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ontario regulation 564/05
made under the
Ontario Works Act, 1997
Made: October 17, 2005
Filed: November 4, 2005
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: November 19, 2005
Prescribed Policy Statements
1. For the purpose of interpreting and applying paragraph 4 of section 41, paragraph 3 of subsection 44 (1), paragraph 5 of subsection 44 (2), paragraph 3 of subsection 44 (3) and clause 57 (5) (c) of Ontario Regulation 134/98 (General) made under the Act, the policy of the Ministry is to recognize the medical conditions set out in Column A of Schedule 1 as medical conditions that require a special diet and the amounts set out in Column B of Schedule 1 as the amounts that shall be included in the budgetary requirements of the recipient, up to a total of $250 per month for a member of the benefit unit.
SCHEDULE 1
SPECIAL DIETS
Column A
Column B
MEDICAL CONDITION that requires a Special Diet
Monthly Amount for Special Diet Unless Otherwise Specified
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
$10
Cardiovascular Disease
$10
Celiac Disease
less than 2 years of age
$58
2-10 years of age
$115
11-18 years of age
$147
19 years of age or older
$131
Chronic Constipation
$10
Chronic wounds requiring protein
$10
Congenital Abnormalities of the Metabolic Type — Adults
$10
Congenital Abnormalities of the Metabolic Type — Infants & Children
$10
Congestive Heart Failure
$44
Crohn’s Disease/Ulcerative Colitis
weight loss ≤ 2% of usual body weight
$75
weight loss > 2% and ≤ 5% of usual body weight
$150
weight loss > 5% and ≤ 10% of usual body weight
$180
weight loss > 10% of usual body weight
$240
Cystic Fibrosis
weight loss ≤ 2% of usual body weight
$75
weight loss > 2% of usual body weight
$150
Diabetes
$42
Diverticulum/Diverticulitis
$10
Dysphagia/Swallowing or Mastication Difficulties
$25 AND $75 one-time amount for the cost of a blender, if funding for a blender has not been previously provided
Extreme Obesity: Class III BMI > 40
$20
Food Allergy — Eggs
$10
Food Allergy — Milk/Dairy or Lactose Intolerance
less than 2 years of age
$95
2-10 years of age
$97
11-18 years of age
$55
19 years of age or older
$35
Food Allergy — Soya
$83
Food Allergy — Wheat
less than 2 years of age
$38
2-10 years of age
$77
11-18 years of age
$98
19 years of age or older
$57
Gestational Diabetes
$44
[Diet is available during pregnancy and for 3 months post partum]
Gout
$32
Hepatic Disorders
$10
HIV/AIDS
weight loss ≤ 2% of usual body weight
$75
weight loss > 2% and ≤ 5% of usual body weight
$150
weight loss > 5% and ≤ 10% of usual body weight
$180
weight loss > 10% of usual body weight
$240
Hyperlipidemia
$10
Hypertension
$10
Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure and Grade 1 to 2 left ventricular function
$44
Hypercholesterolemia
$22
Inadequate lactation to sustain breast-feeding or breast-feeding is contraindicated during the first 12 months of infant’s life
lactose tolerant
$75
lactose intolerant
$83
A Special Diet Allowance will be paid during the first 12 months of an infant’s life, if formula is necessary due to inadequate quantity of breast milk or if breastfeeding is contraindicated [e.g. infant is unable to tolerate breast milk; mother’s milk is contaminated due to other conditions or medical treatments such as HIV/AIDS, chemotherapy; infant has galactosemia].
Liver Failure
$10
Macrocytic Anaemia
$10
Malabsorption
$20
Malignancy
weight loss ≤ 2% of usual body weight
$75
weight loss > 2% and ≤ 5% of usual body weight
$150
weight loss > 5% and ≤ 10% of usual body weight
$180
weight loss > 10% of usual body weight
$240
Marasmus or Kwashiorkor or Anorexia
weight loss ≤ 2% of usual body weight
$75
weight loss > 2% of usual body weight
$150
Microcytic Anaemia
$30
Osteoporosis/Osteomalacia/Osteopenia
$10
Ostomies [e.g., jejunostomy, ileostomy]
weight loss ≤ 2% of usual body weight
$75
weight loss > 2% and ≤ 5% of usual body weight
$150
weight loss > 5% and ≤ 10% of usual body weight
$180
weight loss > 10% of usual body weight
$240
Pancreatic Insufficiency
weight loss ≤ 2% of usual body weight
$75
weight loss > 2% and ≤ 5% of usual body weight
$150
weight loss > 5% and ≤ 10% of usual body weight
$180
weight loss > 10% of usual body weight
$240
Post-gastric surgery
$10
Prediabetes: Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) or Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG)
$42
Renal Failure — Dialysis
$44
Renal Failure — Pre-Dialysis
$44
Short Bowel Syndrome
weight loss ≤ 2% of usual body weight
$75
weight loss > 2% and ≤ 5% of usual body weight
$150
weight loss > 5% and ≤ 10% of usual body weight
$180
weight loss > 10% of usual body weight
$240
Made by:
Pris par :
La ministre des Services sociaux et communautaires,
Sandra Pupatello
Minister of Community and Social Services
Date made: October 17, 2005.
Pris le : 17 octobre 2005.
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