C-24.2, r. 1.01 - Order respecting motorized mobility aids

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1. In this Order, unless the context indicates otherwise,
motorized mobility aid means
(1)  a wheelchair propelled by an electric motor; or
(2)  any other vehicle designed to make up for an inability to walk that has the following features:
(a)  it is designed for only 1 person;
(b)  it is equipped with a seat, which cannot be straddled, and backrest as well as footrests and armrests;
(c)  it is not equipped with brake, accelerator or clutch pedals or pedals to convey the force of the user’s foot to the vehicle’s transmission system;
(d)  it is propelled by an electric motor;
(e)  it moves on 3 or 4 wheels;
(f)  it has a maximum width of 75 cm, including equipment, except if its use is prescribed to the user by a health professional;
(g)  it is not equipped with a closed cabin or sides closed using a rigid or soft, transparent or opaque, material;
health professional means
(1)  a chiropractor;
(2)  an occupational therapist;
(3)  a specialized nurse practitioner;
(4)  a physician;
(5)  a physiotherapist.
Despite the first paragraph, the following vehicles are not motorized mobility aids:
(1)  a vehicle made by hand;
(2)  a vehicle that, before being altered, did not have all the characteristics of a motorized mobility aid.
M.O. 2020-14, s. 1; M.O. 2023-18, s. 1.
1. In this Order, unless the context indicates otherwise,
motorized mobility aid means
(1)  a wheelchair propelled by an electric motor; or
(2)  any other vehicle designed to make up for an inability to walk that has the following features:
(a)  it is designed for only 1 person;
(b)  it is equipped with a seat, which cannot be straddled, and backrest as well as footrests and armrests;
(c)  it is not equipped with brake, accelerator or clutch pedals or pedals to convey the force of the user’s foot to the vehicle’s transmission system;
(d)  it is propelled by an electric motor;
(e)  it moves on 3 or 4 wheels;
(f)  it has a maximum width of 75 cm, including equipment, except if its use is prescribed to the user by a health professional;
(g)  it is not equipped with a closed cabin or sides closed using a rigid or soft, transparent or opaque, material;
health professional means a person who holds a permit issued by one of the following orders and who is entered on the roll of the order concerned:
(1)  Ordre professionnel des chiropraticiens du Québec;
(2)  Ordre professionnel des ergothérapeutes;
(3)  Ordre professionnel des médecins du Québec.
Despite the first paragraph, the following vehicles are not motorized mobility aids:
(1)  a vehicle made by hand;
(2)  a vehicle that, before being altered, did not have all the characteristics of a motorized mobility aid.
M.O. 2020-14, s. 1.
In force: 2020-08-09
1. In this Order, unless the context indicates otherwise,
motorized mobility aid means
(1)  a wheelchair propelled by an electric motor; or
(2)  any other vehicle designed to make up for an inability to walk that has the following features:
(a)  it is designed for only 1 person;
(b)  it is equipped with a seat, which cannot be straddled, and backrest as well as footrests and armrests;
(c)  it is not equipped with brake, accelerator or clutch pedals or pedals to convey the force of the user’s foot to the vehicle’s transmission system;
(d)  it is propelled by an electric motor;
(e)  it moves on 3 or 4 wheels;
(f)  it has a maximum width of 75 cm, including equipment, except if its use is prescribed to the user by a health professional;
(g)  it is not equipped with a closed cabin or sides closed using a rigid or soft, transparent or opaque, material;
health professional means a person who holds a permit issued by one of the following orders and who is entered on the roll of the order concerned:
(1)  Ordre professionnel des chiropraticiens du Québec;
(2)  Ordre professionnel des ergothérapeutes;
(3)  Ordre professionnel des médecins du Québec.
Despite the first paragraph, the following vehicles are not motorized mobility aids:
(1)  a vehicle made by hand;
(2)  a vehicle that, before being altered, did not have all the characteristics of a motorized mobility aid.
M.O. 2020-14, s. 1.