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Volume 46, No. 13

B.C. Reg. 236/2003

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

July 2, 2003

B.C. Reg. 236/2003, deposited June 20, 2003, pursuant to the EMPLOYMENT AND ASSISTANCE ACT [Section 35] and the EMPLOYMENT AND ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT [Section 26]. Order in Council 640/2003, approved and ordered June 19, 2003.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that, effective July 1, 2003,

(

a) the Employment and Assistance Regulation, B.C. Reg. 263/2002, is amended according to the attached

Schedule 1, and

(

b) the Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Regulation, B.C. Reg. 265/2002, is amended according to the attached

Schedule 2. — M. COELL, Minister of Human Resources; J. van DONGEN , Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Schedule 1

1 The Employment and Assistance Regulation, B.C. Reg. 263/2002, is amended by adding the following sections:

Optical supplements

67.1

(1) The minister may provide any health supplement set out in

section 2.1

[optical supplements] of

Schedule C to or for a family unit if the supplement is provided to or for a person in the family unit who is

(

a) a recipient of income assistance under

section 2 [monthly support allowance] , 4 [ monthly shelter allowance ] , 6 [people receiving room and

board] , 8 [people receiving special care] or 9 [people in emergency

shelters] of

Schedule A,

(

b) a recipient of hardship assistance, other than under

section 42 [applicants who do not meet citizenship requirements] ,

(

c) a dependent child of a recipient referred to in paragraph (

a) or (b),

(

d) a child in the home of a relative, if equivalent payment for the services is not available through the child's parents,

(

e) a person who was a recipient of income assistance under

section 2 [monthly support allowance] , 4 [monthly shelter allowance] , 6 [people receiving room and

board] , 8 [people receiving special care] or 9 [people in emergency

shelters] of

Schedule A on the day he or she reached 65 years of age and was eligible for supplements under

section 2 [general health supplements] or 3 [medical equipment and devices] of

Schedule C on that day, or

(

f) a dependant of a person referred to in paragraph (e), if the dependant was a dependant of the person on the day the person reached 65 years of age and remains a dependant of that person.

(2) A person referred to in subsection (1) (

e) or (

f) ceases to be eligible for any health supplement under this

section if the person's family unit takes up residence outside British Columbia.

Eye examination supplements

67.2

(1) Subject to the limits set in this section, the minister may provide a health supplement under

section 2.2 [eye examination supplements] of

Schedule C to or for a family unit if the supplement is provided to or for a person in the family unit who is

(

a) a recipient of income assistance, or

(

b) a recipient of hardship assistance, other than under

section 42 [applicants who do not meet citizenship requirements] .

(2) A person referred to in subsection (1) is not eligible for more than one health supplement under

section 2.2 of

Schedule C in any 24 calendar month period.

(3) A health supplement under

section 2.2 of

Schedule C may be provided only if payment for the service is not available under the

Medicare Protection Act .

Schedule C is amended

(

a) in

section 1 by adding the following definition:

"eye examination" means a full diagnostic examination of a person's eyes by an optometrist or an ophthalmologist, that includes

(

a) a determination of the refractive status of the eyes and of the presence of any observed abnormality in the person's visual system,

(

b) any necessary tests connected to making determinations under paragraph (a), and

(

c) the provision of a written prescription for lenses if necessary; ,

(

b) by repealing

section 2 (1) (b), and

(

c) by adding the following sections:

Optical supplements

2.1 The following are the health supplements that may be paid for by the minister if provided to a family unit that is eligible under

section 67.1 [optical supplements] of this regulation:

(

a) basic eyewear and repairs;

(

b) pre-authorized eyewear and repairs.

Eye examination supplements

2.2 The minister may pay a health supplement under

section 67.2 [eye examination supplements] of this regulation for an eye examination that,

(

a) if provided by an optometrist, is provided for a fee that does not exceed $44.83, or

(

b) if provided by an ophthalmologist, is provided for a fee that does not exceed $48.90.

