L-6.3 - Act to combat maltreatment of seniors and other persons of full age in vulnerable situations

Section 2 Disposition versions

2024-12-01

2. For the purposes of this Act,

“health services and social services provider” : means any person who, in the exercise of his or her functions, directly provides health services or social services to a person, on behalf of an institution, private seniors’ residence, intermediate resource or family-type resource, including a person who carries on activities described in sections 39.7 and 39.8 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26) as well as the operator of, or the person responsible for, the residence or the resource, if applicable;

“institution” : means an institution within the meaning of the Act respecting the governance of the health and social services system or the Act respecting health services and social services for the Inuit and Naskapi or the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay;

“local service quality and complaints commissioner” : means a local service quality and complaints commissioner appointed under section 702 of the Act respecting the governance of the health and social services system (chapter G-1.021), a local service quality and complaints commissioner appointed under section 30 of the Act respecting health services and social services for the Inuit and Naskapi (chapter S-4.2) or the person designated by the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay established under the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);

“maltreatment” : means a single or repeated act, or a lack of appropriate action, that occurs in a relationship where there is an expectation of trust, and that intentionally or unintentionally causes harm or distress to a person;

“person in a vulnerable situation” : means a person of full age whose ability to request or obtain assistance is temporarily or permanently limited because of factors such as a restraint, limitation, illness, disease, injury, impairment or handicap, which may be physical, cognitive or psychological in nature, such as a physical or intellectual disability or an autism spectrum disorder;

“person working for the institution” : means a physician, dentist, midwife, personnel member, medical resident, trainee, volunteer or other natural person who provides services directly to a person on behalf of the institution; and

“private seniors’ residence” : means a private seniors’ residence within the meaning of section 557 of the Act respecting the governance of the health and social services system or section 346.0.1 of the Act respecting health services and social services for the Inuit and Naskapi.

2017, c. 10, s. 2; 2022, c. 6, s. 1; 2023, c. 34, s. 1105.

2022-04-06

2. For the purposes of this Act,

“health services and social services provider” : means any person who, in the exercise of his or her functions, directly provides health services or social services to a person, on behalf of an institution, private seniors’ residence, intermediate resource or family-type resource, including a person who carries on activities described in sections 39.7 and 39.8 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26) as well as the operator of, or the person responsible for, the residence or the resource, if applicable;

“institution” : means an institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services or the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay;

“local service quality and complaints commissioner” : means a local service quality and complaints commissioner appointed under section 30 of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the person designated by the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay established under the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);

“maltreatment” : means a single or repeated act, or a lack of appropriate action, that occurs in a relationship where there is an expectation of trust, and that intentionally or unintentionally causes harm or distress to a person;

“person in a vulnerable situation” : means a person of full age whose ability to request or obtain assistance is temporarily or permanently limited because of factors such as a restraint, limitation, illness, disease, injury, impairment or handicap, which may be physical, cognitive or psychological in nature, such as a physical or intellectual disability or an autism spectrum disorder;

“person working for the institution” : means a physician, dentist, midwife, personnel member, medical resident, trainee, volunteer or other natural person who provides services directly to a person on behalf of the institution; and

“private seniors’ residence” : means a private seniors’ residence within the meaning of section 346.0.1 of the Act respecting health services and social services.

2017, c. 10, s. 2; 2022, c. 6, s. 1.

2017-05-30

2. For the purposes of this Act,

(1)  “local service quality and complaints commissioner” : means a local service quality and complaints commissioner appointed under section 30 of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or the person designated by the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay established under the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5);

(2)  “institution” : means an institution within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services or the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay;

(3)  “maltreatment” : means a single or repeated act, or a lack of appropriate action, that occurs in a relationship where there is an expectation of trust, and that intentionally or unintentionally causes harm or distress to a person;

(4)  “person in a vulnerable situation” : means a person of full age whose ability to request or obtain assistance is temporarily or permanently limited because of factors such as a restraint, limitation, illness, disease, injury, impairment or handicap, which may be physical, cognitive or psychological in nature;

(5)  “person working for the institution” : means a physician, dentist, midwife, personnel member, medical resident, trainee, volunteer or other natural person who provides services directly to a person on behalf of the institution; and

(6)  “private seniors’ residence” : means a private seniors’ residence within the meaning of section 346.0.1 of the Act respecting health services and social services.

2017, c. 10, s. 2.