330_97 — Continuing Care Fees Regulation

s. 1 — Definitions

In this regulation:

s. 1 — Act

Act means the Continuing Care Act;

s. 1 — after tax income

after tax income means a monthly amount calculated using the following formula:

s. 1 — assisted living services

assisted living services means the Assisted Living Services continuing care program prescribed under the Continuing Care Programs Regulation;

s. 1 — client

client means a person who is receiving continuing care;

s. 1 — consumer price index

consumer price index means the Consumer Price Index for Canada, as published by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act (Canada);

s. 1 — earned income

earned income means the sum of the following amounts as reported on lines 10100, 10400, 13500, 13700, 13900, 14100 and 14300 of the relevant notice of assessment or reassessment of the client or the client's spouse, as applicable:

s. 1(a)

employment income;

s. 1(b)

other employment income;

s. 1(c)

net business income;

s. 1(d)

net professional income;

s. 1(e)

net commission income;

s. 1(f)

net farming income;

s. 1(g)

net fishing income;

s. 1 — family unit size

family unit size means the client, the client's spouse and a child as defined in the Hospital Insurance Act Regulations;

s. 1 — health authority

health authority means a regional health board designated under the Health Authorities Act;

s. 1 — home support services

home support services means the Home Support Services continuing care program prescribed under the Continuing Care Programs Regulation;

s. 1 — long-term care services

long-term care services means the Long-Term Care Services continuing care program prescribed under the Continuing Care Programs Regulation;

s. 1 — notice of assessment

notice of assessment means the notice of assessment issued to an individual by the Canada Revenue Agency under the Income Tax Act (Canada);

s. 1 — notice of reassessment

notice of reassessment means the notice of reassessment issued to an individual by the Canada Revenue Agency under the Income Tax Act (Canada);

s. 1 — person with disabilities

person with disabilities has the same meaning as in the Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act;

s. 1 — relevant notice of assessment or reassessment

relevant notice of assessment or reassessment means an individual's

s. 1(a)

notice of assessment for the immediately preceding taxation year, if there has been no notice of reassessment for that year, or

s. 1(b)

notice of reassessment for the immediately preceding taxation year, if there was a notice of reassessment for that year;

s. 1 — remaining annual income

remaining annual income means an amount calculated using the following formula:

s. 1 — spouse

spouse means a person who is married to, or is living in a marriage-like relationship with, a client;

s. 1 — taxation year

taxation year means a year commencing January 1.

s. 2 — Consent to release of documentation

s. 2(1)

The client and, if applicable, the spouse must, in the form and manner specified by the minister, consent to and authorize Canada Revenue Agency to release to the minister any documentation necessary to verify the information required by this regulation in order that the minister may determine whether the client is eligible for

s. 2(1)(a)

home support services that are funded, in whole or in part, by the ministry of the minister, or

s. 2(1)(b)

a monthly charge which is less than the highest monthly rate charged to a client who resides in a facility or a family care home.

s. 2(2)

If the client and, if applicable, the spouse do not give the consent and authorization required by subsection (1), the client

s. 2(2)(a)

will be required to pay the highest monthly rate charged under this regulation for accommodation in a facility or family care home, or

s. 2(2)(b)

will not receive home support services that are funded, in whole or in part, by the ministry of the minister.

s. 3 — Daily charge for clients receiving home support services

s. 3(1)

A client who receives home support services must pay a daily charge calculated as the client's remaining annual income multiplied by 0.00138889.

s. 3(1.1)

A client is not required to pay more than $300 for home support services in a month if the client, or the client's spouse, receives earned income.

s. 3(2)

Despite subsection (1), a client is not required to pay a daily charge for home support services if the client receives any of the following:

s. 3(2)(a)

the guaranteed income supplement, the spouse's allowance or the survivor's allowance under the Old Age Security Act (Canada);

s. 3(2)(b)

income assistance under the Employment and Assistance Act;

s. 3(2)(c)

disability assistance under the Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act;

s. 3(2)(d)

a war veteran's allowance under the War Veterans Allowance Act (Canada).

s. 4 — Repealed

Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 278/2009, s. 4.]

s. 5 — Monthly charge for long-term care services

s. 5(1)

Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), a client who receives long-term care services must pay a monthly charge that equals

s. 5(1)(a)

if the client's after tax income is at least $1 625, 80% of the client's after tax income, or

s. 5(1)(b)

if the client's after tax income is less than $1 625, an amount that equals the client's after tax income minus $325.

s. 5(2)

The maximum charge under subsection (1) is $3 198.50, adjusted every year on January 1, beginning on January 1, 2017, by the percentage increase, if any, of the consumer price index for the 12 month period ending on July 31 of the previous year and rounded down to the nearest $0.10.

s. 5(3)

The minimum charge under subsection (1) is minus

s. 5(3)(a)

the monthly maximum total amount of Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement to which a person is entitled under the Old Age Security Act (Canada) as of July 1 of the previous year,

s. 5(3)(b)

$325, adjusted every year on January 1, beginning on February 1, 2012, and rounded down to the nearest $0.10.

s. 5(4)

Despite subsection (1), a client who resides in a facility or a family care home who receives either of the following must pay a monthly charge in an amount equal to the minimum charge under subsection (3):

s. 5(4)(a)

income assistance under the Employment and Assistance Act;

s. 5(4)(b)

disability assistance under the Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act.

s. 5.1 — Repealed

Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 330/97, s. 5.1 (3).]

s. 6 — Hardship waiver

s. 6(1)

The minister may waive all or some portion of the monthly charge up to a maximum of one year for a client residing in a facility or family care home if the client is unable to pay because of financial hardship.

s. 6(1.1)

The minister may waive all or some portion of the daily charge up to a maximum of one year for a client receiving home support services if the client is unable to pay because of financial hardship.

s. 6(2)

A client who has been granted a hardship waiver under subsection (1) or (1.1) must inform the local health authority, in writing and within 10 days, of any changes in the client's, or, if applicable, the spouse's, monthly disposable income which may affect that client's hardship waiver.

s. 6(3)

A client who has been granted a hardship waiver under subsection (1) or (1.1) re-establish the client's need for the hardship waiver.

s. 6(3)(a)

may, at any time, be required to, and

s. 6(3)(b)

must, in each calendar year,

s. 6(4)

A client who fails to re-establish the client's need for a hardship waiver must repay all charges that were waived during the time that that client did not qualify for the waiver.

s. 6(5)

Unpaid charges under subsection (4) are a debt owed by the person to the health authority and the health authority may take action to recover the debt.

s. 7 — Monthly charge for assisted living services

A client who receives assisted living services must pay a monthly charge that equals 70% of the client's after tax income.

s. 8 — Public interest waivers and exclusions

If satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so, the minister may do one or both of the following for a client or a class of clients:

s. 8(a)

waive all or some portion of any charge payable under this regulation, for up to a maximum of one year;

s. 8(b)

exclude from the calculation of a client's after tax income or remaining annual income amounts in relation to one or more types of credits, deductions or other payments, for up to a maximum of one year.