Bill 217 — First Session, 24Th Legislature, 46 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 217 Pharmaceutical Profession Amendment Act, 1997 (Legislature 24, Session 1)

L24 S1 1089

Alberta — Bills

1997 BILL First Session, 24th Legislature, 46 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL PHARMACEUTICAL PROFESSION AMENDMENT ACT, 1997 MR. DOERKSEN First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent B ill M r. D oerksen BILL PHARMACEUTICAL PROFESSION AMENDMENT ACT, 1997 (A ssented to , 1997) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: A m ends S A cP -7.1 The P harm aceutical P rofession A ct is amended by this Act The following is added after

section 88: R efuse to dispense 88.1(1) A pharmacist may refuse (

a) to dispense, or purchase for resale or otherwise carry in stock, a drug or class of drugs, or (

b) to counsel a patient on the basis of the pharmacist's moral, ethical or religious beliefs.

(2) A pharmacist who, pursuant to subsection (1), refuses to dispense a drug to a patient or to counsel a patient shall advise the patient of the basis for the refusal so that the patient can consult another pharmacist. C om ing into force This Act comes into force on Proclamation. 1 Explanatory Notes Amends

chapter P-7. I of the Statutes of Alberta, 1988. 2 Refuse to dispense. 3 Coming into force. Title: 1997 (24th, 1st) Bill 217, Pharmaceutical Profession Amendment Act, 1997 Explanatory Notes

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L24 S1 1089
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L24 S1 1089
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	2e98b260b2afa572c9f7f15fa353f529c9c691a2

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