1The following definitions apply in this Act.
“benefit” means an entitled service that is provided to a member of the Plan or the reimbursement to a member of the Plan of the cost or a portion of the cost of an entitled service.(prestations)
“dependant” means a person without a spouse who is
(personne à charge)
(a)
under 19 years of age and is dependent for support on a parent or guardian, or
(b)
a person with a disability.
“drug” means a substance or combination of substances used or intended to be used to diagnose, treat, mitigate or prevent a disease, disorder or abnormal physical or mental state, or a symptom of them, or to restore, correct or modify organic functions in people.(médicament)
“entitled person” means an entitled person as defined in the Medical Services Payment Act.(personne admissible)
“entitled service” means a drug, good or service that is determined by the Minister to be an entitled service under the Plan.(service assuré)
“family unit” means a member of the Plan and the following entitled persons:
(unité familiale)
(a)
the member’s spouse, and
(b)
dependants of the member or of the member’s spouse who reside with the member.
“insurer” means an insurer licensed under the Insurance Act and includes an individual or a corporation that self-insures residents of the Province under a private group drug insurance contract but excludes an individual or a corporation that provides group drug coverage under an Act of the Legislature, an Act of another province or territory of Canada or an Act of the Parliament of Canada.(assureur)
“Minister” means the Minister of Health and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf.(ministre)
“person with a disability” means a person who is 19 years of age or over, has been eligible for a Disability Tax Credit under the Income Tax Act (Canada), since the person was a minor and resides with a parent or guardian.(personne atteinte d’une limitation fonctionnelle)
“pharmacist” means
(pharmacien)
(a)
a person who holds a valid pharmacist’s licence under the
Pharmacy Act, or
(b)
a person who provides entitled services in a jurisdiction outside the Province and is licensed to practise pharmacy in that jurisdiction.
“pharmacy” means a place of business
(pharmacie)
(a)
that holds a valid certificate of accreditation under the
Pharmacy Act, or
(b)
that operates outside the Province and is licensed or accredited as a pharmacy in that jurisdiction.
“Plan” means the Drug Insurance Plan established under section 3.(régime)
“premium” means an amount paid by each member of the Plan, other than a dependant or a person excluded by regulation.(prime)
“provider” means a pharmacist who practises in the Province, any other health care professional prescribed by regulation who practises in the Province or a pharmacy that operates in the Province.(dispensateur)
“Review Committee” means the Inspection Review Committee established under section 60.1.(Comité d’examen)
“spouse” means, in relation to any person,
(conjoint)
(a)
a person to whom that person is married, or
(b)
a person with whom that person cohabits in a conjugal relationship and
(i)
who has cohabited continuously with that person for at least one year,
(ii)
who is the parent of that person’s child, or
(iii)
who has custody and control of that person’s child or who had custody and control of that person’s child before the child turned 19 years of age if the child is dependent on him or her for support.
2015, c.1, s.1; 2020, c.1, s.1; 2022, c.11, s.1