Bill 44 — A Bill To Amend the Treatment Services Act (Legislature 15, Session 3)

L15 S3 1348

Alberta — Bills

No. 44 3rd Session, 15th Legislature, Alberta 14 Elizabeth II BILL 44 A Bill to amend The Treatment Services Act HON. DR. Ross Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to' the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1966

Explanatory Note 1. This Bill will amend

chapter 146 of the Revised Statutes.

Section 10, clauses (

a) and (

b) presently read: 10. With the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Minister (

a) may enter into agreements with Medical Services (Alberta) In corporated 'Or any insurance corp·oration whose basic program of prepaid medical services or medical services insurance has been approved by the Government and the College of Physicians and Surgeons .of the Province of Alberta to make available prepaid medical services or medical services insurance with comprehensive benefits to Ithose eligible residents who desire it and need assistance to purchase the contracts provided by that corporation and to provide a specified dollar subsidy in respect of those residents who need assistance on the condition that the cost .of the prepayment premium or insurance to those residents is reduced by the amount olf the subsidy, and (

b) may ma.ke regula-tions defining the residents who are eligible for assistance through a program under clause (a), and

Section 11 presently reads: 11.

(1) With the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Minister may enter into agreements (

a) with the Associated Hospttals of Alberta with respect to its Blue Cros·s Plan, or (

b) with any insurance corporation, to provide extended health benefits, exclusive of medical services, and to provide such subsidies as may be decided upon to assist those eligible residents who desire such benefits and who need financial assistance to secure them.

(2) With the approval of the Lieutenant Gove,rnor in Council, the Minister may make regulations defining the residents who are eligible for assistance through a program under subsection (1) and the various types of health 'services to be included. 4. Commencement of Act.

BI LL No. 44 of 1966

An Act to amend The Treatment Services Act (Assented to , 1966) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of ,the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Treatment Services Act is hereby amended.

Section 10 is amended (

a) as to clause (

a) by striking out the words "specified dollar", (

b) as to clause (

b) by adding after the words "under clause (a)" the words "and to prescribe the rates of subsidy to be paid".

Section 11 is amended (

a) as to subsection (1) by adding the word "or" at the end of clause (

b) and by adding the following clause after clause (b): (

c) with any other corporation as may be accept able to the Lieutenant Governor in Council, (

b) as to subsection (2) by adding at the end thereof the words "and to prescribe the rates of subsidy to be paid". 4. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

No. 44 THIRD SESSION FIFTEENTH LEGISLA lURE 14 ELIZABETH II 1966 BILL

An Act to amend The Treatment Services Act Received and read the First time .. Second time Third time. HON. DR. Ross Title: 1966 (15th, 3rd) Bill 44,

An Act to amend The Treatment Services Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L15 S3 1348
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L15 S3 1348
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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