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Department of Health
Nursing Home Licence
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| Who Needs This Licence? |
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Anyone who wants to provide 24-hour nursing care in Nova
Scotia to 4 or more people in a building or part of a building.
"Nursing Home" means a building or place or part of a building
or place in which accommodation is provided or is available to persons over
16 years of age requiring intensive personal care under the supervision
of a registered nurse. Nursing Homes provide Type I and Type II care. (See
Additional Information at the end of this entry.) |
| Issuing Department / Agency: |
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N.S. Department of Health
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| Where can you get further information? |
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Contact: |
Licensing Coordinator, Continuing
Care |
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Phone: |
(902) 424-0435 |
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Fax: |
(902) 428-5744 |
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Write: |
Continuing Care
N.S. Department of Health
Joseph Howe Building, 11th Floor
1690 Hollis Street
PO Box 488
Halifax, NS B3J 2R8 |
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Website: |
http://www.gov.ns.ca/heal/
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Email: |
LTCINFO@gov.ns.ca |
| Application Forms & Process: |
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Homes
for Special Care Act and
Regulations can be obtained from the N.S. Department of Health.
The proposal must be approved by the N.S. Minister of Health before proceeding.
There is a site visit as part of this process.
If all requirements are met and the application is approved, the licence
will be sent to the applicant by mail. |
| Waiting Period: |
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No specified time frame |
| Expiry & Renewal: |
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This licence is valid for up to 1 year covering the period
as stated on the licence. It can be renewed, and the renewal time is stated
on the licence. The renewal process is started by the Department, which
will issue a new licence, upon expiry of the old licence, if the facility
continues to meet all requirements. |
| Price: |
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Free |
| Related Requirements: |
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Some or all of the following permits, licences or approvals
may be required before this permit can be issued:
- Food Establishment
Permit, N.S. Department of Agriculture;
- Building Plans
Approval, Labour and Advanced Education: Office
of the Fire Marshal; and the N.S. Department
of Health ;
- Homes for
Special Care: Approval and Licence, Department of Community Services;
- Municipal Zoning
Bylaws (if applicable);
- Wastewater
or Water Treatment Plant or Collection Facility & Wastewater or
Water Treatment Plant or Distribution Facility: Operator Certification,
Nova Scotia Environment;
- Water Approval:
Water Allocation, Nova Scotia Environment
- Electrical
Wiring Permit, Labour and Advanced Education;
- Elevator / Lift Licence (Initial or Renewal), Labour and Advanced Education.
- Cosmetology
Licence of Nova Scotia;
- Municipal Building Permit;
- Municipal Occupancy Permit
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| Additional Information: |
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- Type I - is that required by a person who is ambulant and / or independently
mobile, and who requires primarily supervision and / or assistance
with activities of daily living.
- Type II - is that required by a person with a relatively stabilized
chronic disease or functional disability, who, having reached the
apparent limit of their recovery, is not likely to change in the near
future, who required the availability of personal care on a continuing
24 hour basis, with medical and professional nursing supervision.
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| Legislative Authority: |
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Homes for Special Care Act, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter
203. |
