G-1.021 - Act respecting the governance of the health and social services system

Section 1563 Disposition versions

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1563. As of the date of coming into force of section 20 of the Act to amend the Act respecting end-of-life care and other legislative provisions (2023, chapter 15) and until the date of coming into force of section 1424 of this Act,

(1)  section 29.10 of the Act respecting end-of-life care (chapter S-32.0001), enacted by section 20 of chapter 15 of the statutes of 2023, is to be read as follows:

“29.10. Every advance request must, to be applicable, be recorded by the competent professional who provides assistance to the patient making the request or, where applicable, by the officiating notary in the register established in accordance with section 63.”;

(2)  section 52 of the Act respecting end-of-life care is to be read as if “advance medical directives register” in the second paragraph were replaced by “register”;

(3)  Chapter II of Title III of the Act respecting end-of-life care is to be read as if the headings before section 63 were replaced by the following headings:

“ TITLE III.1 “ REGISTER OF ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES AND ADVANCE REQUESTS FOR MEDICAL AID IN DYING ”;

(4)  section 63 of the Act respecting end-of-life care is to be read as if “an advance medical directives register” in the first paragraph were replaced by “a register of advance medical directives and advance requests for medical aid in dying”; and

(5)  section 64 of the Act respecting end-of-life care is to be read as if “or advance requests for medical aid in dying” were inserted after “advance medical directives”.

2023, c. 34, s. 1563.