M-9, r. 12.001 - Regulation respecting certain professional activities that may be engaged in by a nurse

Section 4 Disposition versions

2016-01-11

4. Under the national public health program made pursuant to the Public Health Act (chapter S-2.2), a nurse may

(1)  prescribe hormonal contraception, an IUD or emergency oral contraception, according to the national protocol developed as part of an activity under the program;

(2)  prescribe a perinatal vitamin supplement and folic acid;

(3)  prescribe a medication for the treatment of pediculosis;

(4)  prescribe a drug for smoking cessation except for varenicline and bupropion;

(5)  prescribe a medication for the treatment of a gonococcal infection or a Chlamydia trachomatis infection in an asymptomatic person with a positive test result from screening and prescribe control tests, according to the national protocol developed as part of an activity under the program;

(6)  prescribe a drug for the treatment of a gonococcal infection or a Chlamydia trachomatis infection in an asymptomatic person identified as a sexual partner of a person presenting either of those infections and prescribe control tests, according to the national protocol developed as part of an activity under the program.

O.C. 839-2015, s. 4.