050179 — GENERAL, O. Reg. 179/05

s. 1 — Classes of facility

The following are prescribed as classes of facilities for the purposes of the Act:

s. 1(1)

Class A (Hospitals).

s. 1(2)

Class B (Hospitals).

s. 1(3)

Class C (Hospitals).

s. 1(4)

Class D (Tissue Banks).

s. 1(5)

Class E (Transplant Service).

s. 1(6)

Class F (Laboratory Service).

s. 2 — Designations as members of a class

Entities are designated as members of prescribed classes of facilities as follows:

s. 2(1)

Any hospital that provides neuro-surgical or trauma services is a member of Class A (Hospitals).

s. 2(2)

Any hospital that does not meet the requirements set out in paragraph 1 and that is able to make a neurological determination of death (“NDD”) in accordance with the medically accepted standards for NDD in Ontario is a member of Class B (Hospitals).

s. 2(3)

Any hospital that does not meet the requirements set out in paragraph 1 or 2 is a member of Class C (Hospitals).

s. 2(4)

Any hospital, health facility or university that participates in the collection, screening, processing, storage or distribution of tissue for transplantation is a member of Class D (Tissue Banks).

s. 2(5)

Any hospital that transplants organs for the direct clinical benefit of patients is a member of Class E (Transplant Service).

s. 2(6)

Any laboratory as defined in section 5 of the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act is a member of Class F (Laboratory Service) if it performs at least one of the following tests, and is licensed to do so:

s. 2(6)(i)

tests required to complete standardized screening of potential organ or tissue donors for infectious diseases,

s. 2(6)(ii)

histocompatibility testing of potential organ donors.

s. 3 — Exemption

Members of Class C (Hospitals) are exempt from the application of section 8.1 of the Act.

s. 4

Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).