Schedule 2

1 The Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Regulation, B.C. Reg. 265/2002, is amended by adding the following sections:

Optical supplements

62.1

(1) The minister may provide any health supplement set out in

section 2.1 [optical supplements] of

Schedule C to or for a family unit if the supplement is provided to or for a person in the family unit who is

(

a) a recipient of disability assistance,

(

b) a recipient of hardship assistance, other than under

section 38

[applicants who do not meet citizenship requirements] ,

(

c) a dependent child of a recipient referred to in paragraph (

a) or (b),

(

d) a person with disabilities who has not reached 65 years of age and who has ceased to be eligible for disability assistance because of

(

i) employment income earned by the person or the person's spouse, or

(ii) a pension or other payment under the Canada Pension Plan (Canada),

(

e) a dependant of a person referred to in paragraph (d), if the dependant was a dependant of the person on the day the person ceased to be eligible for disability assistance and remains a dependant of that person,

(

f) a person who was in receipt of disability assistance on the day he or she reached 65 years of age, or

(

g) a dependant of a person referred to in paragraph (f), if the dependant was a dependant of the person on the day the person reached 65 years of age and remains a dependant of that person.

(2) A person referred to in subsection (1) (d), (e), (

f) or (

g) ceases to be eligible for any health supplement under this

section if the person's family unit takes up residence outside British Columbia.

Eye examination supplements

62.2

(1) Subject to the limits set in this section, the minister may provide a health supplement under

section 2.2

[eye examination supplements] of

Schedule C to or for a family unit if the supplement is provided to or for a person in the family unit who is

(

a) a recipient of disability assistance,

(

b) a recipient of hardship assistance, other than under

section 38 [applicants who do not meet citizenship requirements],

(

c) a person with disabilities who has not reached 65 years of age and who has ceased to be eligible for disability assistance because of

(

i) employment income earned by the person or the person's spouse, or

(ii) a pension or other payment under the Canada Pension Plan (Canada),

(

d) a dependant of a person referred to in paragraph (c), if the dependant was a dependant of the person on the day the person ceased to be eligible for disability assistance and remains a dependant of that person, or

(

e) a dependant of a person who was in receipt of disability assistance on the day he or she reached 65 years of age, if the dependant was a dependant of the person on the day the person reached 65 years of age and remains a dependant of that person.

(2) A person referred to in subsection (1) (c), (

d) or (

e) ceases to be eligible for a supplement under this

section if the person's family unit takes up residence outside British Columbia.

(3) A person referred to in subsection (1) is not eligible for more than one health supplement under

section 2.2 of

Schedule C in any 24 calendar month period.

(4) A health supplement under

section 2.2 of

Schedule C may be provided only if payment for the service is not available under the

Medicare Protection Act .

Schedule C is amended

(

a) in

section 1 by adding the following definition:

"eye examination" means a full diagnostic examination of a person's eyes by an optometrist or an ophthalmologist, that includes

(

a) a determination of the refractive status of the eyes and of the presence of any observed abnormality in the person's visual system,

(

b) any necessary tests connected to making determinations under paragraph (a), and

(

c) the provision of a written prescription for lenses if necessary; ,

(

b) by repealing

section 2 (1) (b), and

(

c) by adding the following sections:

Optical supplements

2.1 The following are the health supplements that may be paid for by the minister if provided to a family unit that is eligible under

section 62.1

[optical supplements] of this regulation:

(

a) basic eyewear and repairs;

(

b) pre-authorized eyewear and repairs.

Eye examination supplements

2.2 The minister may pay a health supplement under

section 62.2

[eye examination supplements] of this regulation for an eye examination that,

(

a) if provided by an optometrist, is provided for a fee that does not exceed $44.83, or

(

b) if provided by an ophthalmologist, is provided for a fee that does not exceed $48.90.

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