Adult Care Regulations Updates

Order in Council No. 1023 / 04, (B.C. Reg 457/2004) approved and ordered October 22, 2004, amended the Adult Care Regulations as follows:

Section 1 [Definitions] is amended by replacing the definition "registered dietician- nutritionist" with "dietician";
Section 2.1(2)(b) [Facility exempt from the Act] repeals the reference to a previously repealed section and clarifies that a supportive recovery residence that provides not more than two prescribed services is not a community care facility;
Section 6.2(a)(i) [Health of employees] is amended by striking out "medical certificate" and replacing it with "certificate from a medical practitioner" to clarify that this certificate must come from a physician;
Section 6.10 [Care and supervision] is re-enacted to clarify that a licensee must provide levels of care and supervision that are appropriate to meet the needs of all persons in care;
Sections 7(2), 7.1 and 7.2(1)(c) [Nutrition] are amended by replacing the references to "registered dietician-nutritionist" with "dietician"; and,
Section 10.8 [Neglect and abuse] is amended to clarify that this section refers to Schedule 1 [Reportable Incidents].

Order in Council No.476/04 approved and ordered May 14, 2004, amended the Adult Care Regulations as follows:

Section 1 is amended:

by repealing the definitions of “adult”, “facility”, “interim permit”, “licence”, licensee”, “manager”, “medical health officer”, “premises”, “resident”, and “variance committee”;
by repealing the definition of “Act” and substituting the following: “Act” means the Community Care and Assisted Living Act;
by repealing the definition of “nutrition care plan” and substituting the following: “nutrition care plan” means that part of the care plan of each person in care that assesses the person in care’s nutrition status and specifies the nutrition care to be provided to that person in care; and,
by adding the definition: “reportable incident” means a reportable incident as set out in Schedule 1.

Section 2.2 “Exemptions under section 16 of the Act” is added.
Section 3 is amended.
Section 4 is amended.
Section 4.1 “Posting of licence” is added.
Sections 5(2), 5.3(2), 5.8(4), 5.13(2), 5.18(4), 5.21(2), 6.4, 6.10, 7.4(4), 7.7(2), 8.6(1) and 10.6(1) are repealed.
Section 6 is repealed and revisions substituted.
Section 6.1 is repealed and revisions substituted.
Section 9.3(1) is amended.
Section 10.4 is amended.
Section 10.6 is amended.
The Adult Care Regulations are amended:

by striking out “director” wherever it appears and substituting “director of licensing”;
by striking out “facility” and substituting “community care facility” wherever it appears, except in section 2.1 or in a reference to a residential care facility or a specialized residential care facility;
by striking out “resident’s care plan” wherever it appears and substituting “care plan of the person in care”; and,
by striking out “resident”, “resident’s” and “residents” wherever they appear and substituting “person in care”, “person in care’s” and “persons in care”, as applicable.

The Schedule is amended:

by renumbering as Schedule 1;
in section 1 revisions substituted; and,
by repealing section 2.

Schedule 2 “Exemptions not Permitted” is added.

Order in Council No. 1133, approved and ordered December 18, 2002, amended the Adult Care Regulations as follows:

Section 1 is amended
(a) in the definition of "residential care facility" by adding ", other than a specialized residential care facility," after "facility", and
(b) by adding the following definitions:
"specialized residential care facility" means a facility licensed under the Act to provide care to 7 or more persons with an addiction, a physical, mental health or developmental disability, or a chronic or progressive condition, that is not primarily due to the aging process;
"specialized residential care home" means a residential care home that provides care for persons with an addiction, a physical, mental health or developmental disability, or a chronic or progressive condition, that is not primarily due to the aging process;
Section 5(2) is repealed and the following substituted:
(2) The medical health officer may approve alternative arrangements to those specified in subsection (1) in respect of double occupancy bedrooms if, in the opinion of the medical health officer, the alternative arrangements would not increase the risk to the health or safety of the residents.
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Section 5.20 is repealed and the following substituted:
Accessibility in residential care homes
5.20 The license of a residential care home that accommodates a resident with a disability must ensure that all areas of the residential care home ordinarily used by the resident are accessible if a walker, wheelchair or other mobility aid is used by the resident.
Section 5.23(b) is repealed and the following substituted:
(b) Sprinklers which comply with the British Columbia Building Code:,
Section 6 is amended by renumbering the section as section 6 (1) and by adding the following subsection:
(2) A manager may manage more than one community care facility if the medical health officer determines that no increase in the risk to the health or safety of the residents of the facilities will result.
Section 6.4(1) is amended by adding "specialized" before "residential care home" in both places

Order in Council No. 501, approved and ordered June 21, 2002, amended the Adult Care Regulations as follows:

Section 12.1 is amended by striking out "variance committee" and substituting "medical health officer" wherever it appears; and
Sections 10, 10.1, and 10.2 are repealed.

Order in Council No. 1069, approved and ordered December 12, 2001, amended the Adult Care Regulations as follows:

Section 2.1: Facility Exempted from the Act is added.
Section 6.10(2): is repealed and revisions substituted.

Order in Council No. 1063, approved and ordered December 7, 2001, amended the Adult Care Regulations as follows:

Section 12: repealed and revisions substituted.

Order in Council No. 1221, approved and ordered July 27, 2000, amended the Adult Care Regulations as follows:

Section 1: Interpretation, is amended by repealing the definitions of intermediate care, National Building Code, personal care, and specialized adult residential care, with revisions substituted.
Section 2: is repealed.
Section 3: Subsection 4 is repealed and revisions substituted.
Section 5: is repealed and revisions substituted.
Section 5.1: is repealed and revisions substituted.
Section 6.10: is added.
Section 12: is repealed and revisions substituted.

Order in Council No. 773, approved and ordered July 8, 1999, amended the Adult Care Regulations as follows:

Section 8.4: Subsections 5 and 6 are repealed and revisions substituted.

Order in Council No. 482, approved and ordered April 16, 1999, amended the Adult Care Regulations as follows:

Section 1: Interpretation, is amended by revising the definition of manager and adding the definitions funding program, residential care facility, residential care home, restraint, and substitute decision maker.
Section 4: Subsection 1.1 is added.
Section 6: is repealed and revisions substituted.
Section 10: is repealed and revisions substituted.
Section 11: is repealed and revisions substituted.
Schedule: is added.