The Minister of Health and Social Services is authorized to delegate to the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec the exercise of functions related to the contribution of adults sheltered in a facility maintained by a public or private institution under agreement within the meaning of this Act and that are conferred on the Minister by this Act and the relevant regulations made thereunder. Order in Council 520-99 dated 5 May 1999, (1999) 131 G.O. 2 (French), 2082.