M-9, r. 23.1 - Regulation respecting specialized nurse practitioners

Section 2 Disposition versions

2018-03-08

2. For the purposes of this Regulation,

(1)  “isolated region facility” means a primary care facility or a dispensary listed in Schedule I;

(2)  “chronic disease” means a disease that has been the subject of a diagnosis by a physician and of a medical treatment plan giving the expected results;

(3)  “common health problem” means a health problem that presents the following characteristics:

(a)  a relatively high incidence in the community;

(b)  clinical symptoms and signs usually affecting a single system;

(c)  an absence of deterioration in the general condition of the person;

(d)  usually a quick and favourable course.

(4)  “primary care” means health care that presents the following characteristics:

(a)  it is intended for persons, mainly living at home, having common health needs or problems;

(b)  it includes a series of common health services based on a simple infrastructure in diagnostic and therapeutic means;

(5)  “secondary care” means health care that presents the following characteristics:

(a)  it is intended for persons with a severe loss of functional or psychosocial autonomy and for persons with complex health problems that cannot be solved by primary care;

(b)  it includes assistance, support and lodging services and a series of mainly specialized health services based on a complex infrastructure in diagnostic and therapeutic means;

(6)  “tertiary care” means health care that presents the following characteristics:

(a)  it is intended for persons having health problems that are very complex or have a low prevalence;

(b)  it is highly specialized.

O.C. 84-2018, s. 2.

Not in force

In force: 2018-03-08

2. For the purposes of this Regulation,

(1)  “isolated region facility” means a primary care facility or a dispensary listed in Schedule I;

(2)  “chronic disease” means a disease that has been the subject of a diagnosis by a physician and of a medical treatment plan giving the expected results;

(3)  “common health problem” means a health problem that presents the following characteristics:

(a)  a relatively high incidence in the community;

(b)  clinical symptoms and signs usually affecting a single system;

(c)  an absence of deterioration in the general condition of the person;

(d)  usually a quick and favourable course.

(4)  “primary care” means health care that presents the following characteristics:

(a)  it is intended for persons, mainly living at home, having common health needs or problems;

(b)  it includes a series of common health services based on a simple infrastructure in diagnostic and therapeutic means;

(5)  “secondary care” means health care that presents the following characteristics:

(a)  it is intended for persons with a severe loss of functional or psychosocial autonomy and for persons with complex health problems that cannot be solved by primary care;

(b)  it includes assistance, support and lodging services and a series of mainly specialized health services based on a complex infrastructure in diagnostic and therapeutic means;

(6)  “tertiary care” means health care that presents the following characteristics:

(a)  it is intended for persons having health problems that are very complex or have a low prevalence;

(b)  it is highly specialized.

O.C. 84-2018, s. 2.