77. For the purposes of section 349.1 of the Act, an integrated health and social services centre or an unamalgamated institution proposes directly to the Minister that it become associated with the operator of one of the places referred to in the second paragraph of that section.
The proposal so made by an institution is considered the proposal of the agency referred to in sections 349.2 and 349.3 of the Act.
The agreement required under section 349.3 of the Act must be signed by the Minister and the integrated health and social services centre, and the amount paid to the clinic under subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph of that section must be paid by the institution.