S-4.2 - Act respecting health services and social services

Section 505 Disposition versions

2024-07-01

505. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine the care and services to be included in the emergency services dispensed by the institutions for which a clinical department of emergency medicine is set up, and fix the maximum bed occupation time in a clinical department of emergency medicine;

(2)  fix the minimum amount of liability insurance that a physician or dentist is required to hold under section 258 or that a midwife is required to hold under section 259.9;

(3)  determine, for the purposes of the authorization required from the agency for the work mentioned in paragraph 3 of section 263, the applicable amounts;

(4)  determine in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the institutions may supply medicines;

(5)  determine the conditions and measures of hygiene and safety which must be maintained or taken, as the case may be, by an institution;

(6)  determine the by-laws an agency or an institution must adopt;

(7)  (paragraph repealed);

(8)  determine the items which must be covered by the auditor in auditing the affairs of an institution or agency;

(9)  (paragraph repealed);

(10)  prescribe measures relating to child placement services which must be complied with by an institution operating a child and youth protection centre and other institutions exercising responsibilities in that field;

(11)  determine the form of the organization plan of any institution, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(12)  (paragraph repealed);

(13)  determine, for the institutions it indicates, the divisions, services and departments that the organization plan of the institution must include, the responsibilities and functions that must be exercised by the heads of those divisions, services and departments and the physician in charge referred to in section 186 and, where applicable, their mode of appointment and required qualifications;

(14)  determine, for institutions operating a hospital centre, the qualifications required of the head of a clinical department and the responsibilities and functions that he is required to carry out in addition to those entrusted to him under the organization plan of the institution;

(15)  determine, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, the mode of appointment of the heads of the divisions, services or departments referred to in paragraph 13 and the person or authority who will appoint them;

(16)  identify, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, divisions, services or departments where the designation of a person in charge, rather than their actual establishment, is provided for in the organization plan of the institution and specify the activities to be carried on therein;

(17)  determine the functions exercised by and the qualifications required of a person in charge as referred to in paragraph 16, his mode of appointment and the person or authority who will appoint him;

(18)  (paragraph repealed);

(19)  determine on what conditions and in what circumstances an institution referred to in section 117 may supply experimental medicines;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  determine the qualifications required of a permit applicant, and the conditions to be fulfilled and information and documents to be provided by a permit applicant;

(21.1)  prescribe the fees payable for the issue or renewal of a specialized medical centre permit;

(21.2)  determine the other specialized medical treatments that may be provided in a specialized medical centre under section 333.1;

(22)  determine the remuneration or other benefits that may be granted to a physician pursuant to section 259;

(23)  determine the content of a user’s record of complaint;

(24)  determine standards governing the compilation and keeping of users’ records, the particulars and documents they contain and their use, communication, storage and destruction;

(24.1)  prescribe the content of a form to be filled out following the death of a user that occurred in a facility operated by an institution or in a building or a dwelling where the services of an intermediate resource or a family-type resource are offered, or following the death of a resident of a private seniors’ residence and specify who is authorized to sign such a form and in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the form must be forwarded to the coroner;

(25)  prescribe, for each agency, the information that it may require from the institutions and community organizations of its region and, for the institution to which Part IV.2 applies, the information that it may require from community organizations;

(26)  (subparagraph repealed);

(27)  determine the classes of users for whom an intervention plan or an individualized service plan must be prepared;

(28)  determine the conditions and procedure of registration, enrolment, admission, transfer, discharge or absence for the users of an institution;

(29)  (paragraph repealed);

(30)  determine the terms governing the use, by a user and his representative described in section 12, of monitoring mechanisms, such as cameras or any other technological means, in the facilities maintained by an institution and in intermediate resources, family-type resources, private seniors’ residences or any other premises it determines, in connection with the provision of health services and social services.

A regulation under paragraph 30 that enacts measures mainly applicable to seniors is made on the joint recommendation of the Minister of Health and Social Services and the Minister responsible for Seniors.

1991, c. 42, s. 505; 1992, c. 21, s. 52, s. 70; 1998, c. 39, s. 157; 1999, c. 24, s. 39; 2005, c. 32, s. 184; 2006, c. 22, s. 177; 2006, c. 43, s. 31; 2009, c. 29, s. 16; 2011, c. 27, s. 27; 2012, c. 23, s. 162; 2017, c. 10, s. 35; 2017, c. 21, s. 56; 2023, c. 5, s. 249.

2017-11-10

505. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine the care and services to be included in the emergency services dispensed by the institutions for which a clinical department of emergency medicine is set up, and fix the maximum bed occupation time in a clinical department of emergency medicine;

(2)  fix the minimum amount of liability insurance that a physician or dentist is required to hold under section 258 or that a midwife is required to hold under section 259.9;

(3)  determine, for the purposes of the authorization required from the agency for the work mentioned in paragraph 3 of section 263, the applicable amounts;

(4)  determine in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the institutions may supply medicines;

(5)  determine the conditions and measures of hygiene and safety which must be maintained or taken, as the case may be, by an institution;

(6)  determine the by-laws an agency or an institution must adopt;

(7)  (paragraph repealed);

(8)  determine the items which must be covered by the auditor in auditing the affairs of an institution or agency;

(9)  (paragraph repealed);

(10)  prescribe measures relating to child placement services which must be complied with by an institution operating a child and youth protection centre and other institutions exercising responsibilities in that field;

(11)  determine the form of the organization plan of any institution, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(12)  (paragraph repealed);

(13)  determine, for the institutions it indicates, the divisions, services and departments that the organization plan of the institution must include, the responsibilities and functions that must be exercised by the heads of those divisions, services and departments and the physician in charge referred to in section 186 and, where applicable, their mode of appointment and required qualifications;

(14)  determine, for institutions operating a hospital centre, the qualifications required of the head of a clinical department and the responsibilities and functions that he is required to carry out in addition to those entrusted to him under the organization plan of the institution;

(15)  determine, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, the mode of appointment of the heads of the divisions, services or departments referred to in paragraph 13 and the person or authority who will appoint them;

(16)  identify, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, divisions, services or departments where the designation of a person in charge, rather than their actual establishment, is provided for in the organization plan of the institution and specify the activities to be carried on therein;

(17)  determine the functions exercised by and the qualifications required of a person in charge as referred to in paragraph 16, his mode of appointment and the person or authority who will appoint him;

(18)  (paragraph repealed);

