41. During group agreement negotiations, the Minister must consult each association of institutions that has as members institutions to which the resources are attached. The Minister may invite an association to attend negotiation sessions.
For the purposes of this section, “association of institutions” means the Association québécoise d’établissements de santé et de services sociaux (AQESSS), the Association des centres jeunesse du Québec, the Fédération québécoise des centres de réadaptation en déficience intellectuelle, the Association des établissements de réadaptation en déficience physique du Québec, the Association des centres de réadaptation en dépendance du Québec, as well as any other association the Minister deems to be representative of institutions within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) that use the services of the resources to whom this Act applies.