O-7.2, r. 0.2 - Regulation respecting the application of the Act to modify the organization and governance of the health and social services network, in particular by abolishing the regional agencies

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chapter O-7.2, r. 0.2

Regulation respecting the application of the Act to modify the organization and governance of the health and social services network, in particular by abolishing the regional agencies

Act to modify the organization and governance of the health and social services network, in particular by abolishing the regional agencies

(chapter O-7.2, s. 217).

1. Until the earlier of the date on which all the members of the board of directors of an integrated health and social services centre or an unamalgamated institution referred to in paragraphs 1 to 8 of section 9 or 10 of the Act to modify the organization and governance of the health and social services network, in particular by abolishing the regional agencies (chapter O-7.2), as the case may be, have been appointed or designated and 30 September 2015, the Minister may, if the position of president and executive director becomes vacant and to ensure the smooth operation of such an institution, appoint a new president and executive director.

The new president and executive director is appointed by the Minister on the recommendation of a selection committee presided by the Deputy Minister, who appoints the other 2 members.

O.C. 700-2015, s. 1.

2. Until the earlier of the date on which the majority of the members referred to in paragraph 8 of section 9 or 10 of the Act to modify the organization and governance of the health and social services network, in particular by abolishing the regional agencies (chapter O-7.2), as the case may be, have been appointed and 30 September 2015, the president and executive director of an institution appointed pursuant to section 1 exercises all the powers of the board of directors.

O.C. 700-2015, s. 2.

2.1. Where a board of directors administers 2 or more institutions pursuant to section 146 of the Act to modify the organization and governance of the health and social services network, in particular by abolishing the regional agencies (chapter O-7.2) and the members of the committees or councils of the institutions referred to in paragraphs 2 and 4 to 6 of section 9 or 10 of the Act have designated a different person to act as a member of the council, each designated member is to act alternately for a period of 6 months. The term of office of all the members of the same designating college is not to exceed 3 years.

A designated member, during the period that the member is not sitting on the board of directors, may participate in that board’s meetings, but may not vote.

O.C. 888-2015, s. 1.

2.2. The employees of an integrated health and social services centre who exercise their functions in the facilities of an amalgamated institution that held a recognition under section 29.1 of the Charter of the French language (chapter C-11) for a language other than French or English are selected in particular on the basis of their knowledge of the language used by the institution’s users.

O.C. 158-2016, s. 1.

2.3. For the purposes of section 91 of the Act respecting pre-hospital emergency services (chapter S-6.2), the member referred to in paragraph 5 of that section is appointed after consultation with the institutions in the territory that operate a hospital centre, from among the co-ordinators of emergency rooms situated in facilities maintained by those institutions.

O.C. 858-2018, s. 1.

2.4. For the purposes of subparagraph d of paragraph 2 of section 4 of the Act respecting the Health and Welfare Commissioner (chapter C-32.1.1), a reference to the members of boards of directors of institutions who are elected by the population under paragraph 1 of any of sections 129 to 131 and 133 of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) is also a reference to the independent members of boards of directors of integrated health and social services centres and unamalgamated institutions appointed under paragraph 8 of sections 9 and 10 of the Act to modify the organization and governance of the health and social services network, in particular by abolishing the regional agencies (chapter O-7.2).

In addition, for the purposes of subparagraph e of paragraph 2 of section 4 of the Act respecting the Health and Welfare Commissioner, a reference to the members of boards of directors of institutions operating a hospital centre who are designated by the users’ committee of the institutions under paragraph 2 of any of sections 129, 131 and 133 of the Act respecting health services and social services is also a reference to the members of boards of directors of integrated health and social services centres and unamalgamated institutions designated by and from among the members of the users’ committee of those institutions, under paragraph 6 of sections 9 and 10 of the Act to modify the organization and governance of the health and social services network, in particular by abolishing the regional agencies.

O.C. 462-2019, s. 1.

3. (Omitted).

O.C. 700-2015, s. 3.

REFERENCES

O.C. 700-2015, 2015 G.O. 2, 1789

O.C. 888-2015, 2015 G.O. 2, 2858

O.C. 158-2016, 2016 G.O. 2, 1335

O.C. 858-2018, 2018 G.O. 2, 2769

O.C. 462-2019, 2019 G.O. 2, 740