S-4.2, r. 23.1 - Regulation respecting health services and social services that may be provided and activities that may be conducted from a distance

Section 1 Disposition versions

2024-09-26

1. A health service or a social service provided by an institution, as well as a service insured under the plan instituted by the Health Insurance Act (chapter A-29) provided by a health professional, within the meaning of the Act, practising in a specialized medical centre referred to in subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 333.3 of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or in a private health facility may be provided from a distance only if the following conditions are met:

(1)  the person receiving the service has consented to the service being provided from a distance;

(2)  the service does not require the person providing the service and the person receiving it to be present in person with one another, namely because it involves an examination or support that cannot be provided from a distance;

(3)  a contingency plan has been developed in case of problems with the technologies used to provide the service;

(4)  an in-person follow-up can be offered to the service user.

An activity organized by an institution can also be conducted form a distance. The conditions provided for in subparagraphs 1 to 3 of the first paragraph apply, with the necessary modifications.

M.O. 2024-016, s. 1.

Not in force

In force: 2024-09-26

1. A health service or a social service provided by an institution, as well as a service insured under the plan instituted by the Health Insurance Act (chapter A-29) provided by a health professional, within the meaning of the Act, practising in a specialized medical centre referred to in subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 333.3 of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or in a private health facility may be provided from a distance only if the following conditions are met:

(1)  the person receiving the service has consented to the service being provided from a distance;

(2)  the service does not require the person providing the service and the person receiving it to be present in person with one another, namely because it involves an examination or support that cannot be provided from a distance;

(3)  a contingency plan has been developed in case of problems with the technologies used to provide the service;

(4)  an in-person follow-up can be offered to the service user.

An activity organized by an institution can also be conducted form a distance. The conditions provided for in subparagraphs 1 to 3 of the first paragraph apply, with the necessary modifications.

M.O. 2024-016, s. 1.