P-10, r. 6 - Regulation respecting the circumstances in which a physician may obtain a permit to practise pharmacy

Updated to 1 January 2024

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chapter P-10, r. 6

Regulation respecting the circumstances in which a physician may obtain a permit to practise pharmacy

Pharmacy Act

(chapter P-10, s. 37, par. a).

DIVISION I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.01. The definitions contained in the Pharmacy Act (chapter P-10) shall apply to this Regulation unless the context indicates otherwise.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 4, s. 1.01.

1.02. In this Regulation, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(a)  “municipality” means a municipality designated in the Décret concernant la révision des limites des régions administratives du Québec (chapter D-11, r. 1);

(b)  “permit” means a permit to practise pharmacy issued in accordance with paragraph a of section 37 of the Pharmacy Act (chapter P-10);

(c)  “region” means one of the regions within the meaning of the Décret concernant la révision des limites des régions administratives du Québec;

(d)  “territory” means a territory designated in the Décret concernant la révision des limites des régions administratives du Québec.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 4, s. 1.02.

1.03. The Interpretation Act (chapter I-16) applies to this Regulation.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 4, s. 1.03.

DIVISION II GENERAL PROVISIONS

2.01. Notwithstanding any provision of this Regulation, no permit may be issued within a 20-mile radius (32.183 km) from the locality in which a pharmacist or a physician practises pharmacy.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 4, s. 2.01.

2.02. For the purposes of section 2.01, the radius shall be calculated taking into account the regular means of land communication.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 4, s. 2.02.

DIVISION III CIRCUMSTANCES AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS

3.01. A physician may, in the absence of a pharmacist or a physician practising pharmacy, obtain a permit in a municipality or in a territory of less than 3,000 inhabitants in the following regions:

(a)  Bas-Saint-Laurent–Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine;

(b)  Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean;

(c)  Capitale-Nationale;

(d)  Mauricie–Centre-du-Québec;

(e)  Montérégie;

(f)  Outaouais; and

(g)  Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 4, s. 3.01.

3.02. In the Estrie region, a physician may, in the absence of a pharmacist or a physician practising pharmacy, obtain a permit in a municipality of less than 4,000 inhabitants.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 4, s. 3.02.

3.03. In the Côte-Nord region, a physician may, in the absence of a pharmacist or a physician practising pharmacy, obtain a permit in a municipality or in a territory of less than 7,000 inhabitants.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 4, s. 3.03.

3.04. In the Nord-du-Québec region, a physician may, in the absence of a pharmacist or a physician practising pharmacy, obtain a permit in a municipality or in a territory of less than 15,000 inhabitants.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 4, s. 3.04.

REFERENCES

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-10, r. 4