I-8, r. 6 - Regulation respecting professional liability insurance for nurses

Updated to 1 October 2024

This document has official status.

chapter I-8, r. 6

Regulation respecting professional liability insurance for nurses

Nurses Act

(chapter I-8, s. 3).

Professional Code

(chapter C-26, s. 93, par. d).

DIVISION I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.01. The Interpretation Act (chapter I-16) applies to this Regulation.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. I-8, r. 3, s. 1.01.

1.02. In this Regulation, unless the context indicates otherwise, the expression “nursing professional” means a nurse.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. I-8, r. 3, s. 1.02.

DIVISION II LIABILITY INSURANCE

2.01. A nursing professional entered on the roll of the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec must be insured against the liability which may be incurred owing to fault or negligence committed in the exercise of the profession and whose annual guarantee limit must not be less than $500,000. The nursing professional must, before 1 April of each year, furnish proof to the secretary of the Order that such liability insurance is in force for a period of at least 12 months effective from such date.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. I-8, r. 3, s. 2.01.

2.02. The proof of insurance provided for in section 2.01 is furnished to the Order by the remittance of an insurance certificate indicating the name and the nursing professional, the period and the guarantee limit.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. I-8, r. 3, s. 2.02.

REFERENCES

R.R.Q., 1981, c. I-8, r. 3