(19)  determine on what conditions and in what circumstances an institution referred to in section 117 may supply experimental medicines;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  determine the qualifications required of a permit applicant, and the conditions to be fulfilled and information and documents to be provided by a permit applicant;

(21.1)  prescribe the fees payable for the issue or renewal of a specialized medical centre permit;

(21.2)  determine the other specialized medical treatments that may be provided in a specialized medical centre under section 333.1;

(22)  determine the remuneration or other benefits that may be granted to a physician pursuant to section 259;

(23)  determine the content of a user’s record of complaint;

(24)  determine standards governing the compilation and keeping of users’ records, the particulars and documents they contain and their use, communication, storage and destruction;

(24.1)  prescribe the content of a form to be filled out following the death of a user that occurred in a facility operated by an institution or in a building or a dwelling where the services of an intermediate resource or a family-type resource are offered, or following the death of a resident of a private seniors’ residence and specify who is authorized to sign such a form and in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the form must be forwarded to the coroner;

(25)  prescribe, for each agency, the information that it may require from the institutions and community organizations of its region and, for the institution to which Part IV.2 applies, the information that it may require from community organizations;

(26)  prescribe the personal and non-personal information that an institution must provide to the Minister concerning the needs for and utilization of services;

(27)  determine the classes of users for whom an intervention plan or an individualized service plan must be prepared;

(28)  determine the conditions and procedure of registration, enrolment, admission, transfer, discharge or absence for the users of an institution;

(29)  (paragraph repealed);

(30)  determine the terms governing the use, by a user and his representative described in section 12, of monitoring mechanisms, such as cameras or any other technological means, in the facilities maintained by an institution and in intermediate resources, family-type resources, private seniors’ residences or any other premises it determines, in connection with the provision of health services and social services.

A regulation under paragraph 30 that enacts measures mainly applicable to seniors is made on the joint recommendation of the Minister of Health and Social Services and the Minister responsible for Seniors.

1991, c. 42, s. 505; 1992, c. 21, s. 52, s. 70; 1998, c. 39, s. 157; 1999, c. 24, s. 39; 2005, c. 32, s. 184; 2006, c. 22, s. 177; 2006, c. 43, s. 31; 2009, c. 29, s. 16; 2011, c. 27, s. 27; 2012, c. 23, s. 162; 2017, c. 10, s. 35; 2017, c. 21, s. 56.

2017-05-30

505. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine the care and services to be included in the emergency services dispensed by the institutions designated by the agency pursuant to paragraph 1.1 of section 359, and fix the maximum bed occupation time in emergency services;

(2)  fix the minimum amount of liability insurance that a physician or dentist is required to hold under section 258 or that a midwife is required to hold under section 259.9;

(3)  determine, for the purposes of the authorization required from the agency for the work mentioned in paragraph 3 of section 263, the applicable amounts;

(4)  determine in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the institutions may supply medicines;

(5)  determine the conditions and measures of hygiene and safety which must be maintained or taken, as the case may be, by an institution;

(6)  determine the by-laws an agency or an institution must adopt;

(7)  (paragraph repealed);

(8)  determine the items which must be covered by the auditor in auditing the affairs of an institution or agency;

(9)  (paragraph repealed);

(10)  prescribe measures relating to child placement services which must be complied with by an institution operating a child and youth protection centre and other institutions exercising responsibilities in that field;

(11)  determine the form of the organization plan of any institution, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(12)  (paragraph repealed);

(13)  determine, for the institutions it indicates, the divisions, services and departments that the organization plan of the institution must include, the responsibilities and functions that must be exercised by the heads of those divisions, services and departments and the physician in charge referred to in section 186 and, where applicable, their mode of appointment and required qualifications;

(14)  determine, for institutions operating a hospital centre, the qualifications required of the head of a clinical department and the responsibilities and functions that he is required to carry out in addition to those entrusted to him under the organization plan of the institution;

(15)  determine, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, the mode of appointment of the heads of the divisions, services or departments referred to in paragraph 13 and the person or authority who will appoint them;

(16)  identify, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, divisions, services or departments where the designation of a person in charge, rather than their actual establishment, is provided for in the organization plan of the institution and specify the activities to be carried on therein;

(17)  determine the functions exercised by and the qualifications required of a person in charge as referred to in paragraph 16, his mode of appointment and the person or authority who will appoint him;

(18)  (paragraph repealed);

(19)  determine on what conditions and in what circumstances an institution referred to in section 117 may supply experimental medicines;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  determine the qualifications required of a permit applicant, and the conditions to be fulfilled and information and documents to be provided by a permit applicant;

(21.1)  prescribe the fees payable for the issue or renewal of a specialized medical centre permit;

(21.2)  determine the other specialized medical treatments that may be provided in a specialized medical centre under section 333.1;

(22)  determine the remuneration or other benefits that may be granted to a physician pursuant to section 259;

(23)  determine the content of a user’s record of complaint;

(24)  determine standards governing the compilation and keeping of users’ records, the particulars and documents they contain and their use, communication, storage and destruction;

(24.1)  prescribe the content of a form to be filled out following the death of a user that occurred in a facility operated by an institution or in a building or a dwelling where the services of an intermediate resource or a family-type resource are offered, or following the death of a resident of a private seniors’ residence and specify who is authorized to sign such a form and in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the form must be forwarded to the coroner;

(25)  prescribe, for each agency, the information that it may require from the institutions and community organizations of its region and, for the institution to which Part IV.2 applies, the information that it may require from community organizations;

(26)  prescribe the personal and non-personal information that an institution must provide to the Minister concerning the needs for and utilization of services;

(27)  determine the classes of users for whom an intervention plan or an individualized service plan must be prepared;

(28)  determine the conditions and procedure of registration, enrolment, admission, transfer, discharge or absence for the users of an institution;

(29)  (paragraph repealed);

(30)  determine the terms governing the use, by a user and his representative described in section 12, of monitoring mechanisms, such as cameras or any other technological means, in the facilities maintained by an institution and in intermediate resources, family-type resources, private seniors’ residences or any other premises it determines, in connection with the provision of health services and social services.

A regulation under paragraph 30 that enacts measures mainly applicable to seniors is made on the joint recommendation of the Minister of Health and Social Services and the Minister responsible for Seniors.

1991, c. 42, s. 505; 1992, c. 21, s. 52, s. 70; 1998, c. 39, s. 157; 1999, c. 24, s. 39; 2005, c. 32, s. 184; 2006, c. 22, s. 177; 2006, c. 43, s. 31; 2009, c. 29, s. 16; 2011, c. 27, s. 27; 2012, c. 23, s. 162; 2017, c. 10, s. 35.

