I-8 - Nurses Act

Section 36.1 Disposition versions

2023-12-07

36.1. Specialized nurse practitioners may, if so authorized by a regulation made under subparagraph f of the first paragraph of section 14, engage in the following activities, according to their class of specialization and on the terms and conditions prescribed in that regulation:

(1)  diagnosing illnesses;

(2)  prescribing diagnostic examinations;

(3)  using diagnostic techniques that are invasive or entail risks of injury;

(4)  determining medical treatments;

(5)  prescribing medications and other substances;

(6)  prescribing medical treatments;

(7)  using techniques or applying medical treatments that are invasive or entail risks of injury;

(8)  providing pregnancy care; and

(9)  administering the medication or substance allowing a person to obtain medical aid in dying under the Act respecting end-of-life care (chapter S-32.0001).

2002, c. 33, s. 12; 2020, c. 6, s. 3; 2023, c. 15, s. 53.

2021-01-25

36.1. Specialized nurse practitioners may, if so authorized by a regulation made under subparagraph f of the first paragraph of section 14, engage in the following activities, according to their class of specialization and on the terms and conditions prescribed in that regulation:

(1)  diagnosing illnesses;

(2)  prescribing diagnostic examinations;

(3)  using diagnostic techniques that are invasive or entail risks of injury;

(4)  determining medical treatments;

(5)  prescribing medications and other substances;

(6)  prescribing medical treatments;

(7)  using techniques or applying medical treatments that are invasive or entail risks of injury; and

(8)  providing pregnancy care.

2002, c. 33, s. 12; 2020, c. 6, s. 3.

2003-01-30

36.1. Nurses may, if they are so authorized by regulations under subparagraph b of the first paragraph of section 19 of the Medical Act (chapter M-9) and under paragraph f of section 14 of this Act, engage in one or more of the following activities referred to in the second paragraph of section 31 of the Medical Act:

(1)  prescribing diagnostic examinations;

(2)  using diagnostic techniques that are invasive or entail risks of injury;

(3)  prescribing medications and other substances;

(4)  prescribing medical treatment; and

(5)  using techniques or applying medical treatments that are invasive or entail risks of injury.

2002, c. 33, s. 12.