Would some Homes have to be licensed both under the Social Residential Homes Bill (SRHB) as well as the Healthcare Services Act (HCSA)?
SRHs that will be licensed under the SRHB have been exempted from the Healthcare Services Act (HCSA).
MSF and MOH are concurrently reviewing if there are nursing care requirements under the HCSA that would apply to SRHs that provide nursing care to residents (e.g. Sheltered Homes). New requirements, if any, will be introduced at a later date, and all affected SRHs will be consulted beforehand.
Related questions
Are there any overlaps in regulatory requirements under the SRHB, and those under the Healthcare Services Act? If so, how will these overlaps be dealt with?
Are the Home for the Aged Act (HFAA) and Children and Young Persons Act (CYPA) ineffective/insufficient to ensure quality of care in these Social Residential Homes (SRH)? If there are gaps, what are these and how are they addressed by the Social Residential Homes Bill (SRHB)?
There are homes that fall under the definition of a 'social residential home', but are not under the new licensing regime. What are some examples of such homes, and why are they not under the new licensing regime?
Are volunteers regulated under the SRHB? Why or why not?
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