5. A member of a professional order referred to in section 4 must have the number of years of experience relevant to the office for which the member submits an application, namely,(1) at least 10 years for the office of Chief Coroner;
(2) at least 8 years for the office of Deputy Chief Coroner, including at least 5 years of experience as full-time or part-time coroner;
(3) at least 8 years for the office of full-time coroner; and
(4) at least 4 years for the office of part-time coroner.
Despite subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph, in the territory situated north of the 50th parallel and in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine administrative region, a member of a professional order may submit an application even if the member has less than 4 years of experience relevant to the office of part-time coroner.
A 30-credit block of relevant studies in addition to those required to become a member of one of those orders may be substituted for each year of experience that a member of a professional order does not have.
In addition, 1 year of relevant specialization for the purpose of obtaining a specialist’s certificate from the Collège des médecins du Québec may be substituted for each year of experience that a member of the Collège des médecins du Québec does not have.
1473-2022O.C. 1473-2022, s. 5.