Homemakers and Nurses Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.10

• Jurisdiction: Ontario

Homemakers and Nurses Services Act

R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER H.10

Consolidation Period: From May 12, 2020 to the e-Laws currency date.

Last amendment: 2020, c. 7, Sched. 4, s. 11.

Definitions

1 In this Act,

“band”, “council of a band”, “member of a band” and “reserve” have the same meaning as in the Indian Act (Canada); (“bande”, “conseil d’une bande”, “membre d’une bande”, “réserve”)

“child” means a person under sixteen years of age; (“enfant”)

“Director” means a Director appointed for the purposes of this Act; (“directeur”)

“Minister” means the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care or any other member of the Executive Council to whom responsibility for the administration of this Act is assigned or transferred under the Executive Council Act; (“ministre”)

“municipality” means a regional municipality or a local municipality that is not within a regional municipality and, if the local municipality forms part of a county for the purpose of administering assistance under the Ontario Works Act, 1997, means the county and not the local municipality; (“municipalité”)

“municipal welfare administrator” means a person appointed as such under this Act; (“administrateur municipal de l’aide sociale”)

“physician” means a legally qualified medical practitioner; (“médecin”)

“regional welfare administrator” means a person employed as such by the Ministry of Community and Social Services; (“administrateur régional de l’aide sociale”)

“regulations” means the regulations made under this Act; (“règlements”)

“welfare administrator of a band” means a person appointed as such under this Act. (“administrateur de l’aide sociale d’une bande”) R.S.O. 1990, c. H.10, s. 1; 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table; 2016, c. 5, Sched. 13, s. 1.

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003

2016, c. 5, Sched. 13, s. 1 - 19/04/2016

Duties of Director

2 The Director shall,

(a) exercise general supervision over the administration of this Act and the regulations; and

(b) advise regional welfare administrators, municipal welfare administrators, welfare administrators of bands, and others as to the manner in which their duties under this Act are to be performed. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.10, s. 2.

Appointment of municipal welfare administrator

3 (1) The council of a municipality may, with the approval of the Minister, appoint a municipal welfare administrator for the purposes of this Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.10, s. 3 (1).

Appointment of welfare administrator of band

(2) The council of a band may, with the approval of the Minister, appoint a member of the band as the welfare administrator of the band for the purposes of this Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.10, s. 3 (2).

Power to take affidavits

4 The Director, every regional welfare administrator, every municipal welfare administrator, and every welfare administrator of a band is, in the performance of his or her duties under this Act, a commissioner for taking affidavits within the meaning of the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.10, s. 4; 2020, c. 7, Sched. 4, s. 11.

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

2020, c. 7, Sched. 4, s. 11 - 12/05/2020

Provision of services

5 A municipality or the council of a band may employ homemakers or nurses or both for the purposes of this Act or may enter into an agreement with any person or organization for the furnishing of any services that may be provided under this Act for such person as may be agreed upon. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.10, s. 5; 1994, c. 26, s. 72 (1).

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

1994, c. 26, s. 72 (1) - 31/12/2011

Homemakers services

6 The services of a homemaker may be furnished under this Act,

(a) for households in which there is a child who might otherwise be cared for in other than his or her own home during the absence, illness, convalescence or incapacity of a parent or other person in whose charge he or she is, where an adult is available to furnish any care that the child may require...