M-9, r. 12 - Regulation respecting certain professional activities that may be performed by an occupational therapist

Updated to 1 October 2024

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chapter M-9, r. 12

Regulation respecting certain professional activities that may be performed by an occupational therapist

Medical Act

(chapter M-9, s. 3) .

Professional Code

(chapter C-26, s. 94, par. h).

1. The purpose of this Regulation is to determine, among the professional activities that may be performed by physicians, those that, pursuant to a prescription and to the terms and conditions set out in the Regulation, may be engaged in by an occupational therapist.

O.C. 732-2009, s. 1.

2. An occupational therapist may administer medications or other substances by oral route or by topical route while evaluating functional abilities or in the course of independence training.

O.C. 732-2009, s. 2.

3. An occupational therapist may administer topical medications when providing treatment for wounds.

O.C. 732-2009, s. 3.

4. A person who must complete a training period or receive training for the purposes of the recognition of a diploma or training equivalence by the Ordre professionnel des ergothérapeutes du Québec may, in the presence of an occupational therapist, engage in the activities referred to in sections 2 and 3, insofar as such activities are required for the equivalence to be granted.

O.C. 732-2009, s. 4.

5. A student enrolled in a program of study leading to a diploma giving access to the permit issued by the Ordre professionnel des ergothérapeutes du Québec may, in the presence of an occupational therapist, engage in the activities referred to in sections 2 and 3, insofar as such activities are required for the completion of the program.

O.C. 732-2009, s. 5.

6. (Omitted).

O.C. 732-2009, s. 6.

REFERENCES

O.C. 732-2009, 2009 G.O. 2, 1887