57.The Board is responsible for making recommendations to the Minister on changes in the price of medications already entered on the list provided for in section 60.
1996, c. 32, s. 57; 2002, c. 27, s. 20; 2010, c. 15, s. 60.
As of 1 March 2012, the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec exercises the functions entrusted to it by this section; Order in Council 95-2012 dated 16 February 2012, (2012) 144 G.O. 2, 569.
57.The council shall be responsible for assisting the Minister in updating the list referred to in section 60 and for promoting optimal use of medications.
The functions of the council shall also include making recommendations to the Minister on the establishment and evolution of the prices of medications and on any other matter submitted by the Minister.
57.The function of the advisory council shall be to assist the Minister in updating the list referred to in section 60 and, for that purpose, to advise the Minister on the therapeutic value of each medication and on the reasonableness of the price charged for it.
The functions of the advisory council shall also include making recommendations to the Minister on the use of medications and the evolution of prices and on any other matter submitted by the Minister to the council in the field of pharmacology.