P-9.2.1 - Act to assist persons who are victims of criminal offences and to facilitate their recovery

Section 55 Disposition versions

2021-10-13

55. Persons who are victims mentioned in section 15 or 16 who are qualified are, in accordance with a government regulation, eligible for the reimbursement of the expenses they incur for their psychotherapeutic or psychosocial rehabilitation that, subject to the fourth paragraph of section 68, are not covered by another public plan.

For the purposes of the first paragraph, a spouse or a close relation is a person who, on the earliest of the following dates, meets the conditions for “spouse” or “close relation” set out in the first paragraph of section 18:

(1)  the date of the qualification application filed by that spouse or close relation; or

(2)  the date of the qualification application filed by the person who is a victim.

The regulation provided for in the first paragraph prescribes the conditions, standards, amounts and terms relating to the reimbursement of expenses. Likewise, it may determine the professionals with whom the expenses must be incurred in order to be eligible for reimbursement.

Every organization that is a party to an agreement with the Minister and who, under that agreement, incurs expenses for the psychotherapeutic or psychosocial rehabilitation of a person who is a victim referred to in the first paragraph is entitled to the reimbursement of those expenses according to the terms and conditions set out in the agreement.

2021, c. 13, s. 55.

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In force: 2021-10-13

55. Persons who are victims mentioned in section 15 or 16 who are qualified are, in accordance with a government regulation, eligible for the reimbursement of the expenses they incur for their psychotherapeutic or psychosocial rehabilitation that, subject to the fourth paragraph of section 68, are not covered by another public plan.

For the purposes of the first paragraph, a spouse or a close relation is a person who, on the earliest of the following dates, meets the conditions for “spouse” or “close relation” set out in the first paragraph of section 18:

(1)  the date of the qualification application filed by that spouse or close relation; or

(2)  the date of the qualification application filed by the person who is a victim.

The regulation provided for in the first paragraph prescribes the conditions, standards, amounts and terms relating to the reimbursement of expenses. Likewise, it may determine the professionals with whom the expenses must be incurred in order to be eligible for reimbursement.

Every organization that is a party to an agreement with the Minister and who, under that agreement, incurs expenses for the psychotherapeutic or psychosocial rehabilitation of a person who is a victim referred to in the first paragraph is entitled to the reimbursement of those expenses according to the terms and conditions set out in the agreement.

2021, c. 13, s. 55.