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The Minister of Health and Social Services (French: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux) is responsible for the administration of health and social services in the province of Quebec since June 1985. The Minister of Social Affairs was previously responsible for this duty.

Organization of the healthcare network
In 1971, Quebec was divided into 12 health regions (French: régions socio-sanitaires, RSS). There are currently 18 such regions which, with the exception of the Nord-du-Québec, Mauricie, and Centre-du-Québec, are coextensive with the administrative regions of the same names.


 * 1) Bas-Saint-Laurent
 * 2) Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
 * 3) Capitale-Nationale
 * 4) Mauricie-et-Centre-du-Québec
 * 5) Estrie
 * 6) Montreal
 * 7) Outaouais
 * 8) Abitibi-Témiscamingue
 * 9) Côte-Nord
 * 10) Nord-du-Québec
 * 11) Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 * 12) Chaudière-Appalaches
 * 13) Laval
 * 14) Lanaudière
 * 15) Laurentides
 * 16) Montérégie
 * 17) Nunavik
 * 18) Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James