(Basem Boshra/ CTV News) — The Quebec College of Physicians on Friday announced it has authorized the province’s nurses to write notes to employers for people who need to miss work due to COVID-19.
The order specifically grants nurses the power to write notes to authorize people to be off work for 14 days, the length of the recommended quarantine or self-isolation period for people who test positive for the novel coronavirus.
Generally, it’s only the province’s doctors who can issue such a note for Quebecers who need to miss work for medical reasons.
The College said the decision was meant to limit the exposure and travel of patients infected with COVID-19 and improve access to the public health system. (…)