L-6.3 - Act to combat maltreatment of seniors and other persons of full age in vulnerable situations

Section 2 Disposition versions

2022-04-06

2. For the purposes of this Act,

“health services and social services provider” : means any person who, in the exercise of his or her functions, directly provides health services or social services to a person, on behalf of an institution, private seniors’ residence, intermediate resource or family-type resource, including a person who carries on activities described in sections 39.7 and 39.8 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26) as well as the operator of, or the person responsible for, the residence or the resource, if applicable;

“institution” : means an institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services or the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay;

“local service quality and complaints commissioner” : means a local service quality and complaints commissioner appointed under section 30 of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the person designated by the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay established under the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);

“maltreatment” : means a single or repeated act, or a lack of appropriate action, that occurs in a relationship where there is an expectation of trust, and that intentionally or unintentionally causes harm or distress to a person;

“person in a vulnerable situation” : means a person of full age whose ability to request or obtain assistance is temporarily or permanently limited because of factors such as a restraint, limitation, illness, disease, injury, impairment or handicap, which may be physical, cognitive or psychological in nature, such as a physical or intellectual disability or an autism spectrum disorder;

“person working for the institution” : means a physician, dentist, midwife, personnel member, medical resident, trainee, volunteer or other natural person who provides services directly to a person on behalf of the institution; and

“private seniors’ residence” : means a private seniors’ residence within the meaning of section 346.0.1 of the Act respecting health services and social services.

2017, c. 10, s. 2; 2022, c. 6, s. 1.

2017-05-30

2. For the purposes of this Act,

(1)  “local service quality and complaints commissioner” : means a local service quality and complaints commissioner appointed under section 30 of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the person designated by the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay established under the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);

(2)  “institution” : means an institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services or the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay;

(3)  “maltreatment” : means a single or repeated act, or a lack of appropriate action, that occurs in a relationship where there is an expectation of trust, and that intentionally or unintentionally causes harm or distress to a person;

(4)  “person in a vulnerable situation” : means a person of full age whose ability to request or obtain assistance is temporarily or permanently limited because of factors such as a restraint, limitation, illness, disease, injury, impairment or handicap, which may be physical, cognitive or psychological in nature;

(5)  “person working for the institution” : means a physician, dentist, midwife, personnel member, medical resident, trainee, volunteer or other natural person who provides services directly to a person on behalf of the institution; and

(6)  “private seniors’ residence” : means a private seniors’ residence within the meaning of section 346.0.1 of the Act respecting health services and social services.

2017, c. 10, s. 2.