NEWFOUNDLAND
AND
LABRADOR
REGULATION 53/17
Seniors' Advocate Regulations
under the
Seniors' Advocate Act
(O.C. 2017-180)
Amended by:
NEWFOUNDLAND
AND
LABRADOR
REGULATION 53/17
Seniors' Advocate Regulations
under the
Seniors' Advocate Act
(O.C. 2017-180)
(Filed June 15, 2017)
Under the authority of section 22 of the Seniors' Advocate Act
, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations.
Dated at St. John's
, June 13, 2017.
Elizabeth Day
Clerk of the Executive Council (Acting)
REGULATIONS
Analysis
Short title
1.
These regulations may be cited as the Seniors' Advocate Regulations
.
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Definition
2.
In these regulations, "Act" means the Seniors' Advocate Act
.
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Senior services
3.
For the purposes of the Act, the following programs, services and systems of support that are used by or associated with seniors are senior services:
(a)
primary, secondary and tertiary health care programs and services for healthy aging;
(b)
personal care home facilities, programs and services;
(c)
long term care facilities, programs
and services;
(d)
wellness programs and services for healthy aging;
(e)
community support programs and services for healthy aging;
(f)
adult day programs and services for healthy aging;
(g)
housing repair programs and services for aging-in-place;
(h)
home modification programs and services for aging-in-place;
(i)
assisted living programs and services;
(j)
transportation programs and services for safe, independent aging;
(k)
financial programs and services for safe, independent aging; and
(l)
legal programs and services for safe, independent aging.
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Service providers
4.
For the purposes of the Act, the following persons or bodies are service providers:
(a)
provincial government;
(b)
municipal governments;
(c)
Indigenous governments and organizations;
(d)
local service districts;
(e)
regional health authorities;
(f)
private, public or non-profit corporate or unincorporated bodies; and
(g)
individuals.
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Commencement
5.
These regulations come into force on July 5, 2017.
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