Bill 24 (Legislature 11, Session 4)

L11 S4 6935

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Bill No. 24 of 1951. A BILL TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALT'H ACT. NOTE. This Bill amends The Public Health Act, being

chapter 183 ef the Revised Statutes ef Albe:tta, 1942. The amendments to. this Act are cemplementary to. the enactment ef the new Health Unit Act, which is befere the Legislature at this sessien. Existing health units erganized under this Act centinue to. eperate under this Act until such time as they can be recenstituted fer eperatien under the new Health Unit Act by erder ef the Lieutenant Gev erner in Ceuncil made under that Act. When all the existing health units have been breught under the new Health Unit Act, the previsiens o.f this Act applicable to. the erganiza tien ef health units are to. be repealed.

The effective date ef the repeal is to. be fixed by preclamatien of the Lieu tenant Geverner in Ceuncil. Sectien 2, clause (dd) is amended twice by this Bill, ene amendment teceme into. force on assent, when The Health Unit Act cernes into. ferce, and the ether to. come into. force when the sections ef this A,ct relating to. health units are repealed by preclamation. The amendment that comes into ferce en assent amends the definition of "health unit" by including a reference to health units constituted under The Health Unit Act.

The amendment to come into. ferce en preclamation deletes frem the definition the reference to. health units formed under this Act. Sectiens 24, 25 and 26 are repealed. These are the sec tiens that deal with the organizatien ef health units under this Act and their repeal is effective en the date to. be fixed by the proclamatien. Five new sections 26a to. 26e inclusive are added immedi ately after

section 26. The new Health Unit Act do.es not apply to a city having a population in exce~s of fifty. t?OU sand. These new sections accordingly authorIze the ~~hn~ster to. pay a grant to the council of such ~ city to. aSSIst It to. provide public health services to. its reSIdents. The extent ef the public health staff employed by a ci~y ceuncil in respect ef which the grant may be. calculated IS set eut in the Bill. Fer the purpose ef calcuJatIng the gra~t the salary ef each member of the city publIc health staff IS deemed to. be the salary recemmended by the sala~y survey cemmittee ef the Prevince and appreved by the LIeutenant

ii Governor in Council. The amount of the grant cannot exceed sixty per cent of the approved salaries of those members of the city public health staff designated in the Bill. The Bill provides that a city council may employ a public health staff in excess of that designated in the Bill and may pay salaries in excess of those approved by the Minister but such excess staff and such excess salaries are not con sidered in calculating the amount of the grant.

In addition to the grant authorized by these sections, the Minister is authorized to allot a portion of any Federal public health grant available for allotment by the Minister to the council of a city to assist it in the extension of such of its public health ser\1ices as are approved by the Provin cial Board of Health and for which no Provincial grant is paid. A new

section 26f is also added which provides for a Board of Visitors consisting of not more than four members. The Board of Visitors shall visit and inspect, at least once in each year, each mental hospital, sanatorium or other institution operated or administered by the Department of Public Health. The members of the Board may be paid an honorari urn and travelling expenses. Except as otherwise provided, the Bill comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. KENNETH A. McKENZIE, Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

BILL Bill No. 24 of 1951.

An Act to amend The Public Health Act. (Assented to , 1951.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Public Health Act, being

chapter 183 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, is hereby amended.

Section 2, clause (dd) is amended by adding at the end of the clause the words "or constituted under The Health Unit Act".

Section 2 amended

Section 2, clause (dd) is amended by striking out the

Section 2 words "organized under the provisions of

section 25 or amended

section 26 of this Act or". 4. Sections 24, 25 and 26 are repealed. Sections 24, 25 and 26 repealed ,5. The following new heading and sections are added New sections immediately after

section 26: 26a, 26b. 26c, 26d and 26e "Grants to Cities. "26a.The Minister may pay a grant to the council of a Grant t~ city city having a population in excess of fifty thousand to assist ~~ftrhC it to provide public health services for its residents. services "26b.-

(1) The extent of the public health staff em- Extent of. ployed by the city council in respe,ct of which the grant may ~:~~~~rz.1 In be calculated is - which grant , may be "(

a) one medical officer for each seventy-five thousand calculated of population or major portion thereof; " (

b) one public health nurse for each twelve thousand of population or major portion thereof; " (

c) one sanitary inspector for each thirty thousand of population or major portion thereof; " (

d) one clerk for each thirty thousand of population or maj or portion thereof. "

(2) For the purpose of calculating the grant, the sala'ry Calculating of each member of a ;city public health staff designated in grant subsection (1) shall be deemed to be the salary recom- mended by the salary survey committee of the Province and approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Amount of grant Excess staff and salaries not con sidered in calculating grant Allotment of Federal public health grant Regulations Board of Visitors Duties of Board of Visitors Remunera tion and travelling expenses of Board of Visitors Coming into force 2 "

(3) The amount of the grant to the council of the city,- " (

a) shall not exceed sixty per cent of the salaries approved under subsection (2) of those members of the city public health staff designated in sub section (1); " (

b) shall be approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. "

(4) In the calculation of grants the population shown by the latest quinquennial .census will be used. "26c. The council of a city may employ a public health staff in excess of that designated in

section 26b, subsection (1) and may pay salaries in excess of those approved under

section 26b, subsection (2), but such excess staff and such excess salaries shall not be considered in calculating the amount of the grant. "26d.-

(1) In addition to the grant authorized by sec tions 26a and 26b, the Minister may allot a portion of any Federal public health grant which is available for allotment by him, to the council of a -city with a population of fifty thousand or over whi'ch is providing public health services for its people, to assist in the extension of such services as are approved by the Provincial Board of Health and for which no Provincial grant is paid. "

(2) The grant allotted shall not exceed sixty per cent of the cost of the extension of the public health services. "216e. The Lieutenant Governor in Coun,cil may make such regulations as may be ,considered necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 26a to 26d inclusive. "26!

(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint a Board of Visitors consisting of not more than four members. "

(2) The Bo:ard 'Of Visitors shall visit and inspect, at least once in each year, each menta'l hospital, sanatorium or other institution operated -or administered by the Depart ment of Public Health and submit a report thereon to the Minister. "

(3) The members of the Board shall be paid an honorarium and such travelling expenses as may be approved from time to time by the Lieutenant Governor in Council out of funds appropriated by the Legislature for the ·purpose." . 6. -This Act shall come into force on the day upon which it- is assented to, except for sections 3 and 4 which shall come into force upon a date to be fixed by Proclamation of the Lieutenant 'Governor in Council.

No. 24 FOURTH SESSION ELEVENTH LEGISLATURE 15 GEORGE VI 1951 BILL

An Act to amend The Public Health Act. ~=========================== Recei ved and read the First time .... Second time ... ~ ................................. . Third time HON. DR. CROSS. Title: 1951 (11th, 4th) Bill 24,

An Act to amend The Public Health Act

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