26. The visual aids referred to in Part II of Schedule I are insured only in respect of a person who(1) is a full-time student or is deemed to be a full-time student pursuing recognized studies according to the norms whose application comes under the responsibility of the Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports or the Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology;
(2) receives training to have access to a professional order;
(3) is learning to read or write French or English under a program under the responsibility of the Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities;
(4) receives training under a program of Emploi-Québec with a view to holding paid employment;
(5) begins a process of obtaining or returning to paid employment;
(6) needs such aid to keep paid employment or gain advancement at work; or
(7) suffers form deafblindness and uses braille as a constant method of reading and writing.
For the purposes of subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph, recognized studies are studies pursued by a student admitted to a program leading to a diploma, a certificate or another attestation of studies awarded pursuant to a basic school regulation established under the Education Act (chapter I-13.3) or the College Education Regulations established under the General and Vocational Colleges Act (chapter C-29), or studies pursued by a student admitted to a university program leading to a degree, a diploma, a certificate or another attestation of university studies.
O.C. 1403-96, s. 26; O.C. 375-99, s. 17; O.C. 470-2011, s. 10; S.Q. 2013, c. 28, s. 205.