Authenticating official
Usually an employee of a CLSC, of the Régie de l'assurance maladie or of the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ).
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Calendar year
A year running from January 1 to December 31 of the same year.
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Certified true copy
A copy of an original document that is certified true by a competent authority. Not just a photocopy.
Only certified true copies from the organization that issued the original document are accepted by the Régie de l'assurance maladie.
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Consultation
An examination of a patient carried out at the request of another doctor.
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Dependant
A dependant is a person:
- under age 18;
- domiciled with a permanent or temporary resident of Québec who exercises parental authority over him/her.
Someone in any of the three situations described below may also be considered a dependant if the person who has custody of him/her fulfills either of the following conditions:
- the person is registered for the Health Insurance Plan as being in Québec for a temporary stay;
- the person is a permanent resident of Québec and leaves Québec temporarily.
Situation 1:
- The person does not have a spouse.
- The person is age 25 or under.
- The person is a full-time student at an educational institution.
- The person is domiciled with a permanent or temporary resident of Québec who would exercise parental authority if the person were a minor.
Situation 2:
Situation 3:
- The person does not have a spouse.
- The person is of full age.
- The person is domiciled with a permanent or temporary resident of Québec who would exercise parental authority if the person were a minor.
- The person suffers from a functional impairment provided for in the Act respecting prescription drug insurance, and the impairment began before age 18.
- The person does not receive benefits under a financial assistance program.
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Detached worker
Workers carrying out activities in a different country than the one where their employer is located. They remain subject to their employer.
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Diagnostic procedures
Procedures used by a doctor to evaluate a person's state of health and to determine the health problem in question.
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Educational institution
A legal person or a private or public organization providing, at the elementary, secondary, college or university level, either general education or specialized training for a trade, vocation or profession.
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Examination
Usually consists of a questionnaire and a physical examination designed to enable the doctor to evaluate a person's state of health.
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Identity theft
A fraudulent act involving the use of personal information concerning another person without that person's knowledge or consent.
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Solemn affirmation
(see form)
A sworn statement signed before a commissioner for oaths, who may be:
- a mayor, councillor, clerk or secretary-treasurer of a municipality;
- a court clerk or his/her assistant;
- a lawyer;
- a notary;
- a justice of the peace;
- the Secretary General, Assistant Secretary General or Assistant Secretary of the National Assembly;
- any other person appointed as a commissioner by the Ministère de la Justice. For example, at the offices of the Régie and Services Québec, a commissioner for oaths is available during office hours. Most financial institutions have commissioners for oaths.
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Spouse
Two persons (of the same sex or opposite sex) are considered spouses if they:
- are married or have entered into a civil union;
- have been living
together for at
least 12 months;
- are living together and have had or adopted a child together.
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Therapeutic procedures
Procedures used by a doctor to treat a disease.
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