2013-06-20

505. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine the care and services to be included in the emergency services dispensed by the institutions designated by the agency pursuant to paragraph 1.1 of section 359, and fix the maximum bed occupation time in emergency services;

(2)  fix the minimum amount of liability insurance that a physician or dentist is required to hold under section 258 or that a midwife is required to hold under section 259.9;

(3)  determine, for the purposes of the authorization required from the agency for the work mentioned in paragraph 3 of section 263, the applicable amounts;

(4)  determine in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the institutions may supply medicines;

(5)  determine the conditions and measures of hygiene and safety which must be maintained or taken, as the case may be, by an institution;

(6)  determine the by-laws an agency or an institution must adopt;

(7)  (paragraph repealed);

(8)  determine the items which must be covered by the auditor in auditing the affairs of an institution or agency;

(9)  (paragraph repealed);

(10)  prescribe measures relating to child placement services which must be complied with by an institution operating a child and youth protection centre and other institutions exercising responsibilities in that field;

(11)  determine the form of the organization plan of any institution, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(12)  (paragraph repealed);

(13)  determine, for the institutions it indicates, the divisions, services and departments that the organization plan of the institution must include, the responsibilities and functions that must be exercised by the heads of those divisions, services and departments and the physician in charge referred to in section 186 and, where applicable, their mode of appointment and required qualifications;

(14)  determine, for institutions operating a hospital centre, the qualifications required of the head of a clinical department and the responsibilities and functions that he is required to carry out in addition to those entrusted to him under the organization plan of the institution;

(15)  determine, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, the mode of appointment of the heads of the divisions, services or departments referred to in paragraph 13 and the person or authority who will appoint them;

(16)  identify, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, divisions, services or departments where the designation of a person in charge, rather than their actual establishment, is provided for in the organization plan of the institution and specify the activities to be carried on therein;

(17)  determine the functions exercised by and the qualifications required of a person in charge as referred to in paragraph 16, his mode of appointment and the person or authority who will appoint him;

(18)  (paragraph repealed);

(19)  determine on what conditions and in what circumstances an institution referred to in section 117 may supply experimental medicines;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  determine the qualifications required of a permit applicant, and the conditions to be fulfilled and information and documents to be provided by a permit applicant;

(21.1)  prescribe the fees payable for the issue or renewal of a specialized medical centre permit;

(21.2)  determine the other specialized medical treatments that may be provided in a specialized medical centre under section 333.1;

(22)  determine the remuneration or other benefits that may be granted to a physician pursuant to section 259;

(23)  determine the content of a user’s record of complaint;

(24)  determine standards governing the compilation and keeping of users’ records, the particulars and documents they contain and their use, communication, storage and destruction;

(24.1)  prescribe the content of a form to be filled out following the death of a user that occurred in a facility operated by an institution or in a building or a dwelling where the services of an intermediate resource or a family-type resource are offered, or following the death of a resident of a private seniors’ residence and specify who is authorized to sign such a form and in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the form must be forwarded to the coroner;

(25)  prescribe, for each agency, the information that it may require from the institutions and community organizations of its region and, for the institution to which Part IV.2 applies, the information that it may require from community organizations;

(26)  prescribe the personal and non-personal information that an institution must provide to the Minister concerning the needs for and utilization of services;

(27)  determine the classes of users for whom an intervention plan or an individualized service plan must be prepared;

(28)  determine the conditions and procedure of registration, enrolment, admission, transfer, discharge or absence for the users of an institution;

(29)  (paragraph repealed).

1991, c. 42, s. 505; 1992, c. 21, s. 52, s. 70; 1998, c. 39, s. 157; 1999, c. 24, s. 39; 2005, c. 32, s. 184; 2006, c. 22, s. 177; 2006, c. 43, s. 31; 2009, c. 29, s. 16; 2011, c. 27, s. 27; 2012, c. 23, s. 162.

2012-11-30

505. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine the care and services to be included in the emergency services dispensed by the institutions designated by the agency pursuant to paragraph 1.1 of section 359, and fix the maximum bed occupation time in emergency services;

(2)  fix the minimum amount of liability insurance that a physician or dentist is required to hold under section 258 or that a midwife is required to hold under section 259.9;

(3)  determine, for the purposes of the authorization required from the agency for the work mentioned in paragraph 3 of section 263, the applicable amounts;

(4)  determine in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the institutions may supply medicines;

(5)  determine the conditions and measures of hygiene and safety which must be maintained or taken, as the case may be, by an institution;

(6)  determine the by-laws an agency or an institution must adopt;

(7)  (paragraph repealed);

(8)  determine the items which must be covered by the auditor in auditing the affairs of an institution or agency;

(9)  (paragraph repealed);

(10)  prescribe measures relating to child placement services which must be complied with by an institution operating a child and youth protection centre and other institutions exercising responsibilities in that field;

(11)  determine the form of the organization plan of any institution, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(12)  (paragraph repealed);

(13)  determine, for the institutions it indicates, the divisions, services and departments that the organization plan of the institution must include, the responsibilities and functions that must be exercised by the heads of those divisions, services and departments and the physician in charge referred to in section 186 and, where applicable, their mode of appointment and required qualifications;

(14)  determine, for institutions operating a hospital centre, the qualifications required of the head of a clinical department and the responsibilities and functions that he is required to carry out in addition to those entrusted to him under the organization plan of the institution;

(15)  determine, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, the mode of appointment of the heads of the divisions, services or departments referred to in paragraph 13 and the person or authority who will appoint them;

(16)  identify, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, divisions, services or departments where the designation of a person in charge, rather than their actual establishment, is provided for in the organization plan of the institution and specify the activities to be carried on therein;

(17)  determine the functions exercised by and the qualifications required of a person in charge as referred to in paragraph 16, his mode of appointment and the person or authority who will appoint him;

(18)  (paragraph repealed);

(19)  determine on what conditions and in what circumstances an institution referred to in section 117 may supply experimental medicines;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  determine the qualifications required of a permit applicant, and the conditions to be fulfilled and information and documents to be provided by a permit applicant;

(21.1)  prescribe the fees payable for the issue or renewal of a specialized medical centre permit;

(21.2)  determine the other specialized medical treatments that may be provided in a specialized medical centre under section 333.1;

(22)  determine the remuneration or other benefits that may be granted to a physician pursuant to section 259;

(23)  determine the content of a user’s record of complaint;

