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 212. (1) Every licensee of a long-term care home shall ensure that the home’s Administrator works regularly in that position on site at the home for the following amount of time per week: 1. In a home with a licensed bed capacity of 64 beds or fewer, at least 16 hours per week. 2. In a home with a licensed bed capacity of more than 64 but fewer than 97 beds, at least 24 hours per week. 3. In a home with a licensed bed capacity of 97 beds or more, at least 35 hours per week.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 212 (1). (2) A licensee is not required to comply with subsection (1) until six months after the coming into force of this section, but until the licensee is in compliance, the licensee shall ensure that the home’s Administrator works regularly in that position on site at the home for the following amount of time per week: 1. In a home with a licensed bed capacity of 64 beds or fewer, at least 16 hours per week. 2. In a home with a licensed bed capacity of more than 64 but fewer than 100 beds, at least 24 hours per week. 3. In a home with a licensed bed capacity of 100 beds or more, at least 35 hours per week.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 212 (2). (3) An Administrator who is attending a meeting or training related to his or her position as Administrator is considered to be working on site at the home as long as he or she is available by telephone.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 212 (3). (4) Subject to subsection (5), the licensee shall ensure that everyone hired as an Administrator after the coming into force of this section, (a) has a post-secondary degree from a program that is a minimum of three years in duration, or a post-secondary diploma in health or social services from a program that is a minimum of two years in duration; (b) has at least three years working experience, (i) in a managerial or supervisory capacity in the health or social services sector, or (ii) in another managerial or supervisory capacity, if he or she has already successfully completed the course mentioned in clause (d); (c) has demonstrated leadership and communications skills; and (d) has successfully completed or, subject to subsection (6), is enrolled in, a program in long-term care home administration or management that is a minimum of 100 hours in duration of instruction time.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 212 (4). (5) A person who was working or employed as an Administrator on July 1, 2010 and has continued to work or be employed in that position may be hired for another position as an Administrator in a different long-term care home if the person, (a) worked or was employed as an Administrator in a long-term care home, (i) on a full-time basis for at least three years during the five years immediately before being employed in the different home, or (ii) on a part-time basis for the equivalent of at least three full-time years during the seven years immediately before being employed in the different home; and (b) has successfully completed or, subject to subsection (6), is enrolled in, a program in long-term care home administration or management that is a minimum of 100 hours in duration of instruction time. O. Reg. 246/13, s. 23. (6) The licensee shall cease to employ as an Administrator a person who was required to be enrolled in a program described in clause (4) (d) or (5) (b) if the person ceases to be enrolled in the program or fails to successfully complete the program within the following periods: 1. For a program that includes at least 400 hours of instruction time, the maximum period is five years from the day the person is hired as an Administrator. 2. For a program that includes more than 200 but less than 400 hours of instruction time, the maximum period is three years from the day the person is hired as an Administrator. 3. For a program that includes 200 or less hours of instruction time, the maximum period is two years from the day the person is hired as an Administrator. O. Reg. 246/13, s. 23. Director of Nursing and Personal Care