M-9, r. 13 - Regulation respecting the activities contemplated in section 31 of the Medical Act which may be engaged in by classes of persons other than physicians

Section 8.7 Disposition versions

2014-03-06

8.7. Subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 8.1 and section 8.5 do not apply to the nurse practitioner specialized in primary care who engages in the activities provided in subparagraphs 1 to 4 of the first paragraph of section 8.6 in an isolated region facility.

However, to engage in an activity provided in subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 8.6, the nurse must acquire and maintain his or her skills, as appropriate:

(1)  in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) by obtaining an attestation issued by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Québec in accordance with the standards of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada;

(2)  in neonatal resuscitation by obtaining an attestation issued by the Canadian Paediatric Society;

(3)  in trauma nursing care (Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)) by obtaining an attestation issued by the National Emergency Nurses’ Affiliation (NENA, Canada) and the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA, United States).

Besides all of the training provided in the second paragraph, the nurse, in order to engage in the activities provided in subparagraphs 1 to 4 of the first paragraph of section 8.6, must hold an attestation issued by the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec that he or she has successfully spent a nine-week clinical training practicien structured as follows:

(1)  5 weeks of emergency care at a hospital with a high-volume emergency ward;

(2)  2 weeks of pediatric emergency care at a hospital with a high-volume emergency ward;

(3)  2 weeks in the delivery room at a hospital which offers obstetric services of level II or III.

During the training period provided in the third paragraph, the nurse may, in the presence of a physician, engage in the professional activities contemplated by first paragraph of section 8.6 to the extent they are required for the purpose of completing this training practicien.

O.C. 365-2008, s. 1; O.C. 80-2014, s. 2.

2012-09-01

8.7. Subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 8.1 and section 8.5 do not apply to the nurse practitioner specialized in primary care who engages in the activities provided in subparagraphs 1 to 4 of the first paragraph of section 8.6 in an isolated region facility.

However, to engage in an activity provided in subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 8.6, the nurse must acquire and maintain his or her skills, as appropriate:

(1)  in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Life Support (APLS) by obtaining a biennial attestation issued by a master instructor recognized by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Québec in accordance with standards of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada;

(2)  in Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) by obtaining a biennial attestation issued by an instructor or a master instructor recognized by the Canadian Paediatric Society in accordance with standards of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association;

(3)  in Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) by obtaining a quadrennial attestation issued by a master instructor recognized by the American College of Surgeons.

Besides all of the training provided in the second paragraph, the nurse, in order to engage in the activities provided in subparagraphs 1 to 4 of the first paragraph of section 8.6, must hold an attestation issued by the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec that he or she has successfully spent a nine-week clinical training practicien structured as follows:

(1)  5 weeks of emergency care at a hospital with a high-volume emergency ward;

(2)  2 weeks of pediatric emergency care at a hospital with a high-volume emergency ward;

(3)  2 weeks in the delivery room at a hospital which offers obstetric services of level II or III.

During the training period provided in the third paragraph, the nurse may, in the presence of a physician, engage in the professional activities contemplated by first paragraph of section 8.6 to the extent they are required for the purpose of completing this training practicien.

O.C. 365-2008, s. 1.