In force: 2016-08-04
20. Despite section 19, the operator of an addiction resource does not have to conduct the assessment or assessments provided for therein where the person who wishes to obtain services has been referred by another addiction resource that holds a certificate of compliance or by a public institution 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) who sent to the operator, with the person’s consent, the results of its own corresponding assessments, to the extent that they are still valid. In addition, the operator of an addiction resource who only offers pathological gambling intervention programs is not required to assess the degree of severity of the withdrawal or conduct an assessment to establish the severity of the substance use and the inventory and history of the products used.
694-2016O.C. 694-2016, s. 20.