C-26, r. 183 - Regulation respecting the categories of permits issued by the Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec

Updated to 1 October 2024

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chapter C-26, r. 183

Regulation respecting the categories of permits issued by the Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec

Professional Code

(chapter C-26, s. 94, par. m).

1. The following 2 categories of permits are established within the Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec:

(1)  the speech therapist category; and

(2)  the audiologist category.

A speech therapist category permit may be issued only to a holder of a diploma referred to in paragraphs a, c and d of section 1.12 of the Regulation respecting the diplomas issued by designated educational institutions which give access to permits or specialist’s certificates of professional orders (chapter C-26, r. 2), or to a person who has had a diploma equivalence or training equivalence recognized by the board of directors of the Order. (Paragraph obsolete; O.C. 222-2013, 2013 G.O. 2, 943)

An audiologist category permit may be issued only to a holder of a diploma referred to in paragraph b of section 1.12 of the Regulation respecting the diplomas issued by designated educational institutions which give access to permits or specialist’s certificates of professional orders or to a person who has had a diploma equivalence or training equivalence recognized by the board of directors of the Order. (Paragraph obsolete; O.C. 222-2013, 2013 G.O. 2, 943)

O.C. 58-2007, s. 1.

2. No member of the Order may use the title of speech therapist or any other title or abbreviation or use initials that may imply that the member is a speech therapist, or engage in the professional activities referred to in paragraphs c, d, e and f of paragraph 2 of section 37.1 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), unless the member holds the speech therapist category permit referred to in subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 1.

O.C. 58-2007, s. 2; O.C. 1031-2012, s. 1.

3. No member of the Order may use the title of audiologist or any other title or abbreviation or use initials that may imply that the member is an audiologist, or engage in the professional activities referred to in paragraphs a, b, c, e and f of paragraph 2 of section 37.1 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), unless the member holds the audiologist category permit referred to in subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph of section 1.

O.C. 58-2007, s. 3; O.C. 1031-2012, s. 2.

4. Every permit issued by the board of directors of the Order between 11 September 2003 and 1 March 2007 becomes

(1)  a speech therapist category permit in the case of a holder of a diploma referred to in paragraphs a, c and d of section 1.12 of the Regulation respecting the diplomas issued by designated educational institutions which give access to permits or specialist’s certificates of professional orders (chapter C-26, r. 2) or of a person who has had a diploma equivalence or training equivalence recognized by the board of directors of the Order;

(2)  an audiologist category permit in the case of a holder of a diploma referred to in paragraph b of section 1.12 of the Regulation respecting the diplomas issued by designated educational institutions which give access to permits or specialist’s certificates of professional orders or of a person who has had a diploma equivalence or training equivalence recognized by the board of directors of the Order; or

(3)  a permit of both categories established by the first paragraph of section 1 in the case of a person who, on 10 September 2003, was the holder of a diploma giving access to the permit of the Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec or was registered in a program giving access to such a diploma.

O.C. 58-2007, s. 4.

5. Every permit issued by the board of directors of the Order before 11 September 2003 becomes a permit of both categories referred to in the first paragraph of section 1.

O.C. 58-2007, s. 5.

6. (Omitted).

O.C. 58-2007, s. 6.

REFERENCES

O.C. 58-2007, 2007 G.O. 2, 970

S.Q. 2008, c. 11, s. 212

O.C. 1031-2012, 2012 G.O. 2, 3190