing Home, Wikwemikong 

  3.   Akwesasne Adult Care Centre, Cornwall 

  4.   Oneida Nation of the Thames Long-Term Care Home, Southwold O. Reg. 79/10, s. 316, Table.
One home, one replacement licence
 319. For the purposes of subsection 187 (2) of the Act, where both a licence under the Nursing Homes Act and an approval under the Charitable Institutions Act existed for the same home immediately before the coming into force of this section, only one replacement licence shall be deemed to be issued with respect to the home.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 319.
Request for classification review
 320. A request for a review under subsection 187 (13) of the Act, (a) must be in writing; and (b) must be served on the Director within 28 days after the day the licensee was served with the documentation issued by the Director under subsection 187 (12) of the Act.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 320.
Development and redevelopment agreements
 321. (1) The following apply with respect to development agreements and redevelopment agreements that were in existence immediately before the coming into force of this section: 1. If a licence is issued under Part VII of the Act for the home that is the subject of the agreement, the term of the licence shall be in accordance with subsection 187 (5) of the Act and the term shall commence on the day the first resident is admitted to the home. 2. If the public was consulted before the development agreement or redevelopment agreement was entered into, the Director is not required to consult the public again under section 106 of the Act before issuing a licence or granting an approval for the home. 3. In the case of a redevelopment agreement, the following are deemed to be terms of the agreement, i. that a licence may not be issued or an approval granted for a redeveloped home unless the licence or approval for the home that is being redeveloped is surrendered, ii. where a licence must be surrendered under subparagraph i, no beds may be transferred from that licence.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 321 (1). (2) In this section, “development agreement” means any of the following agreements, and includes any undertakings associated with the agreement: 1. An agreement with the Minister to develop a new nursing home under the Nursing Homes Act. 2. An agreement with the Minister to develop a new home for the aged under the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act. 3. An agreement with the Minister to develop a new charitable home under the Charitable Institutions Act. 4. An agreement with the Minister to develop a new long-term care home under the Act; (“accord d’aménagement”) “redevelopment agreement” means an agreement with the Minister to redevelop an existing home under the
Nursing Homes Act, the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act or the Charitable Institutions Act, and includes any undertakings associated with the agreement. (“accord de réaménagement”)  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 321 (2).
Licensee obligations under service agreements
 322. Despite section 101 of the Act, where, immediately before the coming into force of this section, a licensee was subject to an obligation under a service agreement between the licensee and the Ministry, the Director may make it a condition of the licensee’s licence or approval that the licensee comply with the obligation.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 322.
Transitional, interim beds
 323. (1) Subject to subsection (3), where, immediately before the coming into force of this section, there were interim beds in a home to which the Nursing Homes Act or the Charitable Institutions Act
applied, the following rules apply: 1. The interim beds shall not be included in the number of beds under the licence that is deemed to exist under section 187 of the Act. 2. A temporary licence under clause 111 (1) (b) of the Act shall be deemed to have been issued to the licensee for the beds. The term of the temporary licence shall be for the remainder of the time for which the interim beds are authorized under the service agreement for the beds.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 323 (1). (2) Subject to subsection (3), where, immediately before the coming into force of this section, there were interim beds in a home to which the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act applied, the following rules apply: 1. The interim beds shall not be included in the number of beds under the approval that is deemed to exist under section 191 of the Act. 2. A temporary licence under clause 111 (1) (b) of the Act shall be deemed to have been issued to the licensee for the beds. The term of the temporary licence shall be for the remainder of the time for which the interim beds are authorized under the service agreement for the beds.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 323 (2). (3) Where, immediately before the coming into force of this section, a home existed that consisted only of interim beds, the following rules apply: 1. Despite sections 187 and 191 of the Act, no licence or approval for the home shall be deemed to exist under those sections. 2. A temporary licence under clause 111 (1) (a) of the Act shall be deemed to have been issued to the licensee for the beds. The term of the temporary licence shall be for the remainder of the time for which the interim beds are authorized under the service agreement for the beds.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 323 (3). (4) Nothing in this section prevents a temporary licence that is deemed to have been issued under subsection (1), (2) or (3) from being amended to extend its term but the term may not extend more than five years after the temporary licence was deemed to be issued.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 323 (4). (5) In this section, “interim beds” mean beds existing in a home for a temporary time under the terms of a service agreement for interim beds.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 323 (5). 324. Revoked: O. Reg. 264/19, s. 8.
Transitional, transfer applications
 325. Where, at the time of the coming into force of this section, an application for the surrender and issue of a licence under section 7 of the Nursing Homes Act had been made and not yet dealt with, the application shall be dealt with as it would have been dealt with under the Nursing Homes Act.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 325.
