S-4.2 - Act respecting health services and social services

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3. For the application of this Act, the following guidelines shall guide the management and provision of health services and social services:
(1)  the person requiring services is the reason for the very existence of those services;
(2)  respect for the user and recognition of his rights and freedoms must inspire every act performed in his regard;
(3)  the user must be treated, in every intervention, with courtesy, fairness and understanding, and with respect for his dignity, autonomy, needs and safety;
(4)  the user must, as far as possible, play an active role in the care and services which concern him;
(5)  the user must be encouraged, through the provision of adequate information, to use services in a judicious manner.
1991, c. 42, s. 3; 2002, c. 71, s. 2.
3. For the application of this Act, the following guidelines shall guide the management and provision of health services and social services:
(1)  the person requiring services is the reason for the very existence of those services;
(2)  respect for the user and recognition of his rights and freedoms must inspire every act performed in his regard;
(3)  the user must be treated, in every intervention, with courtesy, fairness and understanding, and with respect for his dignity, autonomy and needs;
(4)  the user must, as far as possible, play an active role in the care and services which concern him;
(5)  the user must be encouraged, through the provision of adequate information, to use services in a judicious manner.
1991, c. 42, s. 3.