Bill 209 — Third Session, 20Th Legislature, 34 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 209 An Act To Amend the Blind Or Deaf Persons' Rights Act (Legislature 20, Session 3)

L20 S3 3426

Alberta — Bills

1985 BILL Third Session, 20th Legislature, 34 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE BLIND OR DEAF PERSONS' RIGHTS ACT MR. LEE First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent • m-n'TT" • •*• IT "^r^xvi- Bid Mr. Lee BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE BLIND OR DEAF PERSONS' RIGHTS ACT (Assented to , 1985} HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Blind or Deaf Persons' Rights Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section is amended by adding the following after subsection (4):

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (3) a blind person with a guide dog or deaf person with a hearing dog visiting, receiving services at or admitted to a hospital or other publicly funded health care institution shall be provided with such accom modation and care for the dog as is reasonably necessary to enable the person to continue to receive the assistance of the dog while he is at the hospital or other publicly ftinded health care institution.

(6) The Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care may make regulations providing for the manner in which reasonable accommodation and care for the dog are to be provided pursuant to subsection (5). In accordance this Bid comes Assent. with section 4(1) of the

Interpretation Act, > into force on the date d receives Royal Explanatory Notes This Bill will amend

chapter B-6 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2 This will provide for accommodation and care for guide dogs and hearing dogs accompanying patients to hospitals and other institutions. Title: 1985 (20th, 3rd) Bill 209,

An Act to Amend the Blind or Deaf Persons' Rights Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L20 S3 3426
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Volume / chapter	L20 S3 3426
Language	en
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