Bill 51 (Legislature 12, Session 3)

L12 S3 6496

Alberta — Bills

Bill No. 51 of 1955 A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRAINING OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSES NoTE This Bill enacts a new Act to be known as "The Psychiatric Nurses Training Act". It makes provision for the training, qualifying and practice of psychiatric nurses. An advisory committee, of which the Director of the Division of Mental Health is chairman, is established to perform such fun.ctions in respect of the training, qualify ing and practice of psychiatric nurses as the Minister of Health may prescribe by regulations.

The Minister is also given power to make regulations with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council re specting the studies and examinations to be undertaken by student psychiatric nurses, the services they may render when they have qualified, and the granting of certificates to them. A certificate granted to a qualified psychiatric nurse only entitles the holder to render nursing services within his own specialized field, and then only when working under the supervision of a medi,cal practitioner or in an employ ment approved by the advisory committee.

The certificate also entitles the holder to use the title "Psychiatric Nurse" or the abbreviations "Psych. N.". This Bill comes into force upon assent. J. W. RYAN, Acting Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill but is offered in explanation of its provisions.)

Short title Interpretation "committee" "Minlater" "psychiatric nurse" .. school" Advisory committee Committee meetlnp Quorum Actlnc chairman Duties ot committee BILL No. 51 of 1955

An Act to provide for the Training of Psychiatric Nurses (Assented to , 1955) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, en~ts as follows : 1. This Act may be cited as "The Psychiatric Nurses Training Act".

Interpretation 2. In this Act, (a) "committee" means the advisory committee con stituted under the provisions of this Act; (b) "Minister" means the Minister of Health; (c) "psychiatric nurse" means a person to whom a certificate has been issued in accordance with regulations made hereunder; (d) "school" means any institution approved by the committee for the training of persons to become psychiatric nurses. Advisory Committee 3.

There is hereby constituted an advisory committee consisting of the Director of the Division of Mental Health, who shall be chairman, the Medical Superintendent and the Superintendent of Nurses of the Provincial Mental Hospi tal, the Provincial Mental Institute, and any other hospital operating a school, and a representative appointed by the Alberta Psychiatric Nurses' Association. 4.

(1) The committee shall meet at such times and at such places as may be fixed from time to time by the chair man.

(2) Three members of the committee constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(3) In the absence of the chairman the committee may appoint a member to act as deputy chairman, and the member thus appointed may perform all the powers and functions of the chairman. 5. The committee shall perform such duties and func tions in respect of the training and qualifying of persons to 2 become psychiatric nurses and the practice of persons who have become psychiatric nurses as the Minister may pre scribe by regulations made hereunder. Regulations 6. The Minister, with the approval of the Lieutenant Re&"Ulatlons Governor in Council, may make regulations and orders in respect of (

a) the duties and functions of the committee, (

b) the qualifications to be required of those entering a school, (

c) the courses of study to be adopted in schools, (

d) the examinations to be taken by persons studying in schools and the conduct of such examinations, (

e) the issuing of certificates to those who have taken the required courses of study and who have passed the examinations, (

f) the services that a psychiatric nurse may give to patients, (

g) the granting of certificates to persons practising as psychiatric nurses prior to the coming into force of this Act, and (

h) any other matters pertaining to the training or qualifying of persons wishing to become psychiatric nurses, or to the practise of persons who have be come psychiatric nurses. General 7.

(1) Subject to the regulations made hereunder, a Re':"h1e~ ~r psychiatric nurse may render the services for which he ~~,r~e a r c has been trained only when he is working under the super- vision of a medical practitioner or in an employment approved by the committee.

(2) A certificate issued in accordance with the regula tions made hereunder does not entitle the holder to act as a general duty nurse or, except as permitted by subsection (1), to perform any other services.

(3) A person who holds a certificate may use the title TtUe "Psychiatric Nurse'' or the abbreviations "Psych. N.". 8. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it f~mtpg is assented to. n ° orce No. 51 THIRD SESSION 1WELFTH LEGISLAlURE 4 ELIZABETH II 1955 BILL

An Act to provide for the Training of Psychiatric Nurses Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ....................................... . Third time ......................................... . HoN. DR. CRoss Title: 1955 (12th, 3rd) Bill 51,

An Act to provide for the Training of Psychiatric Nurses

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L12 S3 6496
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Volume / chapter	L12 S3 6496
Language	en
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