Health Protection and Promotion Act
Loi sur la protection et la promotion de la santé

REGULATION 564

Amended to O. Reg. 522/00

GRANTS TO BOARDS OF HEALTH

Note: This Regulation was revoked on September 21, 2000. See: O.Reg. 522/00, s. 2.

This Regulation is made in English only.

1.Except as provided in section 2, the amount of a grant that may be paid to a board of health by the Minister under section 76 of the Act shall be an amount not exceeding 75 per cent of the expenses of the board of health that have been approved by the Minister. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 564, s. 1.

2.The amount of a grant that may be paid by the Minister under section 76 of the Act to the board of health of the City of Toronto, the City of Scarborough, the City of York, the City of North York, the Borough of East York and the City of Etobicoke shall be an amount not exceeding 40 per cent of the expenses of each board of health that have been approved by the Minister. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 564, s. 2.

3.(1) Despite sections 1 and 2, the Minister may pay a grant to a board of health in an amount equal to 100 per cent of the expenses approved by the Minister of the board of health in respect of a family planning program.

(2) The Minister may pay a grant to a board of health in an amount up to 100 per cent of the expenses incurred by a board of health in providing human and physical resources and facilities for training undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a university health science program if the university enters into a written agreement with the board of health in respect of such training and the agreement is approved by the Minister.

(3) Despite sections 1 and 2, the Minister may pay a grant to a board of health in an amount equal to 100 per cent of the expenses approved by the Minister that have been incurred by the board of health in respect of an AIDS prevention and control program. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 564, s.3.

(4) Despite sections 1 and 2, the Minister may pay a grant to a board of health in an amount equal to 100 per cent of the expenses approved by the Minister that have been incurred by the board of health in respect of a Tobacco Use Prevention Program. O.Reg. 417/92, s. 1.

(5) Despite sections 1 and 2, the Minister may pay a grant to a board of health in an amount equal to 100 per cent of the expenses approved by the Minister that have been incurred by the board of health in respect of a hepatitis B immunization program for school pupils. O. Reg. 569/94, s. 1.

4.Despite section 2, the Minister may pay a grant to the board of health of the City of Toronto in an amount not exceeding 75 per cent of the cost of services of the Hassle Free Clinic. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 564, s. 4.

5.(1) Despite section 1, the Minister may pay a grant to the boards of health of the Timiskaming Health Unit and the Porcupine Health Unit in an amount equal to 100 per cent of the expenses approved by the Minister of the boards of health in respect of mental health programs.

(2) Despite section 1, the Minister may pay a grant to the board of health of the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit in an amount equal to 100 per cent of the expenses, approved by the Minister, of the board of health in respect of its chiropody program. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 564, s. 5 (1, 2).

(3) Despite section 1, the Minister may pay a grant to the boards of health of the District of Algoma Health Unit, the Northwestern Health Unit, the Porcupine Health Unit, the Sudbury and District Health Unit, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and the Timiskaming Health Unit in an amount equal to 100 per cent of the expenses, approved by the Minister, of the board of health in respect of dental services for prevention or treatment provided to children in remote and isolated areas within the health unit of the respective boards of health. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 564, s. 5 (3); O. Reg. 399/94, s. 1.

6.In addition to a grant that is payable under section 1, the Minister may pay an unorganized area grant to a board of health that has an unorganized area within its health unit and the amount of the grant shall be equal to 100 per cent of the expenses that have been approved by the Minister and incurred by the board of health in providing services in the unorganized area. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 564, s. 6.

7.It is a condition of the payment of a grant under section 1 or 2 that the board of health provide the health services and programs required under the Act, regulations or guidelines and that the board of health perform the functions required of it under the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 564, s. 7.

8.A grant payable under this Regulation does not include expenses incurred in the acquisition of real estate. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 564, s. 8.

9.(0.1) In this section,

“Schedule of Benefits for Children’s Dental Care” means the Schedule of Benefits and Allowances for Basic Dental Care in the publication entitled “Dental Program for Children in Urgent Need of Treatment” published by the Ministry of Health dated the 1st day of June, 1991.

(1) Despite section 1, the Minister may pay grants to a board of health in an amount equal to 100 per cent of the expenses incurred in providing the dental treatment services set out in the Schedule of Benefits for Children’s Dental Care to eligible children.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a child is an eligible child if,

(a)the child is in Grade 8 or lower or has not begun school;

(b)the parents or guardians of the child have no insurance or other form of coverage in respect of the services set out in the Schedule of Benefits for Children’s Dental Care or their insurance or other form of coverage is inadequate to cover the full cost of the services;

(c)the parents or guardians of the child make a declaration that the cost for dental treatment services would constitute financial hardship;

(d)the child has been assessed by a dentist or dental hygienist as requiring urgent dental care for,

(i)a condition causing pain, infection or haemorrhage,

(ii)trauma,

(iii)pathology, or

(iv)a condition that will imminently cause pain or infection; and

(e)in the case of the dental services set out in Part II of the Schedule of Benefits for Children’s Dental Care, the dental director for the board of health determines that the services are necessary. O.Reg. 750/91, s. 1 (1).

(3) Despite subsection (2), a child is not an eligible child if the child,

(a)is a recipient as defined in section 1 of the General Welfare Assistance Act or is a dependant as defined in subsection 1 (1) of Regulation 537 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (General);

(b)is a beneficiary as defined in subsection 1 (1) of the Family Benefits Act and who is entitled to dental services under an agreement between the Crown in right of Ontario and the Ontario Dental Association under section 22 of Regulation 366 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (General); or

(c)is receiving residential services from a service provider under the Child and Family Services Act and the service provider makes dental care available for the child.

(4) Nothing in this section prevents a board of health from providing the services set out in the Schedule to a child referred to in subsection (3) on behalf of the Ministry of Community and Social Services. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 564, s. 9 (3, 4).

(5) The payment of a grant is subject to the following conditions:

1.The board of health shall ensure that the dental services set out in the Schedule of Benefits for Children’s Dental Care are made available to an eligible child as described in subsection (2).

2.The board of health shall issue a form authorizing work to be done, which form is valid for a six-month period from the date of the issuance of the form.

3.The dental work authorized by a board of health shall be carried out by a dentist who is the holder of a licence to practise dentistry under Part II of the Health Disciplines Act and who,

i.has agreed to charge not more than the amounts set out in the Schedule of Benefits for Children’s Dental Care,

ii.has agreed to seek payment only from the board of health and not from the parents or guardian of the child, and

iii.submits to the board of health a completed claim form for the payment of services performed. O.Reg. 750/91, s. 1 (2).

Schedule REVOKED: O.Reg. 750/91, s. 2.

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