S-4.2 - Act respecting health services and social services

Section 435.4 Disposition versions

2020-09-01

435.4. The Minister may, by regulation, determine the standards and scales to be used by the health and social services network insurance manager for

(1)  the selection, appointment and hiring, and the remuneration and other conditions of employment, of senior administrators and management personnel; and

(2)  the remuneration and other conditions of employment of the other staff members, subject to the collective agreements in force.

The Minister may establish, by regulation and for persons referred to in subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the first paragraph who are not governed by a collective agreement, a procedure of appeal for cases of dismissal, termination of employment or non-renewal of employment, and for cases of suspension without pay or of demotion. The regulation may also prescribe a procedure for the settlement of disagreements over the interpretation and application of the terms of employment established thereby. Lastly, the regulation may prescribe a method for the designation of an arbitrator, to which sections 100.1, 139 and 140 of the Labour Code (chapter C-27) apply, and the measures the arbitrator may take after having heard the parties.

A regulation made under this section must be authorized by the Conseil du trésor. The Conseil du trésor may limit the authorization requirement to the matters it considers of governmental import. It may also attach conditions to the authorization.

2017, c. 21, s. 50; 2020, c. 2, s. 63.

2017-11-10

435.4. To fulfil its purpose, each joint procurement group shall

(1)  carry out the joint goods and services procurement projects entrusted to it by the institutions it serves or by the Minister;

(2)  provide support with respect to procurement for the institutions;

(3)  establish and update, in cooperation with the institutions it serves and in accordance with ministerial policy directions, a timetable for all calls for tenders under its responsibility;

(4)  deploy the resources necessary to carry out the calls for tenders scheduled in the timetable;

(5)  enlist the participation of the institutions and other partners possessing the knowledge and skills required to carry out procurement projects, such as institution pharmacists in the case of procurement of medicines;

(6)  collaborate and act in concert with other joint procurement groups, if applicable;

(7)  produce management data on its work in accordance with the indicators and method determined by the Minister; and

(8)  carry out any other mandate entrusted to it by the Minister.

In exercising its functions, the joint procurement group must help improve the quality of care, promote innovation and preserve the value of procurements, for instance by making sure, if necessary, that information assets are compatible.

2017, c. 21, s. 50.