Part 6 — General
53 Transitional regulations
(a) "former Act or regulation" means
(i) the Co-ordinated Home Care Program Regulation
(AR 296/2003),
(ii) the Hospitals Act, to the extent that it applies in respect
of auxiliary hospitals and nursing homes,
(iii) the Hospitalization Benefits Regulation (AR 244/90), to
the extent that it applies in respect of auxiliary hospital
and nursing home level care,
(iv) the Long Term Care Information Act,
(v) the Nursing Homes Act and the regulations made under
that Act,
(vi) the Operation of Approved Hospitals Regulation
(AR 247/90), to the extent that it applies in respect of
auxiliary hospitals,
(vii) the Resident and Family Councils Act, and
(viii) the Supportive Living Accommodation Licensing Act and
the regulations made under that Act;
(b) "supportive living accommodation" means a supportive
living accommodation under the Supportive Living
Accommodation Licensing Act.
(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) respecting the transition to this Act of
(i) nursing homes, auxiliary hospitals and supportive living
accommodations,
(ii) operators of nursing homes, auxiliary hospitals and
supportive living accommodations,
(iii) the care and services provided in nursing homes,
auxiliary hospitals or supportive living accommodations,
and
(iv) home care programs, home care providers and the care
and services provided by home care programs;
(b) remedying any confusion, difficulty, inconsistency or
impossibility resulting from the transition to this Act from a
former Act or regulation;
(c) respecting the interpretation of any transitional provisions in
this Act.
(3) A regulation made under subsection (2) is repealed 5 years
after the regulation comes into force or on the date specified in the
regulation, whichever is earlier.
(4) The repeal of a regulation under subsection (3) does not affect
anything done, incurred or acquired under the authority of the
regulation before the repeal of the regulation.
(5) A regulation made under subsection (2) that is in force on or
after the repeal of this section remains in force until it is repealed in
accordance with subsection (3).
(6) A regulation may not be made under subsection (2) extending
the 5-year period set out in subsection (3).
(7) This section is repealed 5 years after this section comes into
force, but the repeal does not affect anything done, incurred or
acquired under the authority of a regulation made under subsection
(2) before the repeal of this section.