(24)  determine standards governing the compilation and keeping of users’ records, the particulars and documents they contain and their use, communication and, subject to section 520.3.2, storage and destruction;

(24.1)  prescribe the content of a form to be filled out following the death of a user that occurred in a facility operated by an institution or in a building or a dwelling where the services of an intermediate resource or a family-type resource are offered, or following the death of a resident of a private seniors’ residence and specify who is authorized to sign such a form and in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the form must be forwarded to the coroner;

(25)  prescribe, for each agency, the information that it may require from the institutions and community organizations of its region and, for the institution to which Part IV.2 applies, the information that it may require from community organizations;

(26)  prescribe the personal and non-personal information that an institution must provide to the Minister concerning the needs for and utilization of services;

(27)  determine the classes of users for whom an intervention plan or an individualized service plan must be prepared;

(28)  determine the conditions and procedure of registration, enrolment, admission, transfer, discharge or absence for the users of an institution;

(29)  (paragraph repealed).

1991, c. 42, s. 505; 1992, c. 21, s. 52, s. 70; 1998, c. 39, s. 157; 1999, c. 24, s. 39; 2005, c. 32, s. 184; 2006, c. 22, s. 177; 2006, c. 43, s. 31; 2009, c. 29, s. 16; 2011, c. 27, s. 27.

2009-06-19

505. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine the care and services to be included in the emergency services dispensed by the institutions designated by the agency pursuant to paragraph 1.1 of section 359, and fix the maximum bed occupation time in emergency services;

(2)  fix the minimum amount of liability insurance that a physician or dentist is required to hold under section 258 or that a midwife is required to hold under section 259.9;

(3)  determine, for the purposes of the authorization required from the agency for the work mentioned in paragraph 3 of section 263, the applicable amounts;

(4)  determine in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the institutions may supply medicines;

(5)  determine the conditions and measures of hygiene and safety which must be maintained or taken, as the case may be, by an institution;

(6)  determine the by-laws an agency or an institution must adopt;

(7)  (paragraph repealed);

(8)  determine the items which must be covered by the auditor in auditing the affairs of an institution or agency;

(9)  (paragraph repealed);

(10)  prescribe measures relating to child placement services which must be complied with by an institution operating a child and youth protection centre and other institutions exercising responsibilities in that field;

(11)  determine the form of the organization plan of any institution, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(12)  (paragraph repealed);

(13)  determine, for the institutions it indicates, the divisions, services and departments that the organization plan of the institution must include, the responsibilities and functions that must be exercised by the heads of those divisions, services and departments and the physician in charge referred to in section 186 and, where applicable, their mode of appointment and required qualifications;

(14)  determine, for institutions operating a hospital centre, the qualifications required of the head of a clinical department and the responsibilities and functions that he is required to carry out in addition to those entrusted to him under the organization plan of the institution;

(15)  determine, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, the mode of appointment of the heads of the divisions, services or departments referred to in paragraph 13 and the person or authority who will appoint them;

(16)  identify, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, divisions, services or departments where the designation of a person in charge, rather than their actual establishment, is provided for in the organization plan of the institution and specify the activities to be carried on therein;

(17)  determine the functions exercised by and the qualifications required of a person in charge as referred to in paragraph 16, his mode of appointment and the person or authority who will appoint him;

(18)  (paragraph repealed);

(19)  determine on what conditions and in what circumstances an institution referred to in section 117 may supply experimental medicines;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  determine the qualifications required of a permit applicant, and the conditions to be fulfilled and information and documents to be provided by a permit applicant;

(21.1)  prescribe the fees payable for the issue or renewal of a specialized medical centre permit;

(21.2)  determine the other specialized medical treatments that may be provided in a specialized medical centre under section 333.1;

(22)  determine the remuneration or other benefits that may be granted to a physician pursuant to section 259;

(23)  determine the content of a user’s record of complaint;

(24)  determine standards governing the compilation and keeping of users’ records, the particulars and documents they contain and their use, communication and, subject to section 520.3.2, storage and destruction;

(25)  prescribe, for each agency, the information that it may require from the institutions and community organizations of its region and, for the institution to which Part IV.2 applies, the information that it may require from community organizations;

(26)  prescribe the personal and non-personal information that an institution must provide to the Minister concerning the needs for and utilization of services;

(27)  determine the classes of users for whom an intervention plan or an individualized service plan must be prepared;

(28)  determine the conditions and procedure of registration, enrolment, admission, transfer, discharge or absence for the users of an institution;

(29)  (paragraph repealed).

1991, c. 42, s. 505; 1992, c. 21, s. 52, s. 70; 1998, c. 39, s. 157; 1999, c. 24, s. 39; 2005, c. 32, s. 184; 2006, c. 22, s. 177; 2006, c. 43, s. 31; 2009, c. 29, s. 16.

2008-01-01

505. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine the care and services to be included in the emergency services dispensed by the institutions designated by the agency pursuant to paragraph 1.1 of section 359, and fix the maximum bed occupation time in emergency services;

(2)  fix the minimum amount of liability insurance that a physician or dentist is required to hold under section 258 or that a midwife is required to hold under section 259.9;

(3)  determine, for the purposes of the authorization required from the agency for the work mentioned in paragraph 3 of section 263, the applicable amounts;

(4)  determine in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the institutions may supply medicines;

(5)  determine the conditions and measures of hygiene and safety which must be maintained or taken, as the case may be, by an institution;

(6)  determine the by-laws an agency or an institution must adopt;

(7)  (paragraph repealed);

(8)  determine the items which must be covered by the auditor in auditing the affairs of an institution or agency;

(9)  (paragraph repealed);

(10)  prescribe measures relating to child placement services which must be complied with by an institution operating a child and youth protection centre and other institutions exercising responsibilities in that field;

(11)  determine the form of the organization plan of any institution, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(12)  (paragraph repealed);

(13)  determine, for the institutions it indicates, the divisions, services and departments that the organization plan of the institution must include, the responsibilities and functions that must be exercised by the heads of those divisions, services and departments and the physician in charge referred to in section 186 and, where applicable, their mode of appointment and required qualifications;

(14)  determine, for institutions operating a hospital centre, the qualifications required of the head of a clinical department and the responsibilities and functions that he is required to carry out in addition to those entrusted to him under the organization plan of the institution;

(15)  determine, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, the mode of appointment of the heads of the divisions, services or departments referred to in paragraph 13 and the person or authority who will appoint them;

