Bill 92 — A Bill Respecting Alberta Medical Carriers (Legislature 15, Session 1)

L15 S1 1671

Alberta — Bills

No. 92 1st Session, 15th Legislature, A~berta 12 Elizabeth II BILL 92 A Bill respecting Alberta Medical Carriers HON. DR. Ross Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1964

Expl ... @tory Note General. At the 1963 session of the Legislature The Treatment Services Act was amended to proOvide for the establishment of the Alberta Medical Plan. Under the Plan, persons who are poor insur ance risks because of their health or age are entitled toO obtain medical coverage from any company operating under the Plan. As a means of sharing this risk a corporation called Alberta Medical Carriers was set up. The purpose oOf this Bill is to ensure that the benefits of the Plan will be readily available to all residents of the Province and to spread tQe ri,k filirlY among all companies selling medical coverage in the Province. 2.

Definitions. 3. All companies offering medical coverage are to participate in the Alberta Medical Plan unless exempted.

BILL No. 9'2 of 1964

An Act respecting Alberta Medical Carriers (Assented to , 1964) HER MAJ~ST~, by and with the adviee. and consent of the LegIslatIve Assembly of the PrOVInce of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Alberta Medical Carriers Act". 2.

(1) In this Act, (a) "Alberta Medical Carriers Incorporated" means the corporation of that name established under The Societies Act; ( b) "Alberta Medical Plan" means the Alberta Medical Plan established under The Treatment Services Act; (c) "medical coverage" means a contract, agreement, scheme, fund or arrangement whereby a resident is covered for medical or surgical care or services, or the cost or a portion thereof when rendered to such resident by or under the direction of a physician, but does not include any limited or in cidental coverage arising out of or provided in con junction with a contract of accident, motor vehicle liability, employers' liability, public liability, or workmen's compensation insurance.

(2) Except where the context otherwise requires, words used in this Act have the same meaning as they have in the Alberta Medical Plan. 3.

(1) No person shall maintain in force, make or renew any contract of medical coverage in Alberta unless he also offers for sale and sells when required under the Alberta Medical Plan standard contracts and group standard con tracts in accordance with and sUlbj ect to the Alberta Medical Plan, and becomes and remains an approved carrier under the Alberta Medical Plan.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Minister of Health on the recommendation of the Co-ordinating Direc torate may exempt any person from the requirement of offering and selling standard contracts or group standard contracts or both.

2 4. All companies offering medical coverage are to participate in the risk sharing arrangements of Alberta Medical Carriers In corporated, unless exempted. S. Commencement of Act.

(3 ) This

section shall not be construed as (

a) requiring a person who offers only group contracts of medical coverage to offer individual standard contracts, or (

b) requiring a person who offers only individual con tracts of medical coverage to offer group standard contracts.

(4) Any person who fails or refuses to sell a standard contract or group standard contract with respect to any eligible resident when requested to do so and when required to do so under this Act and the Alberta Medical Plan is guilty of an offence and liable on

summary conviction to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars. 4.

(1) Every person who maintains in force, makes or renews medical coverage in Alberta shaH become and remain a member in good standing of Alberta Medical Carriers Incorporated and shall (

a) comply with the by-laws, rules and regulations of the corporation, and (

b) pay any assess,ment made upon him by the corpora tion pursuant to such by-laws, rules and regulations and the Alberta Medical Plan.

(2) Alberta Medical Carriers Incorporated may exempt any person, either wholly or in part, from the requirement of paying an assessment pursuant to the pooling arrange ments operated by the corporation.

(3) The Arbitration A.ct applies to any differences aris ing between Alberta Medi'cal Carriers Incorporated and any member thereof respecting the amount of an assessment or any other matter and, unless otherwise agreed upon, the reference shall be to two arbitrators, one to be appointed by each party.

(4) The amount of any assessment made by the corpora tion on a member is a debt due to the corporation and, subject to subsection (3), is recoveraJble by action. 5. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

No. 92 FIRST SESSION FIFTEENTH LEGISLATURE 12 ELIZABETH II 1964 BILL

An Act respecting Alberta Medical Carriers Received ana read the First time Second time Third time HON. DR. Ross Title: 1964 (15th, 1st) Bill 92,

An Act respecting Alberta Medical Carriers

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L15 S1 1671
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