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C-68.01 - Coroners Act

Section 37
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37. The director of, or, in his absence, the person in authority in an institution contemplated in this section shall immediately notify a coroner or peace officer where a death occurs
(1)  in a reception centre classified as a rehabilitation centre within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5) and the regulations made thereunder;
(1.1)  in a facility maintained by an institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) which operates a rehabilitation centre;
(2)  in an adapted enterprise within the meaning of the Individual and Family Assistance Act (chapter A-13.1.1);
(3)  in a facility maintained by a health and social services institution, where the person in whose respect death occurred was under confinement.
1983, c. 41, s. 37; 1991, c. 44, s. 1; 1992, c. 21, s. 282, s. 375; 1994, c. 23, s. 23; 1997, c. 75, s. 48; 2004, c. 31, s. 71, s. 72; 2020, c. 20, s. 16.
37. The director of, or, in his absence, the person in authority in an institution contemplated in this section shall immediately notify a coroner or peace officer where a death occurs
(1)  in a reception centre classified as a rehabilitation centre within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5) and the regulations made thereunder;
(1.1)  in a facility maintained by an institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) which operates a rehabilitation centre;
(2)  in an adapted enterprise within the meaning of the Act to secure handicapped persons in the exercise of their rights with a view to achieving social, school and workplace integration (chapter E-20.1);
(3)  in a facility maintained by a health and social services institution, where the person in whose respect death occurred was under confinement.
1983, c. 41, s. 37; 1991, c. 44, s. 1; 1992, c. 21, s. 282, s. 375; 1994, c. 23, s. 23; 1997, c. 75, s. 48; 2004, c. 31, s. 71, s. 72.
37. The director of, or, in his absence, the person in authority in an institution contemplated in this section shall immediately notify a coroner or peace officer where a death occurs
(1)  in a reception centre classified as a rehabilitation centre within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5) and the regulations made thereunder;
(1.1)  in a facility maintained by an institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) which operates a rehabilitation centre;
(2)  in a sheltered workshop within the meaning of the Act to ensure the handicapped in the exercise of their rights (chapter E-20.1);
(3)  in a facility maintained by a health and social services institution, where the person in whose respect death occurred was under confinement.
1983, c. 41, s. 37; 1991, c. 44, s. 1; 1992, c. 21, s. 282, s. 375; 1994, c. 23, s. 23; 1997, c. 75, s. 48.
37. The director of, or, in his absence, the person in authority in an institution contemplated in this section shall immediately notify a coroner or peace officer where a death occurs
(1)  in a reception centre classified as a rehabilitation centre within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5) and the regulations made thereunder;
(1.1)  in a facility maintained by an institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) which operates a rehabilitation centre;
(2)  in a sheltered workshop within the meaning of the Act to ensure the handicapped in the exercise of their rights (chapter E-20.1);
(3)  in an institution where a person is admitted for close treatment within the meaning of the Mental Patients Protection Act (chapter P-41).
1983, c. 41, s. 37; 1991, c. 44, s. 1; 1992, c. 21, s. 282, s. 375; 1994, c. 23, s. 23.
37. The director of, or, in his absence, the person in authority in an institution contemplated in this section shall immediately notify a coroner or peace officer where a death occurs
(1)  in a reception centre classified as a rehabilitation centre within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree and Inuit Native persons (chapter S-5) and the regulations made thereunder;
(1.1)  in a facility maintained by an institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) which operates a rehabilitation centre;
(2)  in a sheltered workshop within the meaning of the Act to ensure the handicapped in the exercise of their rights (chapter E-20.1);
(3)  in an institution where a person is admitted for close treatment within the meaning of the Mental Patients Protection Act (chapter P-41).
1983, c. 41, s. 37; 1991, c. 44, s. 1; 1992, c. 21, s. 282, s. 375.
37. The director of, or, in his absence, the person in authority in an establishment contemplated in this section shall immediately notify a coroner or peace officer where a death occurs
(1)  in a reception centre classified as a rehabilitation centre within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-5) and the regulations made thereunder;
(2)  in a sheltered workshop within the meaning of the Act to ensure the handicapped in the exercise of their rights (chapter E-20.1);
(3)  in an establishment where a person is admitted for close treatment within the meaning of the Mental Patients Protection Act (chapter P-41).
1983, c. 41, s. 37; 1991, c. 44, s. 1.
37. The director of, or, in his absence, the person in authority in an establishment contemplated in this section shall immediately notify a coroner or peace officer where a death occurs
(1)  in a reception centre within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-5);
(2)  in a sheltered workshop within the meaning of the Act to ensure the handicapped in the exercise of their rights (chapter E-20.1);
(3)  in an establishment where a person is admitted for close treatment within the meaning of the Mental Patients Protection Act (chapter P-41).
1983, c. 41, s. 37.
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