(16)  identify, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, divisions, services or departments where the designation of a person in charge, rather than their actual establishment, is provided for in the organization plan of the institution and specify the activities to be carried on therein;

(17)  determine the functions exercised by and the qualifications required of a person in charge as referred to in paragraph 16, his mode of appointment and the person or authority who will appoint him;

(18)  (paragraph repealed);

(19)  determine on what conditions and in what circumstances an institution referred to in section 117 may supply experimental medicines;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  determine the qualifications required of a permit applicant, and the conditions to be fulfilled and information and documents to be provided by a permit applicant;

(21.1)  prescribe the fees payable for the issue or renewal of a specialized medical centre permit;

(22)  determine the remuneration or other benefits that may be granted to a physician pursuant to section 259;

(23)  determine the content of a user’s record of complaint;

(24)  determine standards governing the compilation and keeping of users’ records, the particulars and documents they contain and their use, communication and, subject to section 520.3.2, storage and destruction;

(25)  prescribe, for each agency, the information that it may require from the institutions and community organizations of its region and, for the institution to which Part IV.2 applies, the information that it may require from community organizations;

(26)  prescribe the personal and non-personal information that an institution must provide to the Minister concerning the needs for and utilization of services;

(27)  determine the classes of users for whom an intervention plan or an individualized service plan must be prepared;

(28)  determine the conditions and procedure of registration, enrolment, admission, transfer, discharge or absence for the users of an institution;

(29)  (paragraph repealed).

1991, c. 42, s. 505; 1992, c. 21, s. 52, s. 70; 1998, c. 39, s. 157; 1999, c. 24, s. 39; 2005, c. 32, s. 184; 2006, c. 22, s. 177; 2006, c. 43, s. 31.

2006-06-14

505. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine the care and services to be included in the emergency services dispensed by the institutions designated by the agency pursuant to paragraph 1.1 of section 359, and fix the maximum bed occupation time in emergency services;

(2)  fix the minimum amount of liability insurance that a physician or dentist is required to hold under section 258 or that a midwife is required to hold under section 259.9;

(3)  determine, for the purposes of the authorization required from the agency for the work mentioned in paragraph 3 of section 263, the applicable amounts;

(4)  determine in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the institutions may supply medicines;

(5)  determine the conditions and measures of hygiene and safety which must be maintained or taken, as the case may be, by an institution;

(6)  determine the by-laws an agency or an institution must adopt;

(7)  (paragraph repealed);

(8)  determine the items which must be covered by the auditor in auditing the affairs of an institution or agency;

(9)  (paragraph repealed);

(10)  prescribe measures relating to child placement services which must be complied with by an institution operating a child and youth protection centre and other institutions exercising responsibilities in that field;

(11)  determine the form of the organization plan of any institution, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(12)  (paragraph repealed);

(13)  determine, for the institutions it indicates, the divisions, services and departments that the organization plan of the institution must include, the responsibilities and functions that must be exercised by the heads of those divisions, services and departments and the physician in charge referred to in section 186 and, where applicable, their mode of appointment and required qualifications;

(14)  determine, for institutions operating a hospital centre, the qualifications required of the head of a clinical department and the responsibilities and functions that he is required to carry out in addition to those entrusted to him under the organization plan of the institution;

(15)  determine, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, the mode of appointment of the heads of the divisions, services or departments referred to in paragraph 13 and the person or authority who will appoint them;

(16)  identify, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, divisions, services or departments where the designation of a person in charge, rather than their actual establishment, is provided for in the organization plan of the institution and specify the activities to be carried on therein;

(17)  determine the functions exercised by and the qualifications required of a person in charge as referred to in paragraph 16, his mode of appointment and the person or authority who will appoint him;

(18)  (paragraph repealed);

(19)  determine on what conditions and in what circumstances an institution referred to in section 117 may supply experimental medicines;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  determine the form and tenor of an application for a permit, the qualifications required of the applicant, and the conditions to be fulfilled and information and documents to be provided by the applicant;

(22)  determine the remuneration or other benefits that may be granted to a physician pursuant to section 259;

(23)  determine the content of a user’s record of complaint;

(24)  determine standards governing the compilation and keeping of users’ records, the particulars and documents they contain and their use, communication and, subject to section 520.3.2, storage and destruction;

(25)  prescribe, for each agency, the information that it may require from the institutions and community organizations of its region and, for the institution to which Part IV.2 applies, the information that it may require from community organizations;

(26)  prescribe the personal and non-personal information that an institution must provide to the Minister concerning the needs for and utilization of services;

(27)  determine the classes of users for whom an intervention plan or an individualized service plan must be prepared;

(28)  determine the conditions and procedure of registration, enrolment, admission, transfer, discharge or absence for the users of an institution;

(29)  (paragraph repealed).

1991, c. 42, s. 505; 1992, c. 21, s. 52, s. 70; 1998, c. 39, s. 157; 1999, c. 24, s. 39; 2005, c. 32, s. 184; 2006, c. 22, s. 177.

2006-01-01

505. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine the care and services to be included in the emergency services dispensed by the institutions designated by the agency pursuant to paragraph 1.1 of section 359, and fix the maximum bed occupation time in emergency services;

(2)  fix the minimum amount of liability insurance that a physician or dentist is required to hold under section 258 or that a midwife is required to hold under section 259.9;

(3)  determine, for the purposes of the authorization required from the agency for the work mentioned in paragraph 3 of section 263, the applicable amounts;

(4)  determine in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the institutions may supply medicines;

(5)  determine the conditions and measures of hygiene and safety which must be maintained or taken, as the case may be, by an institution;

(6)  determine the by-laws an agency or an institution must adopt;

(7)  (paragraph repealed);

(8)  determine the items which must be covered by the auditor in auditing the affairs of an institution or agency;

(9)  (paragraph repealed);

(10)  prescribe measures relating to child placement services which must be complied with by an institution operating a child and youth protection centre and other institutions exercising responsibilities in that field;

(11)  determine the form of the organization plan of any institution, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(12)  (paragraph repealed);

(13)  determine, for the institutions it indicates, the divisions, services and departments that the organization plan of the institution must include, the responsibilities and functions that must be exercised by the heads of those divisions, services and departments and the physician in charge referred to in section 186 and, where applicable, their mode of appointment and required qualifications;

(14)  determine, for institutions operating a hospital centre, the qualifications required of the head of a clinical department and the responsibilities and functions that he is required to carry out in addition to those entrusted to him under the organization plan of the institution;

