R-5 - Act respecting the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec

Section 19.1 Disposition versions

2016-12-07

19.1. The Board may authorize any person to act as an inspector for the purpose of verifying compliance with this Act, the Health Insurance Act (chapter A-29), the Act respecting prescription drug insurance (chapter A-29.01) and the regulations.

To that end, the person acting as an inspector may

(1)  enter, at any reasonable time, any place where a health professional, a dispenser or a drug manufacturer or wholesaler accredited by the Minister or an intermediary within the meaning of section 80.1 of the Act respecting prescription drug insurance exercises functions or carries on activities; and

(2)  require the persons present to provide any information relating to the functions exercised or activities carried on by the persons referred to in subparagraph 1 and to produce any related document for examination or for the purpose of making copies.

Any person who has custody, possession or control of the documents referred to in this section must, on request, make them available to the person conducting the inspection and facilitate their examination.

An inspector authorized to act by the Board cannot be prosecuted for acts performed in good faith in the exercise of the functions of office.

2016, c. 28, s. 67.