S-6.2 - Act respecting pre-hospital emergency services

Section 21 Disposition versions

2024-12-01

21. A health communication centre is a non-profit legal person constituted under an Act of Québec and having as its object the exercise of the functions specified in this Act.

The board of directors of a health communication centre shall be composed of the following persons who become members upon appointment:

(1)  two members designated by the ambulance service permit holders operating in the territory served by the centre;

(2)  one member appointed by the municipalities in the territory served by the centre;

(3)  seven members appointed by Santé Québec, three of whom are independent;

(4)  the regional medical director of pre-hospital emergency services of the territorial institution or of the regional entity whose territory is served by the centre or, if the centre serves the territory of more than one territorial institution, the regional medical director of one of those institutions appointed by the regional medical directors of those institutions;

(5)  (subparagraph replaced).

In the case of the board of directors of a health communication centre serving the territory of a regional entity, the members referred to in subparagraph 3 of the second paragraph are appointed by the regional entity.

The term of office of a member of the board of directors other than the regional medical director of pre-hospital emergency services is three years. At the expiry of their terms, members remain in office until they are reappointed or replaced.

The director general of the health communication centre shall attend the meetings of the board of directors but has no vote.

2002, c. 69, s. 21; 2005, c. 32, s. 308; 2023, c. 34, s. 1333.

2006-01-01

21. A health communication centre is a non-profit legal person constituted under an Act of Québec and having as its object the exercise of the functions specified in this Act.

The board of directors of a health communication centre shall be composed of the following persons who become members upon appointment :

(1)  five members designated by the ambulance service permit holders operating in the territory served by the centre ;

(2)  one member appointed by the municipalities in the territory served by the centre ;

(3)  one member appointed by the health institutions in the territory served by the centre ;

(4)  one member appointed by the agency or agencies whose territory is served by the centre ; and

(5)  a regional medical director of pre-hospital emergency services appointed by and from among the regional medical directors appointed under section 17 by the agencies whose territory is served by the centre or, where the territory of only one agency is so served, the regional medical director of that agency.

The director general of the health communication centre shall attend the meetings of the board of directors but has no vote.

2002, c. 69, s. 21; 2005, c. 32, s. 308.

2002-12-19

21. A health communication centre is a non-profit legal person constituted under an Act of Québec and having as its object the exercise of the functions specified in this Act.

The board of directors of a health communication centre shall be composed of the following persons who become members upon appointment :

(1)  five members designated by the ambulance service permit holders operating in the territory served by the centre ;

(2)  one member appointed by the municipalities in the territory served by the centre ;

(3)  one member appointed by the health institutions in the territory served by the centre ;

(4)  one member appointed by the regional board or boards whose territory is served by the centre ; and

(5)  a regional medical director of pre-hospital emergency services appointed by and from among the regional medical directors appointed under section 17 by the regional boards whose territory is served by the centre or, where the territory of only one regional board is so served, the regional medical director of that regional board.

The director general of the health communication centre shall attend the meetings of the board of directors but has no vote.

2002, c. 69, s. 21.