(15)  determine, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, the mode of appointment of the heads of the divisions, services or departments referred to in paragraph 13 and the person or authority who will appoint them;

(16)  identify, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, divisions, services or departments where the designation of a person in charge, rather than their actual establishment, is provided for in the organization plan of the institution and specify the activities to be carried on therein;

(17)  determine the functions exercised by and the qualifications required of a person in charge as referred to in paragraph 16, his mode of appointment and the person or authority who will appoint him;

(18)  (paragraph repealed);

(19)  determine on what conditions and in what circumstances an institution referred to in section 117 may supply experimental medicines;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  determine the form and tenor of an application for a permit, the qualifications required of the applicant, and the conditions to be fulfilled and information and documents to be provided by the applicant;

(22)  determine the remuneration or other benefits that may be granted to a physician pursuant to section 259;

(23)  determine the content of a user’s record of complaint;

(24)  determine standards governing the compilation and keeping of users’ records, the particulars and documents they contain and their use, communication and, subject to section 520.3.2, storage and destruction;

(25)  prescribe, for each agency, the information that it may require from the institutions and community organizations of its region and, for the institution to which Part IV.2 applies, the information that it may require from community organizations;

(26)  prescribe the nominative and non-nominative information that an institution must provide to the Minister concerning the needs for and utilization of services;

(27)  determine the classes of users for whom an intervention plan or an individualized service plan must be prepared;

(28)  determine the conditions and procedure of registration, enrolment, admission, transfer, discharge or absence for the users of an institution;

(29)  (paragraph repealed).

1991, c. 42, s. 505; 1992, c. 21, s. 52, s. 70; 1998, c. 39, s. 157; 1999, c. 24, s. 39; 2005, c. 32, s. 184.

2005-11-30

505. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine the care and services to be included in the emergency services dispensed by the institutions designated by the regional board pursuant to paragraph 1.1 of section 359, and fix the maximum bed occupation time in emergency services;

(2)  fix the minimum amount of liability insurance that a physician or dentist is required to hold under section 258 or that a midwife is required to hold under section 259.9;

(3)  determine, for the purposes of the authorization required from the regional board for the work mentioned in paragraph 3 of section 263, the applicable amounts;

(4)  determine in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the institutions may supply medicines;

(5)  determine the conditions and measures of hygiene and safety which must be maintained or taken, as the case may be, by an institution;

(6)  determine the by-laws a regional board or an institution must adopt;

(7)  (paragraph repealed);

(8)  determine the items which must be covered by the auditor in auditing the affairs of an institution or regional board;

(9)  (paragraph repealed);

(10)  prescribe measures relating to child placement services which must be complied with by an institution operating a child and youth protection centre and other institutions exercising responsibilities in that field;

(11)  determine the form of the organization plan of any institution, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(12)  (paragraph repealed);

(13)  determine, for the institutions it indicates, the divisions, services and departments that the organization plan of the institution must include, the responsibilities and functions that must be exercised by the heads of those divisions, services and departments and the physician in charge referred to in section 186 and, where applicable, their mode of appointment and required qualifications;

(14)  determine, for institutions operating a hospital centre, the qualifications required of the head of a clinical department and the responsibilities and functions that he is required to carry out in addition to those entrusted to him under the organization plan of the institution;

(15)  determine, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, the mode of appointment of the heads of the divisions, services or departments referred to in paragraph 13 and the person or authority who will appoint them;

(16)  identify, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, divisions, services or departments where the designation of a person in charge, rather than their actual establishment, is provided for in the organization plan of the institution and specify the activities to be carried on therein;

(17)  determine the functions exercised by and the qualifications required of a person in charge as referred to in paragraph 16, his mode of appointment and the person or authority who will appoint him;

(18)  (paragraph repealed);

(19)  determine on what conditions and in what circumstances an institution referred to in section 117 may supply experimental medicines;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  determine the form and tenor of an application for a permit, the qualifications required of the applicant, and the conditions to be fulfilled and information and documents to be provided by the applicant;

(22)  determine the remuneration or other benefits that may be granted to a physician pursuant to section 259;

(23)  determine the content of a user’s record of complaint;

(24)  determine standards governing the compilation and keeping of users’ records, the particulars and documents they contain and their use, communication and, subject to section 520.3.2, storage and destruction;

(25)  prescribe, for each regional board, the information that it may require from the institutions and community organizations of its region and, for the institution to which Part IV.2 applies, the information that it may require from community organizations;

(26)  prescribe the nominative and non-nominative information that an institution must provide to the Minister concerning the needs for and utilization of services;

(27)  determine the classes of users for whom an intervention plan or an individualized service plan must be prepared;

(28)  determine the conditions and procedure of registration, enrolment, admission, transfer, discharge or absence for the users of an institution;

(29)  (paragraph repealed).

1991, c. 42, s. 505; 1992, c. 21, s. 52, s. 70; 1998, c. 39, s. 157; 1999, c. 24, s. 39; 2005, c. 32, s. 184.

1999-09-24

505. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine the care and services to be included in the emergency services dispensed by the institutions designated by the regional board pursuant to paragraph 1.1 of section 359, and fix the maximum bed occupation time in emergency services;

(2)  fix the minimum amount of liability insurance that a physician or dentist is required to hold under section 258 or that a midwife is required to hold under section 259.9;

(3)  determine, for the purposes of the authorization required from the regional board for the work mentioned in paragraph 3 of section 263, the applicable amounts;

(4)  determine in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the institutions may supply medicines;

(5)  determine the conditions and measures of hygiene and safety which must be maintained or taken, as the case may be, by an institution;

(6)  determine the by-laws a regional board or an institution must adopt;

(7)  (paragraph repealed);

(8)  determine the items which must be covered by the auditor in auditing the affairs of an institution or regional board;

(9)  (paragraph repealed);

(10)  prescribe measures relating to child placement services which must be complied with by an institution operating a child and youth protection centre and other institutions exercising responsibilities in that field;

(11)  determine the form of the organization plan of any institution, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(12)  (paragraph repealed);

(13)  determine, for the institutions it indicates, the divisions, services and departments that the organization plan of the institution must include, the responsibilities and functions that must be exercised by the heads of those divisions, services and departments and the physician in charge referred to in section 186 and, where applicable, their mode of appointment and required qualifications;

(14)  determine, for institutions operating a hospital centre, the qualifications required of the head of a clinical department and the responsibilities and functions that he is required to carry out in addition to those entrusted to him under the organization plan of the institution;

