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

Section 575 Disposition versions

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575. An authorization to operate a specialized medical centre must specify

(1)  the centre’s place of operation;

(2)  the participation status with regard to the health insurance plan of physicians who can practise in the centre;

(3)  the specialized medical treatments that can be provided in the centre;

(4)  the number of operating rooms that can be provided in the centre’s premises; and

(5)  if applicable, the number of beds it can make available to lodge the clientele.

The status referred to in subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph is either that of physicians subject to the application of an agreement entered into under section 19 of the Health Insurance Act (chapter A-29), or that of non-participating physicians within the meaning of that Act. A specialized medical centre within which the former practise is, for the purposes of this Act, designated a “participating specialized medical centre”, and one within which the latter practise is designated a “non-participating specialized medical centre”.

In order to establish the scope of its authorization, Santé Québec takes into account, in addition to the restrictions determined, where applicable, under the second paragraph of section 583, the following restrictions:

(1)  a specialized medical centre’s place of operation may not be situated in a facility maintained by an institution;

(2)  a participating specialized medical centre’s place of operation may not be the same as that of a non-participating specialized medical centre, and vice versa; and

(3)  the number of beds authorized for lodging the clientele may not be greater than 10, or greater than a number that would increase the total number of beds within a single immovable to more than 10.

2023, c. 34, s. 575.