I-8, r. 7.01 - Regulation respecting registration certificates issued by the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec

Updated to 12 December 2023

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chapter I-8, r. 7.01

Regulation respecting registration certificates issued by the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec

Nurses Act

(chapter I-8, s. 12).

1. The purpose of this Regulation is to determine the conditions and formalities applicable to the issue of the registration certificate referred to in Division VII of the Nurses Act (chapter I-8) and the causes for and the conditions and formalities applicable to the revocation of such a certificate.

O.C. 102-2013, s. 1.

2. The Secretary of the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec shall issue a registration certificate to a nursing student who meets the following terms and conditions:

(1)  he has not had his registration certificate revoked in the year preceding his application for any of the causes mentioned in subparagraphs 3 to 5 of section 3;

(2)  he requires that the educational institution where he is enrolled send the Order written confirmation that he holds a high school diploma and is enrolled in a program of studies leading to a diploma giving access to the permit of the Order;

(3)  he provides a certified copy of his birth certificate;

(4)  he provides a photograph no more than 1 year old, of passport size (5 cm × 7 cm), certified by a member of a Québec professional order who has known the person for at least 2 years or by a commissioner for oaths;

(5)  he submits an application for registration on the form provided by the Order;

(6)  he pays the fees prescribed by the Board of Directors pursuant to subparagraph 8 of section 86.0.1 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26).

A registration certificate shall also be issued to a person who serves a training period pursuant to a regulation under subparagraph c of section 93 of the Professional Code or whose diploma or training has been recognized as equivalent by the Order and who has fulfilled the conditions and formalities mentioned in subparagraphs 1, 4, 5 and 6 of the first paragraph of this section.

O.C. 102-2013, s. 2.

3. The following constitute causes for revoking a registration certificate. The holder:

(1)  has no longer been enrolled, for over one year, in a session of a program of studies leading to a diploma giving access to a permit from the Order or in a training course determined by the Order in accordance with section 9 of the Regulation respecting diploma or training equivalence for the issue of a permit by the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (chapter I-8, r. 16);

(2)  fails the program of studies leading to a diploma giving access to a permit from the Order or the training course determined by the Order in accordance with section 9 of said regulation;

(3)  is expelled from the program of studies leading to a diploma giving access to a permit from the Order or the training course determined by the Order in accordance with section 9 of said regulation;

(4)  obtained the registration certificate under false pretences;

(5)  performs professional acts reserved to nurses other than those authorized in a regulation under subparagraph h of section 94 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26) or does not meet the conditions for performing these acts, in particular those relating to the respect of the ethical obligations applicable to members of the Order.

O.C. 102-2013, s. 3.

4. Before revoking a registration certificate, the board of directors must give its holder an opportunity to submit comments.

Accordingly, the Secretary shall send the holder written notice of the date, place and time of the meeting at which these comments may be submitted. This notice shall indicate the cause for the revocation.

The holder who wishes to attend the meeting in order to submit comments must notify the Secretary of the Order before the scheduled meeting date. The holder may, however, submit comments in writing to the Secretary at any time before the scheduled meeting date.

O.C. 102-2013, s. 4.

5. The decision to revoke a registration certificate must be justified. The person concerned shall be notified of the decision as soon as possible and it shall take effect as of the date on which the notice is served.

O.C. 102-2013, s. 5.

6. This Regulation replaces the Regulation respecting conditions and procedures for revoking the registration of a student in nursing (chapter I-8, r. 12).

O.C. 102-2013, s. 6.

7. (Omitted).

O.C. 102-2013, s. 7.

REFERENCES

O.C. 102-2013, 2013 G.O. 2, 382