A-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting eligibility and registration of persons in respect of the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec

Section 7 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

7. Subject to sections 7.0.1 and 7.1, a resident of Québec who is outside Québec for 183 days or more per year for any of the following reasons shall retain the status of resident of Québec, provided that he notifies the Board of his absence:

(1)  the person is registered as a student at an educational institution in or outside Québec while pursuing a program of studies outside Québec;

(2)  the person is a full-time non-remunerated trainee at a university, at an institution affiliated with a university, at a research institute or with a government or international body or at an enterprise or agency affiliated with such an institute or body;

(3)  the person is a public servant employed by the Gouvernement du Québec and is posted outside Québec;

(4)  the person is residing temporarily in another province to hold temporary employment or carry out a contract in that province;

(5)  the person holds employment or is performing a contract outside Québec on behalf of a partnership or legal person having its head office or a business establishment in Québec to whom they are directly accountable, or is a public servant employed by the Government of Canada and is posted outside Québec, while his family remains in Québec or where he maintains a dwelling in Québec;

(6)  the person works abroad as an employee of a non-profit organization having its head office in Canada, within the framework of an international aid or cooperation program recognized by the Minister of Health and Social Services;

(7)  the person stays outside Québec for 12 months or less during a calendar year, provided that such stay occurs only once every 7 years;

(8)  the person is carrying out a contract outside Québec as a self-employed worker and the person’s business establishment is located in Québec;

(9)  the person is residing temporarily abroad under a reciprocity agreement entered into by the Minister of Health and Social Services under section 10 of the Act respecting the Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux (chapter M-19.2).

Except for the stays referred to in subparagraph 7, the spouse of the person and any dependent person accompanying the person during his stay also retains the status of resident of Québec, provided that they notify the Board of their absence.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a person stays outside Québec for 183 days or more per year for the reason referred to in subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph, he may retain the status of resident of Québec for not more than 4 consecutive calendar years, or for not more than 2 consecutive calendar years where he stays outside Québec for any of the reasons referred to in subparagraphs 2 and 4 of the first paragraph.

O.C. 1470-92, s. 7; O.C. 67-94, s. 5; O.C. 1520-96, s. 1; O.C. 552-2001, ss. 5, 28 and 29.