Definitions

1   In this regulation:

"Act" means the Adult Guardianship Act;

"health region" means an area that under the Regional Health Boards Regulation, B.C. Reg. 293/2001, constitutes a region for a regional health board;

"regional health board" means a board continued or designated under the Regional Health Boards Regulation, B.C. Reg. 293/2001.

Community Living Services for Adults Program

2   (1) For the purpose of performing functions under Part 3 of the Act in relation to adults resident anywhere in British Columbia who are eligible to receive community living support under the Community Living Authority Act, Community Living British Columbia is designated as an agency.

(2) A designation under any other section of this regulation does not authorize or require another designated agency to perform functions under Part 3 of the Act in relation to adults who are eligible to receive community living support under the Community Living Authority Act.

[am. B.C. Reg. 238/2005.]

Health regions

3   For the purpose of performing functions under Part 3 of the Act in relation to adults resident in a health region for which the following regional health boards are responsible, but excluding adults referred to in section 4 of this regulation, each regional health board is designated as an agency for its region:

(a) Fraser Health Authority;

(b) Interior Health Authority;

(c) Northern Health Authority;

(d) Vancouver Coastal Health Authority;

(e) Vancouver Island Health Authority.

[am. B.C. Reg. 38/2007, s. (a).]

Providence Health Care

4   Providence Health Care Society is designated as an agency for the purposes of performing functions under Part 3 of the Act in relation to adults who are patients or persons in care at hospitals or facilities owned and operated by Providence Health Care Society.

[en. B.C. Reg. 38/2007, s. (b).]