S-32.0001 - Act respecting end-of-life care

Section 39 Disposition versions

2023-06-07

39. The Commission is composed of 13 members, appointed by the Government as follows:

(1)  seven members are to be health or social services professionals, including

(a)  three members appointed after consultation with the Collège des médecins du Québec;

(b)  two members appointed after consultation with the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec;

(c)  one member appointed after consultation with the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec; and

(d)  one member appointed after consultation with the Ordre professionnel des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec;

(2)  two members are to be jurists, appointed after consultation with the Barreau du Québec and the Chambre des notaires du Québec;

(3)  two members are to be users of institutions, appointed after consultation with bodies representing the users’ committees of institutions;

(4)  one member is to be from the ethics community, appointed after consultation with university-level educational institutions; and

(5)  one member is to be appointed after consultation with bodies representing institutions.

The Government must ensure that at least one member appointed under subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph is from the palliative care community.

The members of the Commission are appointed for a term of not more than five years. Their terms of office may be renewed consecutively only once. At the expiry of their terms, members remain in office until they are replaced or reappointed.

The Government designates, from among the members of the Commission, a chair and vice-chair; the vice-chair shall chair the Commission when the chair is absent or unable to act.

The Government fixes the allowances and indemnities of the members of the Commission.

2014, c. 2, s. 39; 2023, c. 15, s. 31.

2015-12-10

39. The Commission is composed of 11 members, appointed by the Government as follows:

(1)  five members are to be health or social services professionals, including

(a)  two members appointed after consultation with the Collège des médecins du Québec;

(b)  one member appointed after consultation with the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec;

(c)  one member appointed after consultation with the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec; and

(d)  one member appointed after consultation with the Ordre professionnel des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec;

(2)  two members are to be jurists, appointed after consultation with the Barreau du Québec and the Chambre des notaires du Québec;

(3)  two members are to be users of institutions, appointed after consultation with bodies representing the users’ committees of institutions;

(4)  one member is to be from the ethics community, appointed after consultation with university-level educational institutions; and

(5)  one member is to be appointed after consultation with bodies representing institutions.

The Government must ensure that at least one member appointed under subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph is from the palliative care community.

The members of the Commission are appointed for a term of not more than five years. Their terms of office may be renewed consecutively only once. At the expiry of their terms, members remain in office until they are replaced or reappointed.

The Government designates, from among the members of the Commission, a chair and vice-chair; the vice-chair shall chair the Commission when the chair is absent or unable to act.

The Government fixes the allowances and indemnities of the members of the Commission.

2014, c. 2, s. 39.