78.1. The Government may claim from the operator of a specialized medical centre described in section 333.3 the cost of a preoperative, postoperative, rehabilitation or home care support service that must, under section 333.6, be received in the centre or from a private resource, if the service is provided by a public institution or a private institution under agreement prior to or following surgery or specialized medical treatment provided in that specialized medical centre.
At the Minister’s request and after informing the user, an institution must communicate to the Minister any information contained in a user’s record that is necessary for the purposes of proceedings under the first paragraph.