Director of Nursing and Personal Care
 213. (1) Every licensee of a long-term care home shall ensure that the home’s Director of Nursing and Personal Care 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 19 beds or fewer, at least four hours per week. 2. In a home with a licensed bed capacity of more than 19 but fewer than 30 beds, at least eight hours per week. 3. In a home with a licensed bed capacity of more than 29 but fewer than 40 beds, at least 16 hours per week. 4. In a home with a licensed bed capacity of more than 39 but fewer than 65 beds, at least 24 hours per week. 5. In a home with a licensed bed capacity of 65 beds or more, at least 35 hours per week.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 213 (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 Director of Nursing and Personal Care 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 19 beds or fewer, at least four hours per week. 2. In a home with a licensed bed capacity of more than 19 but fewer than 30 beds, at least eight hours per week. 3. In a home with a licensed bed capacity of more than 29 but fewer than 40 beds, at least 16 hours per week. 4. In a home with a licensed bed capacity of more than 39 but fewer than 65 beds, at least 24 hours per week. 5. In a home with a licensed bed capacity of more than 64 beds but fewer than 80 beds, 32 hours per week. 6. In a home with a licensed bed capacity of 80 beds or more, at least 35 hours per week.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 213 (2). (3) For homes with a licensed bed capacity of more than 39 beds, a Director of Nursing and Personal Care who is attending a meeting or training related to his or her position as a Director of Nursing and Personal Care 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. 213 (3). (4) The licensee shall ensure that everyone hired as a Director of Nursing and Personal Care after the coming into force of this section, (a) has at least one year of experience working as a registered nurse in the long-term care sector; (b) has at least three years of experience working as a registered nurse in a managerial or supervisory capacity in a health care setting; and (c) has demonstrated leadership and communication skills.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 213 (4). (5) Despite subsection (4), a person who was working or employed as a Director of Nursing and Personal Care in a long-term care home immediately before July 1, 2010 may be hired as a Director of Nursing and Personal Care in a different home if the person worked or was employed as a Director of Nursing and Personal Care in a long-term care home, (a) on a full-time basis for at least three years during the five years immediately before being employed in the different home; or (b) 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. O. Reg. 246/13, s. 24. (6) Subsection 71 (4) of the Act and subsection (1) of this section do not apply during a pandemic. O. Reg. 72/20, s. 2. Medical Director