A-3.001, r. 8.01 - Regulation to designate a specialized nurse practitioner as a health professional for the purposes of the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases and the Workers’ Compensation Act

Updated to 1 July 2024

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chapter A-3.001, r. 8.01

Regulation to designate a specialized nurse practitioner as a health professional for the purposes of the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases and the Workers’ Compensation Act

Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases

(chapter A-3.001, s. 454, 1st par., subpar. 17, and 5th par.).

Workers’ Compensation Act

(chapter A-3, s. 124, 1st par., subpar. c.1, and 2nd par.).

1. For the purposes of the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (chapter A-3.001) and the Workers’ Compensation Act (chapter A-3), a specialized nurse practitioner within the meaning of the Nurses Act (chapter I-8) is a health professional.

O.C. 1272-2023, s. 1.

2. The care and treatment provided by a specialized nurse practitioner who is an employee of an institution referred to in paragraph 2 of section 189 of the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (chapter A-3.001) are covered by the standard agreement and the specific agreements made in accordance with section 195 of that Act.

O.C. 1272-2023, s. 2.

3. The Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail pays directly to a specialized nurse practitioner who is not an employee of an institution referred to in paragraph 2 of section 189 of the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (chapter A-3.001) or, where the specialized nurse practitioner is an employee of an employer, to the employer, the cost of the services provided according to the same terms and conditions as those provided for in the agreement made under section 195 of the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases.

To obtain a payment, the specialized nurse practitioner or, where the specialized nurse practitioner is an employee of an employer, the employer, must send an account to the Commission within 180 days after the service is provided.

O.C. 1272-2023, s. 3.

4. The Commission publishes on its website the agreement respecting the cost of services that may be provided by specialized nurse practitioners.

O.C. 1272-2023, s. 4.

5. (Omitted).

O.C. 1272-2023, s. 5.

REFERENCES

O.C. 1272-2023, 2023 G.O. 2, 1974