4. A specialist’s certificate related to one of the classes of specialization set out in section 3 shall be issued to a nurse who meets the following conditions:(1) she holds a diploma recognized by government regulation, pursuant to the first paragraph of section 184 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), granting access to a specialist’s certificate issued by the Order, or has been recognized as possessing equivalence, as set out in Division IV;
(2) she holds the following:(a) if specializing in cardiology, an attestation of training in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) issued by a master instructor recognized by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Québec, in compliance with standards detailed in the current edition of the Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care for Health Care Providers, published by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada;
(b) if specializing in neonatology, an instructor’s level attestation of training in neonatal resuscitation issued by a master instructor recognized by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Québec, in accordance with the standards detailed in the current edition of the Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care for Health Care Providers published by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada;
(3) she passes the specialty examination corresponding to the speciality concerned, as set out in Division III;
(4) if she has been granted equivalence as set out in Division IV, she has successfully completed an integration program including a 3-month clinical training period in a graduate training program leading to a diploma granting access to a specialist’s certificate issued by the Order;
(5) she pays the required fees for the purpose of obtaining a specialist’s certificate.