A-2.2, r. 1 - Regulation under the Act to promote access to family medicine and specialized medicine services

Section 2 Disposition versions

2024-05-23

2. In addition to the cases described in section 1, general practitioners may add to their caseload of patients a person other than a person registered in the system referred to in that section if, on the one hand, the practitioner has already cared for the person for an episode of care or for specific monitoring and, on the other hand, the person satisfies the conditions set out in one of the following paragraphs:

(1)  the person is in one of the following situations:

(a)  the person is suffering from active cancer;

(b)  the person is receiving palliative care;

(c)  the person has a psychotic disorder;

(d)  the person has suicidal or homicidal ideation;

(e)  the person is pregnant;

(f)  the person is in a situation of the same nature as those referred to in subparagraphs a to e for which a registration delay of 7 or more days could have adverse consequences on the person’s health;

(g)  the person was hospitalized for a chronic problem or a problem requiring rapid follow-up in the month preceding the person’s request to be added to the practitioner’s caseload of patients;

(h)  the person has an active drug or alcohol addiction;

(i)  the person has a major and active depressive, adjustment or anxiety disorder;

(j)  the person has HIV or AIDS;

(k)  the person has had a recent embolism or atrial fibrillation requiring the person to take anticoagulants and that the international normalized ratio (INR) calculated for blood clotting be monitored;

(l)  the person is in a situation of the same nature as those referred to in subparagraphs g to k for which a registration delay of not more than two weeks can be tolerated;

(2)  the person is not in a situation described in paragraph 1, but being added to the practitioner’s caseload of patients is not done to the detriment of a person in such a situation who is registered in the system referred to in section 1.

O.C. 800-2024, s. 2.

Not in force

In force: 2024-05-23

2. In addition to the cases described in section 1, general practitioners may add to their caseload of patients a person other than a person registered in the system referred to in that section if, on the one hand, the practitioner has already cared for the person for an episode of care or for specific monitoring and, on the other hand, the person satisfies the conditions set out in one of the following paragraphs:

(1)  the person is in one of the following situations:

(a)  the person is suffering from active cancer;

(b)  the person is receiving palliative care;

(c)  the person has a psychotic disorder;

(d)  the person has suicidal or homicidal ideation;

(e)  the person is pregnant;

(f)  the person is in a situation of the same nature as those referred to in subparagraphs a to e for which a registration delay of 7 or more days could have adverse consequences on the person’s health;

(g)  the person was hospitalized for a chronic problem or a problem requiring rapid follow-up in the month preceding the person’s request to be added to the practitioner’s caseload of patients;

(h)  the person has an active drug or alcohol addiction;

(i)  the person has a major and active depressive, adjustment or anxiety disorder;

(j)  the person has HIV or AIDS;

(k)  the person has had a recent embolism or atrial fibrillation requiring the person to take anticoagulants and that the international normalized ratio (INR) calculated for blood clotting be monitored;

(l)  the person is in a situation of the same nature as those referred to in subparagraphs g to k for which a registration delay of not more than two weeks can be tolerated;

(2)  the person is not in a situation described in paragraph 1, but being added to the practitioner’s caseload of patients is not done to the detriment of a person in such a situation who is registered in the system referred to in section 1.

O.C. 800-2024, s. 2.