Waiting list categories and ranking
 202. (1) Sections 169 to 175, 177 to 181 and subsection 182 (1) do not apply to an applicant seeking admission to a specialized unit within a long-term care home.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 202 (1). (1.1) An applicant shall be placed in the exchange category on the waiting list for a specialized unit in a long-term care home if either of the following circumstances exist: 1. The applicant meets the requirements set out in clauses 176 (1) (a) and (b), and the result of the exchange will be that the applicant will become a resident of the specialized unit in the long-term care home to which the applicant seeks admission and a resident of the specialized unit in the home will be discharged. 2. A placement co-ordinator becomes aware of the opportunity to exchange a resident of one specialized unit of a long-term care home who seeks admission to a second long-term care home and a resident of the second specialized unit in a long-term care home who seeks admission to the first.  In this circumstance, each resident shall be placed in the exchange category of the appropriate waiting list.  O. Reg. 363/11, s. 10 (1). (2) A person who was discharged from a specialized unit because he or she was absent on a medical or psychiatric absence for a longer time than permitted under section 138, and is applying for admission to the specialized unit, shall be placed in the re-admission category on the waiting list for the specialized unit.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 202 (2). (3) Applicants on a waiting list for a specialized unit in a long-term care home shall be ranked for admission in the following order of priority: 1. The highest priority shall be given to an applicant who is in the exchange category on the waiting list for the specialized unit.  As among themselves, these applicants shall be ranked according to the following order of priority: i. The highest priority shall be given to an applicant who was discharged from a specialized unit because he or she was absent on a medical or psychiatric absence for a longer time than permitted under section 138, and is applying for admission to the specialized unit. As among themselves, these applicants shall be ranked according to the date of their original admission to the specialized unit. ii. The next highest priority shall be given to an applicant who requires immediate admission as a result of a crisis arising from his or her condition or circumstances.  As among themselves, these applicants shall be ranked according to the urgency of their need for admission. iii. All other applicants shall be ranked on the waiting list according to the time at which they applied for authorization of their admission to the specialized unit. 1.1 The next highest priority shall be given to an applicant who is in the re-admission category on the waiting list for the specialized unit. As among themselves, these applicants shall be ranked according to the date of their original admission to the specialized unit. 2. The next highest priority shall be given to an applicant who requires immediate admission as a result of a crisis arising from his or her condition or circumstances. As among themselves, these applicants shall be ranked according to the urgency of their need for admission. 3. All other applicants shall be ranked on the waiting list according to the time at which they applied for authorization of their admission to the specialized unit.  O. Reg. 79/10, s. 202 (3); O. Reg. 363/11, s. 10 (2).