Physicians returning from remote regions after three years’ continuous practice

A PTEM compliance notice cannot be denied to a doctor who has practised continuously for at least three years in one of the areas listed in Appendix XII of the FMOQ-MSSS Agreement*, even if the PTEM is full:

• The doctor must undertake to practise principally in a sub-area;
• Practice carried out under the locum mechanism is not considered in the calculation of principal practice in a remote region;
• Principal practice is deemed to be continuous if it is carried out without interruption of more than 24 months in one or more regions contemplated in Appendix XII of the Agreement.