(15)  determine, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, the mode of appointment of the heads of the divisions, services or departments referred to in paragraph 13 and the person or authority who will appoint them;

(16)  identify, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, divisions, services or departments where the designation of a person in charge, rather than their actual establishment, is provided for in the organization plan of the institution and specify the activities to be carried on therein;

(17)  determine the functions exercised by and the qualifications required of a person in charge as referred to in paragraph 16, his mode of appointment and the person or authority who will appoint him;

(18)  (paragraph repealed);

(19)  determine on what conditions and in what circumstances an institution referred to in section 117 may supply experimental medicines;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  determine the form and tenor of an application for a permit, the qualifications required of the applicant, and the conditions to be fulfilled and information and documents to be provided by the applicant;

(22)  determine the remuneration or other benefits that may be granted to a physician pursuant to section 259;

(23)  determine the content of a user’s record of complaint;

(24)  determine standards governing the compilation and keeping of users’ records, the particulars and documents they contain as well as access to and transfer of such records;

(25)  prescribe, for each regional board, the information that it may require from the institutions and community organizations of its region and, for the institution to which Part IV.2 applies, the information that it may require from community organizations;

(26)  prescribe the nominative and non-nominative information that an institution must provide to the Minister concerning the needs for and utilization of services;

(27)  determine the classes of users for whom an intervention plan or an individualized service plan must be prepared;

(28)  determine the conditions and procedure of registration, enrolment, admission, transfer, discharge or absence for the users of an institution;

(29)  (paragraph repealed).

1991, c. 42, s. 505; 1992, c. 21, s. 52, s. 70; 1998, c. 39, s. 157; 1999, c. 24, s. 39.

1999-04-01

505. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine the care and services to be included in the emergency services dispensed by the institutions designated by the regional board pursuant to paragraph 1.1 of section 359, and fix the maximum bed occupation time in emergency services;

(2)  fix the minimum amount of liability insurance that a physician or dentist is required to hold under section 258;

(3)  determine, for the purposes of the authorization required from the regional board for the work mentioned in paragraph 3 of section 263, the applicable amounts;

(4)  determine in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the institutions may supply medicines;

(5)  determine the conditions and measures of hygiene and safety which must be maintained or taken, as the case may be, by an institution;

(6)  determine the by-laws a regional board or an institution must adopt;

(7)  (paragraph repealed);

(8)  determine the items which must be covered by the auditor in auditing the affairs of an institution or regional board;

(9)  (paragraph repealed);

(10)  prescribe measures relating to child placement services which must be complied with by an institution operating a child and youth protection centre and other institutions exercising responsibilities in that field;

(11)  determine the form of the organization plan of any institution, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(12)  (paragraph repealed);

(13)  determine, for the institutions it indicates, the divisions, services and departments that the organization plan of the institution must include, the responsibilities and functions that must be exercised by the heads of those divisions, services and departments and the physician in charge referred to in section 186 and, where applicable, their mode of appointment and required qualifications;

(14)  determine, for institutions operating a hospital centre, the qualifications required of the head of a clinical department and the responsibilities and functions that he is required to carry out in addition to those entrusted to him under the organization plan of the institution;

(15)  determine, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, the mode of appointment of the heads of the divisions, services or departments referred to in paragraph 13 and the person or authority who will appoint them;

(16)  identify, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, divisions, services or departments where the designation of a person in charge, rather than their actual establishment, is provided for in the organization plan of the institution and specify the activities to be carried on therein;

(17)  determine the functions exercised by and the qualifications required of a person in charge as referred to in paragraph 16, his mode of appointment and the person or authority who will appoint him;

(18)  (paragraph repealed);

(19)  determine on what conditions and in what circumstances an institution referred to in section 117 may supply experimental medicines;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  determine the form and tenor of an application for a permit, the qualifications required of the applicant, and the conditions to be fulfilled and information and documents to be provided by the applicant;

(22)  determine the remuneration or other benefits that may be granted to a physician pursuant to section 259;

(23)  determine the content of a user’s record of complaint;

(24)  determine standards governing the compilation and keeping of users’ records, the particulars and documents they contain as well as access to and transfer of such records;

(25)  prescribe, for each regional board, the information that it may require from the institutions and community organizations of its region and, for the institution to which Part IV.2 applies, the information that it may require from community organizations;

(26)  prescribe the nominative and non-nominative information that an institution must provide to the Minister concerning the needs for and utilization of services;

(27)  determine the classes of users for whom an intervention plan or an individualized service plan must be prepared;

(28)  determine the conditions and procedure of registration, enrolment, admission, transfer, discharge or absence for the users of an institution;

(29)  (paragraph repealed).

1991, c. 42, s. 505; 1992, c. 21, s. 52, s. 70; 1998, c. 39, s. 157.

1992-10-01

505. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine which centres must provide emergency services to users requiring such services and, where required, determine the care and services included in emergency services, and fix the maximum period for which a user may occupy a bed in an emergency service;

(2)  fix the minimum amount of liability insurance that a physician or dentist is required to hold under section 258;

(3)  determine, for the purposes of the authorization required from the regional board for the work mentioned in paragraph 3 of section 263, the applicable amounts;

(4)  determine in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the institutions may supply medicines;

(5)  determine the conditions and measures of hygiene and safety which must be maintained or taken, as the case may be, in an institution;

(6)  determine the by-laws a regional board or an institution may or must adopt;

(7)  determine the information relating to the report of activities and the annual financial report which must be presented by a public institution when holding its public information meeting, and the form in which it must be presented;

(8)  determine the items which must be covered by the auditor in auditing the affairs of an institution or regional board;

(9)  prescribe the manner in which the mechanisms of access to services referred to in section 355 are put in place and, in the case of rehabilitation centres, determine to which class of such centres those provisions apply;

(10)  prescribe measures relating to child placement services which must be complied with by an institution operating a child and youth protection centre and other institutions exercising responsibilities in that field;

(11)  determine the form of the organization plan of any institution, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(12)  determine the form of the regional medical staffing plan drawn up by a regional board, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(13)  determine, for the institutions it indicates, the divisions, services and departments that the organization plan of the institution must include, the responsibilities and functions that must be exercised by the heads of those divisions, services and departments and the physician in charge referred to in section 186 and, where applicable, their mode of appointment and required qualifications;

(14)  determine, for institutions operating a hospital centre, the qualifications required of the head of a clinical department and the responsibilities and functions that he is required to carry out in addition to those entrusted to him under the organization plan of the institution;

