M-19.2 - Act respecting the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux

Section 5.5 Disposition versions

2021-06-01

5.5. The Minister shall designate, within the department, a person acting as advisory commissioner who is responsible for seeing to the adequate and optimal application of the provisions relating to the complaint examination process that are provided for in the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) and the handling of reports of maltreatment made within the scope of the anti-maltreatment policy adopted under the Act to combat maltreatment of seniors and other persons of full age in vulnerable situations (chapter L-6.3).

For that purpose, the designated person shall foster concerted action between local service quality and complaints commissioners and medical examiners governed by the Act respecting health services and social services as well as the sharing of good practices applicable in the exercise of their functions. The designated person shall also see to it that local commissioners and medical examiners receive training relevant to the exercise of their functions.

In addition, the designated person shall provide support to any local commissioner or medical examiner who requires it, with due regard to their respective functions and the confidentiality of the records. The designated person may thus give them an opinion on the means to be favoured and the solutions to be considered in dealing with a problem related to the exercise of their functions.

The designated person may recommend to the Minister any measure that may improve the application of the provisions referred to in the first paragraph and enhance the exercise of the local commissioners’ and medical examiners’ functions.

2020, c. 24, s. 9.