A-29, r. 5 - Regulation respecting the application of the Health Insurance Act

Section 34.6 Disposition versions

2024-03-06

34.6. Assisted procreation services required for artificial insemination and IVF purposes are considered insured services only if

(a)  the woman is or the person is less than 41 years of age,

i.  for artificial insemination, at the time of the ovarian stimulation during a stimulated ovulatory cycle or modified natural ovulatory cycle, on the first day of the menstrual cycle during a natural ovulatory cycle, and at the time of every insemination; or

ii.  for IVF, at the time of the ovarian stimulation during a stimulated ovulatory cycle or modified natural ovulatory cycle, or at the time of the ovarian puncture during a natural ovulatory cycle;

(b)  the woman or the person is less than 42 years of age at the time of the last frozen embryo transfer;

(c)  the person alone or spouses party to the assisted procreation project must be 18 years of age or over at the time the first service is provided in the course of the assisted procreation project; and

(d)  the person who contributes to the assisted procreation project by providing reproductive material free of charge is 18 years of age or over at the time the first service is provided in relation to its contribution.

In the case of a woman or person who contributes to the assisted procreation project without being a party to it by agreeing to give birth to the child, the services are considered insured only if she is at least 21 years of age and meets the conditions relating to the maximum age set out in subparagraphs a and b of the first paragraph.

O.C. 645-2010, s. 2; S.Q. 2015, c. 25, s. 20; S.Q. 2021, c. 2, s. 32; O.C. 245-2024, s. 4.

2021-11-15

34.6. Assisted procreation services required for artificial insemination and IVF purposes are considered insured services only if

(a)  the woman is 18 years of age or over and less than 41 years of age,

i.  for artificial insemination, at the time of the ovarian stimulation during a stimulated ovulatory cycle or modified natural ovulatory cycle, on the first day of the menstrual cycle during a natural ovulatory cycle, and at the time of every insemination; or

ii.  for IVF, at the time of the ovarian stimulation during a stimulated ovulatory cycle or modified natural ovulatory cycle, or at the time of the ovarian puncture during a natural ovulatory cycle;

(b)  the woman is less than 42 years of age at the time of the last frozen embryo transfer; and

(c)  the man is 18 years of age or over at the time the first service is provided in the course of the assisted procreation project.

O.C. 645-2010, s. 2; S.Q. 2015, c. 25, s. 20; S.Q. 2021, c. 2, s. 32.

2015-11-10

34.6. (Replaced).

O.C. 645-2010, s. 2; S.Q. 2015, c. 25, s. 20.

2012-09-01

34.6. The assisted procreation services listed below and rendered by a physician must be considered as insured services for the purposes of subparagraph e of the first paragraph of section 3 of the Act:

(a)  the services required for ovarian stimulation or ovulation induction;

(b)  the services required for artificial insemination, including retrieval of sperm by medical intervention;

(c)  the services required for freezing and storing sperm.

O.C. 645-2010, s. 2.