Application for Determination of Eligibility
65. (1) To apply for a determination respecting his or her eligibility for admission to an approved charitable home for the aged, a person shall establish that he or she is at least 18 years old and shall provide to a placement co-ordinator, (a) a request by the person for a determination of his or her eligibility, in the form provided by the Minister; (b) proof that the person is an insured person under the Health Insurance Act; (c) an up-to-date health assessment of the person, in the form provided by the Minister, signed by, (i) a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, or (ii) a registered nurse who holds a general certificate of registration or an extended certificate of registration in accordance with the regulations made under the Nursing Act, 1991; (d) an up-to-date functional assessment of the person conducted by a health or social service provider approved by the placement co-ordinator; and (e) such additional information and documentation as is necessary to enable the placement co-ordinator to determine whether the person meets the eligibility requirements set out in this Regulation. O. Reg. 371/94, s. 13; O. Reg. 119/02, s. 6 (1). (1.1) Despite subsection (1), a veteran who wishes to apply for a determination of his or her eligibility for admission to an approved charitable home is not required to establish that he or she is 18 years old or to provide his or her request for a determination respecting his or her eligibility in the form provided by the Minister. O. Reg. 640/98, s. 4. (2) Despite subsection (1), the following persons are not required to establish that they are at least 18 years old and are not required to comply with clauses (1) (b), (c) and (d): 1. A long-stay resident applying for a determination of eligibility for the purpose of transferring to another approved charitable home for the aged as a long-stay resident. 2. A long-stay resident under the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act or the Nursing Homes Act applying for a determination of eligibility for the purpose of transferring to an approved charitable home for the aged as a long-stay resident. O. Reg. 119/02, s. 6 (2). (3) Despite subsection (1), a person described in a paragraph of subsection (2) who is applying for a determination of eligibility for the purpose of transferring to a related temporary approved charitable home for the aged, a re-opened approved charitable home for the aged or a replacement approved charitable home for the aged as a long-stay resident is not required to provide his or her request for a determination respecting his or her eligibility in the form provided by the Minister, if he or she is a long-stay resident of the original approved charitable home for the aged or was a long-stay resident of the original approved charitable home for the aged immediately before the closure of his or her bed in the home. O. Reg. 119/02, s. 6 (2). (4) If a person applying for a determination of eligibility is going to be placed in category 1A under section 74, the person is not required to comply with clauses (1) (c) and (d) if there is insufficient time to comply with them. O. Reg. 371/94, s. 13; O. Reg. 119/02, s. 6 (3). (5) The placement co-ordinator shall assist the person in obtaining the information and documentation that the person is required to provide to the placement co-ordinator under this section. O. Reg. 371/94, s. 13. Application for Authorization of Admission