BILL 35

An Act to Amend the Nursing Homes Act

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, enacts as follows:

1 Paragraph 14(1)(d) of the Nursing Homes Act, chapter N-11 of the Acts of New Brunswick, 1982, is amended by adding “pharmacist’s,” after “physician’s,”.

2 Section 29 of the Act is amended

(a)  by adding after paragraph (x) the following:

(x.1)  defining terms used in this Act and not otherwise defined;

(b)  by repealing paragraph (ff) and substituting the following:

(ff)  providing for the determination or reassessment of the income of an applicant for or recipient of assistance under section 23 and that of his or her spouse or common-law partner;

(c)  by adding after paragraph (ff) the following:

(ff.1)  prescribing contributions to be made by an applicant for or recipient of assistance under section 23 and his or her spouse or common-law partner before assistance is provided or continued under section 23;

(d)  by adding after paragraph (ii) the following:

(ii.1)  authorizing the Minister to waive part or all of contributions referred to in paragraph (ff.1) and prescribing the circumstances or conditions under which his or her discretion to waive contributions may be exercised;