5. The public health director appointed pursuant to section 372 of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) must declare to the Minister, in accordance with the regulations, every case of a disease that must be declared or of venereal disease.
Every physician must declare to the Minister or to the public health director in the territory, in accordance with the regulations, every case of a disease that must be declared or of venereal disease of which he is aware.
The head of a laboratory in or outside a facility maintained by an institution or the head of a medical biology department must declare to the Minister or to the public health director of the territory, in accordance with the regulations, every case where an examination reveals the presence of a disease that must be declared or a venereal disease.
In the case of a declaration of venereal disease, it is forbidden to declare the name of the person suffering from the disease. The person must be designated by a number, with an indication of his age and sex, and the local municipality in whose territory he resides.
1972, c. 42, s. 5; 1981, c. 22, s. 105; 1992, c. 21, s. 243; 1996, c. 2, s. 781.