A-29, r. 5 - Regulation respecting the application of the Health Insurance Act

Section 34.3 Disposition versions

2021-11-15

34.3. For the purposes of this Division,

“assisted procreation project” means a project formed by a person alone or by spouses that consists in their obtaining assisted procreation services to have one or more children using, if needed, reproductive material from a person who is not party to the project;

“IVF” means in vitro fertilization;

“IVF cycle” means a cycle, during which no more than one ovarian puncture may be included, which begins at the time of the first ovarian stimulation or at the time of the ovarian puncture, as the case may be, and ends when no embryo was produced following the ovarian puncture or when all embryos produced following the ovarian puncture have been transferred;

“modified natural ovulatory cycle” means a cycle during which ovarian stimulation is performed to obtain one or more eggs;

“natural ovulatory cycle” means a cycle during which ovulation occurs spontaneously, without any ovarian stimulation;

“stimulated ovulatory cycle” means a cycle during which ovarian stimulation is performed to increase the number of eggs produced.

O.C. 645-2010, s. 2; S.Q. 2015, c. 25, s. 20; S.Q. 2021, c. 2, s. 32.

2015-11-10

34.3. If rendered to a fertile insured person before any oncological chemotherapy treatment or radiotherapy treatment involving a serious risk of genetic mutation to the gametes or of permanent infertility, or before the complete removal of a person’s testicles or ovaries for oncotherapy purposes, the fertility preservation services listed below must be considered insured services for the purposes of subparagraph f of the first paragraph of section 3 of the Act:

(a)  the services required for ovarian stimulation or ovulation induction;

(b)  the services required to retrieve eggs or ovarian tissue;

(c)  the services required to retrieve sperm or testicular tissue by medical intervention, including percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration; and

(d)  the services required to freeze and store sperm, eggs, ovarian or testicular tissue or embryos for a 5 year period.

O.C. 645-2010, s. 2; S.Q. 2015, c. 25, s. 20.

2012-09-01

34.3. For the purposes of this Division,

“frozen embryo” means a frozen embryo produced by in vitro fertilization insured under subparagraph c of the first paragraph of section 34.4 or an embryo already frozen before the 5 August 2010, which must come from the couple asking for the services covered in this division unless the couple consents otherwise; (embryon congelé)

“modified natural cycle” means a cycle being stimulated by medication to obtain only 1 egg; (cycle naturel modifié)

“modified natural cycle or natural cycle IVF” means in vitro fertilization following the retrieval of an egg obtained during a modified natural cycle or a natural cycle; (FIV sur cycle naturel modifié ou sur cycle naturel)

“natural cycle” means a cycle in which ovulation occurs spontaneously, without being stimulated by medication (cycle naturel)

“stimulated cycle” means a cycle stimulated by medication to increase the number of eggs; (cycle stimulé)

“stimulated cycle IVF” means in vitro fertilization following the retrieval of eggs obtained during a stimulated cycle. (FIV sur cycle stimulé)

O.C. 645-2010, s. 2.