Table VI. Nature of Regulation .

	Canada			Germany	Norway
	Ontario1	British Columbia2	Manitoba3	North Rhine/Westphalia4	Oslo & Bergen5
Prescriptive / Interpretive	Prescriptive with respect to who does what and how with every task from meal hours to number of baths is prescribed in detail in the legislation and additional criterion are applied as part of the compliance process	Interpretive with respect to what and how tasks are done; Prescriptive, with respect to dining hours	Interpretive with respect to who does what and how it is done. For example, the act calls for “at least three full meals or equivalent are offered to each resident at reasonable intervals in each 24-hour period” giving staff and residents flexibility to plan and execute their day. Prescriptive with respect to medications.	Interpretive with respect to how tasks are done and Prescriptive with respect to funding. Additional rules are set at the regional level so that there is variation within and between regions.	Interpretive, and set at the municipal level

¹Ontario, Long-Term Care Homes Act

² British Columbia, Community Care and Assisted Living Act

³Manitoba, Personal Care Homes Standards Regulation

⁴Germany, Social Code (SGB) - Eleventh Book (XI)

⁵Norway, Ministry of Health, Law on Municipal Health Care