(15)  determine, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, the mode of appointment of the heads of the divisions, services or departments referred to in paragraph 13 and the person or authority who will appoint them;

(16)  identify, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital centre, divisions, services or departments where the designation of a person in charge, rather than their actual establishment, is provided for in the organization plan of the institution and specify the activities to be carried on therein;

(17)  determine the functions exercised by and the qualifications required of a person in charge as referred to in paragraph 16, his mode of appointment and the person or authority who will appoint him;

(18)  identify among the institutions which operate a hospital centre those which are not required to provide for the formation of a clinical department of general medicine in the organization plan of the hospital centre;

(19)  determine on what conditions and in what circumstances an institution referred to in section 117 may supply experimental medicines;

(20)  determine, for the purposes of the regional medical staffing plan or that part of the organization plan of an institution which concerns the medical and dental staff and of the expansion or reduction objectives identified for a regional board by the Minister pursuant to section 377, methods or rules for determining the size of the medical or dental staff, which must take into account the number of physicians practising in a region who receive remuneration from the Régie de l’assurance-maladie du Québec; these methods or rules may vary according to the regions, the missions of the centres or the classes of the rehabilitation centres or hospital centres, if any, and according to the activities carried on in those centres;

(21)  determine the form and tenor of an application for the issue or renewal of a permit, the qualifications required of the applicant, the conditions he must fulfil and the information and documents he must provide;

(22)  determine the remuneration or other benefits that may be granted to a physician pursuant to section 259;

(23)  determine the content of a user’s record of complaint;

(24)  determine standards governing the compilation and keeping of users’ records, the particulars and documents they contain as well as access to and transfer of such records;

(25)  prescribe, for each regional board, the information that it may require from the institutions and community organizations of its region;

(26)  prescribe the nominative and non-nominative information that an institution must provide to the Minister concerning the needs for and utilization of services;

(27)  determine the classes of users for whom an intervention plan or an individualized service plan must be prepared;

(28)  determine the conditions and procedure of registration, enrolment, admission, transfer, discharge or absence for the users of an institution;

(29)  prescribe the amount of administration costs that an institution may require of a user for the provision, in a hospital centre, of services also available in a local community service centre or in a private health facility and determine the cases, circumstances and conditions in which such costs may be required.

1991, c. 42, s. 505; 1992, c. 21, s. 52, s. 70.

1991-09-04

505. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine which centres must provide emergency services to users requiring such services and, where required, determine the care and services included in emergency services, and fix the maximum period for which a user may occupy a bed in an emergency service;

(2)  fix the minimum amount of liability insurance that a physician or dentist is required to hold under section 258;

(3)  determine, for the purposes of the authorization required from the regional board for the work mentioned in paragraph 3 of section 263, the applicable amounts;

(4)  determine in what cases and circumstances and on what conditions the institutions may supply medicines;

(5)  determine the conditions and measures of hygiene and safety which must be maintained or taken, as the case may be, in an institution;

(6)  determine the by-laws a regional board or an institution may or must adopt;

(7)  determine the information relating to the report of activities and the annual financial report which must be presented by a public institution when holding its public information meeting, and the form in which it must be presented;

(8)  determine the items which must be covered by the auditor in auditing the affairs of an institution or regional board;

(9)  prescribe the manner in which the mechanisms of access to services referred to in section 355 are put in place and, in the case of rehabilitation centres, determine to which class of such centres those provisions apply;

(10)  prescribe measures relating to child placement services which must be complied with by an institution operating a child and youth protection centre and other institutions exercising responsibilities in that field;

(11)  determine the form of the organization plan of any institution, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(12)  determine the form of the regional medical staffing plan drawn up by a regional board, the items it must contain and the methods or rules according to which it must be prepared;

(13)  determine, for the institutions it indicates, the divisions, services and departments that the organization plan of the institution must include, the responsibilities and functions that must be exercised by the heads of those divisions, services and departments and the physician in charge referred to in section 186 and, where applicable, their mode of appointment and required qualifications;

(14)  determine, for institutions operating a hospital, the qualifications required of the head of a clinical department and the responsibilities and functions that he is required to carry out in addition to those entrusted to him under the organization plan of the institution;

(15)  determine, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital, the mode of appointment of the heads of the divisions, services or departments referred to in paragraph 13 and the person or authority who will appoint them;

(16)  identify, for institutions operating a centre other than a hospital, divisions, services or departments where the designation of a person in charge, rather than their actual establishment, is provided for in the organization plan of the institution and specify the activities to be carried on therein;

(17)  determine the functions exercised by and the qualifications required of a person in charge as referred to in paragraph 16, his mode of appointment and the person or authority who will appoint him;

(18)  identify among the institutions which operate a hospital those which are not required to provide for the formation of a clinical department of general medicine in the organization plan of the hospital;

(19)  determine on what conditions and in what circumstances an institution referred to in section 117 may supply experimental medicines;

(20)  determine, for the purposes of the regional medical staffing plan or that part of the organization plan of an institution which concerns the medical and dental staff and of the expansion or reduction objectives identified for a regional board by the Minister pursuant to section 377, methods or rules for determining the size of the medical or dental staff, which must take into account the number of physicians practising in a region who receive remuneration from the Régie de l’assurance-maladie du Québec; these methods or rules may vary according to the regions, the missions of the centres or the classes of the rehabilitation centres or hospitals, if any, and according to the activities carried on in those centres;

(21)  determine the form and tenor of an application for the issue or renewal of a permit, the qualifications required of the applicant, the conditions he must fulfil and the information and documents he must provide;

(22)  determine the remuneration or other benefits that may be granted to a physician pursuant to section 259;

(23)  determine the content of a user’s record of complaint;

(24)  determine standards governing the compilation and keeping of users’ records, the particulars and documents they contain as well as access to and transfer of such records;

(25)  prescribe, for each regional board, the information that it may require from the institutions and community organizations of its region;

(26)  prescribe the nominative and non-nominative information that an institution must provide to the Minister concerning the needs for and utilization of services;

(27)  determine the classes of users for whom an intervention plan or an individualized service plan must be prepared;

(28)  determine the conditions and procedure of registration, enrolment, admission, transfer, discharge or absence for the users of an institution;

(29)  prescribe the amount of administration costs that an institution may require of a user for the provision, in a hospital, of services also available in a local community service centre or in a private practice facility and determine the cases, circumstances and conditions in which such costs may be required.

1991, c. 42, s. 505.