199. Any insurance contract entered into by an association recognized by the Minister under section 267 of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2), as it read before 1 April 2015, is deemed to have been entered into by the joint procurement group recognized by the Minister under section 267 of the Act, as replaced by section 161 of chapter 1 of the statutes of 2015. Likewise, a performance guarantee in respect of an obligation and, if applicable, an advance granted to an association under section 472.1 of the Act respecting health services and social services, as it read before 1 April 2015, are transferred to the joint procurement group referred to in the first paragraph.