Transitional, share transfers
 326. (1) Where, at the time of the coming into force of this section, an application for the approval of the issue or transfer of shares under section 8 of the Nursing Homes Act had been made and not yet dealt with, the application shall be dealt with as it would have been dealt with under the Nursing Homes Act, and any approval that is given shall be deemed to be an approval under section 109 of the Act.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 326 (1). (2) Where, at the time of the coming into force of this section, an approval had been given for the issue or transfer of shares under section 8 of the Nursing Homes Act but the issue or transfer had not yet occurred, the approval shall be deemed to be an approval under section 109 of the Act.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 326 (2).
Transitional, management contracts
 327. (1) Where, immediately before the coming into force of this section, a written management contract that had been approved by the Director was in effect respecting a home under the Nursing Homes Act, the Charitable Institutions Act or the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act, the Director’s approval continues and is deemed to be an approval under section 110 of the Act, subject to the following: 1. The approval shall be deemed to have been withdrawn, i. if the management of the home is subcontracted or assigned, ii. if there is a change in who has a controlling interest in the manager unless the Director has approved the change under subsection 110 (6) of the Act as though the change were a deemed amendment under clause 276 (1) (b) of this Regulation, or iii. if the manager does not keep the licensee adequately informed about the operation of the home, including promptly giving the licensee any document served on or notice given to the licensee by being delivered to the home. 2. The approval may be withdrawn under subsection 110 (5) of the Act at any time without liability, despite anything in any agreement under which the initial approval was given.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 327 (1). (2) Where, before the coming into force of this section, an application had been made for the approval of a management contract respecting a home under the Nursing Homes Act, the Charitable Institutions Act or the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act, and the application had not yet been dealt with, the application shall be dealt with as it would have been before the coming into force of section 110 of the Act, and subsection (1) applies to any approval that is given.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 327 (2).
Transitional, beds in abeyance
 328. Any written approval to place beds at a home in abeyance that was in force immediately before the coming into force of this section under an agreement with the Ministry shall be deemed to be a written permission of the Director for the purposes of subsection 104 (3) of the Act, subject to any conditions that the approval was subject to.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 328.
Transitional, closing of homes and beds
 329. (1) The following rules apply where a notice of intention to permanently close all of the beds authorized under the Nursing Homes Act, the Charitable Institutions Act or the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act was given by a licensee before the coming into force of this section but the beds were not yet closed at the time of the coming into force: 1. The notice shall be deemed to be a notice given under section 308 and sections 310, 311 and 313 apply to the closure as may be applicable, except that the Director may waive the requirement under section 310 to develop a closure plan. 2. Despite sections 187 and 191 of the Act, no licence or approval for the home shall be deemed to exist under those sections. 3. A temporary licence under clause 111 (1) (a) of the Act shall be issued to the licensee for the beds.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 329 (1). (2) The following rules apply where a notice of intention to permanently close some of the beds authorized under the Nursing Homes Act, the Charitable Institutions Act or the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act was given by a licensee before the coming into force of this section but the beds were not yet closed at the time of the coming into force of this section: 1. The beds to be closed shall not be included in the number of beds under the licence that is deemed to exist under section 187 of the Act or the approval that is deemed to exist under section 191 of the Act. 2. A temporary licence under clause 111 (1) (b) of the Act shall be issued to the licensee for the beds.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 329 (2).
Transitional, certain HARHA agreements
 330. The following rules apply concerning certain agreements under the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act that were in force immediately before the coming into force of this section: 1. Agreements entered into with the Minister’s approval under subsection 3 (2) of the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act shall be deemed to have been entered into with the Minister’s approval under section 120 of the Act. 2. Agreements entered into with the Minister’s approval under subsection 4 (1) of the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act shall be deemed to have been entered into with the Minister’s approval under section 123 of the Act. 3. Agreements entered into with the Minister’s approval under section 7 of the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act shall be deemed to have been entered into with the Minister’s approval under section 121 or 124 of the Act, as the case may be.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 330.
Transitional, security interests
 331. (1) Section 107 of the Act applies to a person who, at the time that section came into force, already had control over the operation of a long-term care home through the exercise of a security interest.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 331 (1). (2) This section applies, with necessary modifications, to a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy as though the receiver or trustee was a person exercising a security interest.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 331 (2). (3) For a person to whom this section applies, the one-year period under subsection 274 (2) of this Regulation commences at the time this section comes into force.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 331 (3).
Transitional, notice
 332. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a licensee is only required to give a notification required under section 108 of the Act with respect to events that occur on or after the day this section comes into force.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 332 (1). (2) A licensee is required to give a notification required under section 108 of the Act with respect to an event that occurred before the day this section comes into force if the licensee was required to give notification with respect to the event under the Nursing Homes Act, the Charitable Institutions Act or the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act but had not done so.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 332 (2).