Application for determination of eligibility
 160. (1) To apply for a determination respecting his or her eligibility for long-term care home admission, a person shall provide to a placement co-ordinator, (a) a written request by the person for a determination of his or her eligibility, in the form provided by the placement co-ordinator; (b) satisfactory evidence that the requirements in clauses 155 (1) (a) and (b) are met; (c) an up-to-date assessment described in paragraph 1 of subsection 43 (4) of the Act; (d) an up-to-date assessment described in paragraph 2 of subsection 43 (4) of the Act, made and signed by an employee or agent of the placement co-ordinator who is also, (i) a registered nurse, (ii) a social worker who is registered under the Social Work and Social Service Work Act, 1998, (iii) a member of the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario, (iv) a member of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario, (v) a speech-language pathologist who is a member of the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario, or (vi) a registered dietitian; and (e) any additional information and documentation necessary to establish whether the person meets the applicable eligibility criteria.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 160 (1). (2) The form provided by the placement co-ordinator under clause (1) (a) must be a form provided by the Director.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 160 (2). (3) Where a person who is a resident of a long-term care home seeks to transfer to another long-term care home, (a) he or she shall submit a request for a determination of eligibility for long-term care home admission and provide the material referred to in subsection (1), unless there is an application pending for the authorization of admission of the person to any long-term care home; and (b) the licensee of the person’s long-term care home shall assist the placement co-ordinator by providing information about the care that is being given to the person and information the licensee has that relates to the assessments mentioned in clauses (1) (c) and (d).  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 160 (3). (4) Despite subsections (1) and (3), a person referred to in subsection 159 (1) is not required to provide a request for a determination of eligibility in the form provided by the placement co-ordinator under clause (1) (a) or the material referred to in clauses (1) (b), (c) and (d).  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 160 (4). (5) A person who is in a jurisdiction outside of Ontario at the time of submitting his or her application is exempt from providing the assessments mentioned in clauses (1) (c) and (d) if the applicant submits substantially similar assessments, made by a person whose professional qualifications in that jurisdiction are equivalent to those of a person who could conduct such an assessment in Ontario, and if the placement co-ordinator is satisfied that those assessments are adequate under all the circumstances.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 160 (5). (6) A placement co-ordinator acting under the circumstances set out in subsection (5) may make the eligibility determination under subsection 43 (4) of the Act based on the assessments provided.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 160 (6). (7) The placement co-ordinator shall assist the person in obtaining anything that the person is required to provide to the placement co-ordinator under this section.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 160 (7). Application for Authorization of Admission