We will update our website as information becomes available. Members are elected through electoral colleges or through annual regional assemblies. At least every three years, each regional board must appear before the Parliamentary Commission on Social Affairs regarding both their services and resource use. RRs serve an average population of 411,000. The RRs are directly accountable to the Ministry.
Facilities are accountable to the RRs.
They also have responsibility for measuring public health to ensure the effectiveness of services and the efficient use of resources. The RRs ensure that complementary and integrated health and social services are provided by facilities in the regions. These facilities or groups also have boards of directors. At the provincial level, the province is responsible for providing funding to RRs. In 1991, Quebec launched A Health and Well-Being Policy that was adopted by the government.