A-28, r. 1 - Regulation respecting the application of the Hospital Insurance Act

Section 1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

1. Definitions: In this Regulation,

(a)  “beneficiary” means every person benefiting from the services of a hospital centre;

(b)  “hospital centre” means a hospital centre within the meaning of subparagraph h of section 1 of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-5);

(c)  “hospital centre for short-term care” or “hospital centre for long-term care” means any hospital centre for short-term care or hospital centre for long-term care within the meaning of the Organization and Management of Institutions Regulation (chapter S-5, r. 5);

(d)  “private hospital centre” means a private hospital centre that has made a contract or agreement with the Minister within the meaning of sections 176 or 177 of the Act respecting health services and social services;

(e)  “private room” means room containing 1 bed with an area of not less than 9.25 m2, intended for the lodging of beneficiaries;

(f)  “semi-private room” means room containing 2 beds with an area of not less than 14.75 m2, intended for the lodging of beneficiaries;

(f.1)  “spouse” means

(1)  the man or woman with whom a person is married and cohabits;

(2)  the man or woman of the opposite or the same sex with whom a person cohabits in a conjugal relationship, where they have been so cohabiting for at least 1 year or where

(a)  a child has been born of their union;

(b)  they have adopted a child together; or

(c)  one of them has adopted the other’s child;

(g)  “board of directors” means the board of directors of a hospital centre, constituted in accordance with the Act respecting health services and social services;

(h)  “executive director” means the executive director of a hospital centre, appointed in accordance with section 104 of the Act respecting health services and social services;

(i)  “agreement” means an agreement concluded in accordance with section 6 of the Act;

(j)  “federal hospital” means a hospital or hospital centre owned or operated by the Canadian Government;

(k)  “Act” means the Hospital Insurance Act (chapter A-28);

(l)  “Minister” means the Minister of Health and Social Services;

(l.1)  “agency” means a health and social services agency referred to in the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2);

(m)  “resident” means a resident or temporary resident of Québec within the meaning of sections 5 to 8 of the Health Insurance Act (chapter A-29) and of Division II of the Regulation respecting eligibility and registration of persons in respect of the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (chapter A-29, r. 1);

(n)  “ward” means all premises intended for accommodating beneficiaries other than a private or semi-private room;

(o)  “dependent person” means any dependent person within the meaning of section 1.1 of the Regulation respecting eligibility and registration of persons in respect of the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec.

In this Regulation, where the expression “board of directors” is used in connection with a private institution, it means “proprietor”.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. A-28, r. 1, s. 1; O.C. 1523-83, s. 1; O.C. 1768-84, s. 1; O.C. 1100-90, s. 4; O.C. 696-91, ss. 1, 2, 3 and 4; O.C. 315-93, s. 1; O.C. 1379-95, s. 1; O.C. 973-2001, s. 1.