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A-29, r. 5 - Regulation respecting the application of the Health Insurance Act
Section 1
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1. In this Regulation,
(a) “Act” means the Health Insurance Act (chapter A-29);
(b) “Board” means the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec established by the Act respecting the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (chapter R-5);
(c) (paragraph revoked);
(d) “professional in the field of health” or “professional” means any physician, dental surgeon, optometrist or pharmacist legally authorized to provide insured services;
(e) (paragraph revoked);
(e.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, if they have been so cohabiting for at least 1 year or if
i. a child has been born of their union;
ii. they have adopted a child together; or
iiii. one of them has adopted the other’s child;
(f) “agreement” means any agreement concluded between the Minister of Health and Social Services and a body representing any class of health professionals for the purposes of carrying out the Act;
(g) (paragraph revoked);
(h) (paragraph revoked);
(i) (paragraph revoked);
(j) (paragraph revoked);
(k) (paragraph revoked);
(l) (paragraph revoked);
(l.1) “educational institution” means a legal person or body providing education at the elementary, secondary, college or university levels;
(m) “laboratory” means a laboratory as defined in the Act respecting medical laboratories and organ and tissue conservation (chapter L-0.2);
(n) (paragraph replaced);
(o) (paragraph replaced);
(p) (paragraph replaced);
(q) (paragraph replaced);
(r) “insured services” means the services referred to in subparagraph a of the first paragraph of section 1 of the Act;
(s) “insured person” means the insured person referred to in subparagraph g.1 of the first paragraph of section 1 of the Act;
(t) “professional in the field of health subject to the application of an agreement” means the professional referred to in subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 1 of the Act;
(u) “hospital centre” means a hospital centre within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);
(v) “List of medications” means the List of medications drawn up under section 60 of the Act respecting prescription drug insurance (chapter A-29.01).
1. In this Regulation,
(a) “Act” means the Health Insurance Act (chapter A-29);
(b) “Board” means the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec established by the Act respecting the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (chapter R-5);
(c) (paragraph revoked);
(d) “professional in the field of health” or “professional” means any physician, dental surgeon, optometrist or pharmacist legally authorized to provide insured services;
(e) (paragraph revoked);
(e.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, if they have been so cohabiting for at least 1 year or if
i. a child has been born of their union;
ii. they have adopted a child together; or
iiii. one of them has adopted the other’s child;
(f) “agreement” means any agreement concluded between the Minister of Health and Social Services and a body representing any class of health professionals for the purposes of carrying out the Act;
(g) (paragraph revoked);
(h) (paragraph revoked);
(i) (paragraph revoked);
(j) (paragraph revoked);
(k) (paragraph revoked);
(l) (paragraph revoked);
(l.1) “educational institution” means a legal person or body providing education at the elementary, secondary, college or university levels;
(m) “laboratory” means a laboratory as defined in the Act respecting medical laboratories, organ and tissue conservation and the disposal of human bodies (chapter L-0.2);
(n) (paragraph replaced);
(o) (paragraph replaced);
(p) (paragraph replaced);
(q) (paragraph replaced);
(r) “insured services” means the services referred to in subparagraph a of the first paragraph of section 1 of the Act;
(s) “insured person” means the insured person referred to in subparagraph g.1 of the first paragraph of section 1 of the Act;
(t) “professional in the field of health subject to the application of an agreement” means the professional referred to in subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 1 of the Act;
(u) “hospital centre” means a hospital centre within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);
(v) “List of medications” means the List of medications drawn up under section 60 of the Act respecting prescription drug insurance (chapter A-29.01).
