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S-4.2 - Act respecting health services and social services

Section 42
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42. For the purposes of the examination procedure applicable to complaints concerning a physician, dentist or pharmacist, or a resident, the board of directors of every institution shall designate a medical examiner, who may or may not practise in a centre operated by the institution, on the recommendation of the council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists. The director of professional services may be designated to act in that capacity.
Where an institution operates two or more centres or maintains two or more facilities, the board of directors may, where necessary and on the recommendation of the council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists, designate one medical examiner for each centre or facility.
Where a board of directors administers two or more institutions, it may, on the recommendation of the council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists, designate a single medical examiner for the group of institutions it administers.
If no council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists has been established for an institution, the board of directors shall designate a medical examiner after consulting with the physicians, dentists and pharmacists practising in the centre or centres operated by the institution.
The medical examiner is answerable to the board of directors for the application of the complaint examination procedure in cases involving a physician, dentist or pharmacist, or a resident.
1991, c. 42, s. 42; 1998, c. 39, s. 10; 2001, c. 43, s. 41; 2005, c. 32, s. 15; 2009, c. 45, s. 22.
42. For the purposes of the examination procedure applicable to complaints concerning a physician, dentist or pharmacist, or a resident, the board of directors of every institution shall designate a medical examiner, who may or may not practise in a centre operated by the institution, on the recommendation of the council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists. The director of professional services may be designated to act in that capacity.
Where an institution operates two or more centres or maintains two or more facilities, the board of directors may, where necessary and on the recommendation of the council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists, designate one medical examiner for each centre or facility.
Where a board of directors administers two or more institutions, it may, on the recommendation of the council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists, designate a single medical examiner for the group of institutions it administers.
If no council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists has been established for an institution, the board of directors shall designate a medical examiner after consulting with the physicians, dentists and pharmacists practising in the centre or centres operated by the institution.
1991, c. 42, s. 42; 1998, c. 39, s. 10; 2001, c. 43, s. 41; 2005, c. 32, s. 15.
42. For the purposes of the examination procedure applicable to complaints concerning a physician, dentist or pharmacist, or a resident, the board of directors of every institution shall designate a medical examiner, possibly the director of professional services, on the recommendation of the council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists.
Where an institution operates two or more centres or maintains two or more facilities, the board of directors may, where necessary and on the recommendation of the council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists, designate one medical examiner for each centre or facility.
Where a board of directors administers two or more institutions, it may, on the recommendation of the council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists, designate a single medical examiner for the group of institutions it administers.
If no council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists has been established for an institution, the board of directors shall designate a medical examiner after consulting with the physicians, dentists and pharmacists practising in the centre or centres operated by the institution.
In the cases described in the preceding paragraphs, if there are fifteen or fewer physicians, dentists and pharmacists practising in the centre or centres operated by the institution or group of institutions administered by the board of directors, a physician who does not practise in any of those centres or exercise other functions for any of those institutions may, by way of exception, be designated as medical examiner.
1991, c. 42, s. 42; 1998, c. 39, s. 10; 2001, c. 43, s. 41.
42. A user having filed a complaint with an institution may address his complaint to the regional board if he disagrees with the conclusions sent to him by the complaints officer of the institution or deemed to have been sent to him under section 36, or if the complaints officer has refused or ceased to examine his complaint.
1991, c. 42, s. 42; 1998, c. 39, s. 10.
42. A user having filed a complaint in writing with an institution may address his complaint to the regional board if he disagrees with the conclusions sent to him by the senior management officer of the institution or deemed to have been sent to him under section 36, or if the senior management officer has refused or ceased to examine his complaint.
1991, c. 42, s. 42.
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