Cannabis Regulations — 264
Definitions 264 (1) The following definitions apply in this Part. adult means an individual who is 18 years of age or older. ( adulte ) designated person means an individual who is designated by a registered person, in accordance with Division 2 of this Part, to produce cannabis for the medical purposes of the registered person. ( personne désignée ) former Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations means the regulations made by Order in Council P.C. 2013-645 of June 6, 2013 and registered as SOR/2013-119. ( ancien Règlement sur la marihuana à des fins médicales ) health care practitioner means, except as otherwise provided, a medical practitioner or a nurse practitioner. ( praticien de la santé ) licence for sale means a licence for sale for medical purposes. ( licence de vente ) medical document means a document provided by a health care practitioner to support the use of cannabis for medical purposes. ( document médical ) medical practitioner means an individual who (a) is entitled under the laws of a province to practise medicine in that province; (b) is not restricted, under the laws of the province in which they practise, from authorizing the use of cannabis; and (c) is not named in a notice issued under section 335 that has not been retracted. ( médecin ) named responsible adult means, in respect of a client, an adult who is named in the client’s registration document under subparagraph 282 (2)(a)(iv) or subsection 285 (5). ( responsable nommé ) nurse practitioner means an individual who (a) is entitled under the laws of a province to practise as a nurse practitioner or an equivalent designation and is practising as a nurse practitioner or an equivalent designation in that province; (b) is not restricted, under the laws of the province in which they practise, from authorizing the use of cannabis; and (c) is not named in a notice issued under section 335 that has not been retracted. ( infirmier praticien ) provincial professional licensing authority means (a) except in sections 343 to 345 , an authority that is responsible for (i) authorizing the practise of medicine in a province, or (ii) authorizing individuals to practise as nurse practitioners in a province; and (b) in sections 343 to 345 , an authority that is responsible for authorizing individuals to practise pharmacy in a province. ( autorité provinciale attributive de licences en matière d’activités professionelles ) registered person means an individual who is registered with the Minister under subsection 313 (1). ( personne inscrite ) registration certificate means a certificate issued by the Minister under subsection 313 (1). ( certificat d’inscription ) registration document means a document provided under paragraph 282 (2)(a) to a client by a holder of a licence for sale. ( document d’inscription ) written order means a written authorization given by a health care practitioner that a stated amount of cannabis be dispensed for the individual named in the authorization. ( commande écrite ) Equivalent designation — nurse practitioner (2) For the purpose of paragraph (a) of the definition of nurse practitioner , a designation is equivalent when it designates an individual who (a) is a registered nurse; (b) possesses additional educational preparation and experience related to health care; (c) can autonomously make diagnoses, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe drugs and perform other specific procedures under the laws of a province; and (d) is practising their profession in accordance with one of the following provincial laws, as amended from time to time, or a similar law in another province: (i) the Extended Practice Regulation , Man. Reg. 43/2005, made under The Registered Nurses Act , C.C.S.M., c. R40, (ii) Ontario Regulation 275/94 , made under the Nursing Act, 1991 , S.O. 1991, c. 32, or (iii) the Regulation respecting the classes of specialization of the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec for the activities referred to in section 3