Bill 4 — Third Session, 23Rd Legislature, 44 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 4 Medical Profession Amendment Act, 1995 (Legislature 23, Session 3)

L23 S3 2068

Alberta — Bills

1995 BILL 4 Third Session, 23rd Legislature, 44 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 4 MEDICAL PROFESSION AMENDMENT ACT, 1995 MR. BRASSARD First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Title: 1995 (23rd, 3rd) Bill 4, Medical Profession Amendment Act, 1995

Bill 4 Mr. Brassard BILL 4 1995 MEDICAL PROFESSION AMENDMENT ACT, 1995 (Assented to , 1995) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 1980 cM-12 1 The Medical Profession Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 20 is amended (

a) in subsection (1) by adding the following after clause (a): (a.1) provides to the registrar a registration information form, as prescribed in the by-laws, completed to the satisfaction of the registrar, (

b) in subsection (2) by adding “, (a.1)” after “subsection (1)(a)”.

Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter M-12 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2

Section 20 presently reads: 20( 1 ) The registrar shall enter in the appropriate part of the register the name and address of every person who (

a) proves to the satisfaction of the registrar that he is qualified for registration under

section 21 or produces a certificate of qualification issued under

section 22, (

b) satisfies the registrar that he is of good character and reputation and that his name has not been struck from the register of any college of physicians and surgeons and that he is not and has not been suspended by any college of physicians and surgeons, or by any council or similar body in Canada or elsewhere, and (

c) pays to the registrar the prescribed registration fee and the annual fee for the year in which he becomes registered.

(2) If the registrar is not satisfied with respect to any of the matters referred to in subsection (1 )(

a) and (b), he shall refer the application to the council and (

a) if the council is satisfied with respect to those matters, it shall direct the registrar to register the person, or (

b) if the council is not satisfied with respect to any of those matters, it shall direct the registrar not to register the person and shall give the person written notice thereof, giving the reasons therefor. 1 Explanatory Notes

Section 23 is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

(1.1) The registrar may register in the Special Register any person who (

a) meets the requirements set out in the by-laws, and (

b) provides to the registrar a registration information form, as prescribed in the by-laws, completed to the satisfaction of the registrar. 4

Section 30 is amended (

a) by adding the following after subsection (1):

(1.1) Each registered practitioner shall provide annually to the registrar a registration information form, as prescribed in the by-laws, completed to the satisfaction of the registrar. (

b) by adding the following after subsection (2):

(2.1) A registered practitioner who fails to provide the registrar with a registration information form in accordance with subsection (1.1) on or before January 1 in each year shall, as of that date, stand suspended as a registered practitioner. (

c) by adding the following after subsection (4):

(4.1) A registered practitioner suspended under subsection (2.1) shall be reinstated in good standing in the register on providing the registrar with a registration information form in accordance with subsection (1.1). 5

Section 32(1) is amended by adding the following after clause (g): (

h) the form of a registration information form, which may request information relating to any of the following matters but must not request information relating to any other matter: (

i) the registered practitioner’s practice profile, including the location of the practice and the services and activities provided by the registered practitioner; 2

Section 23(1) and (2) presently read: 23(1) The Council may establish and maintain a register to be known as the “Special Register”.

(2) The persons registered in the Special Register are entitled to practise medicine, surgery and midwifery and shall be deemed to be registered practitioners only for the period, in the manner, to the extent, and subject to the conditions, limitations and restrictions set out in the by-laws applicable to those persons. 4

Section 30 presently reads: 30(1) Each registered practitioner shall pay an annual fee in an amount to be determined by by-law of the council to the registrar or to any person authorized by the registrar to accept payment thereof.

(2) A registered practitioner who fails to pay the annual fee on or before January 1 in each year shall, as of that date, stand suspended as a registered practitioner.

(3) The council may by resolution waive any annual fee or any portion of an annual fee due to the College by a registered practitioner.

(4) A registered practitioner suspended under subsection (2) shall be reinstated in good standing in the register in respect of that suspension on payment to the registrar of the annual fee for that year.

(5) A registered practitioner may make written application to the registrar to have his name removed from the register and the registrar shall remove the name accordingly. 5

Section 32 presently reads: 32(1) The council may make by-laws governing (

a) the manner of proof as to matters required to be proven by an applicant for registration or by a registered practitioner; (

b) the conduct of any hearing or investigation authorized by this Act; (

c) the educational and training requirements of an applicant for registration or for maintaining a registered practitioner’s registration; 2 Explanatory Notes

(ii) the registered practitioner’s practice affiliations, including service agreements, hospital privileges and university appointments; (iii) the registered practitioner’s education credentials and continuing competency activities; (iv) demographic information about the registered practitioner. 6 This Act comes into force on Proclamation. 3

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d) the persons or classes of persons who may be registered in the Special Register, the qualifications to be required of those persons, the fees payable by those so registered, and the conditions, limitations and restrictions applicable to those persons; (

e) registration in the Courtesy Register; (

f) registration in the Educational Register; (

g) repealed RSA 1980 cH-5.1 s37.

(2) A by-law passed under subsection (1) does not come into force until it has been approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council 6 Coming into force. 3 Explanatory Notes Title: 1995 (23rd, 3rd) Bill 4, Medical Profession Amendment Act, 1995

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