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An Act to give Protection from Actions for Damages to Certain Persons Rendering Medical Aid as a Result of an Accident or in an Emergency THE MINISTER OF HEALTH First Reading .. , ......................... . Second Reading ., .......................... . Third Reading Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmont,m BILL

An Act to give Protection from Actions for Damages to Certain Persons Rendering Medical Aid as a Result of an Accident or in an Emergency (Assented to , 1969) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as The Emergency Medical Aid Act. 2. In this Act, (a) "physician" means a person who is registered as a medical practitioner under The Medical Profes­ sion Act; (b) "registered nurse" means a person who is a regis­ tered nurse under The Registered Nurses Act. 3. Where, in respect of a person who is ill, injured or unconscious as the result of an accident or other emergency, (

a) a physician or registered nurse voluntarily and without expectation of compensation or reward renders emergency medical services or first aid as­ sistance and the services or assistance are not rendered at a hospital or other place having ade­ quate medical facilities and equipment, or (

a) a person other than a person mentioned in clause (

a) voluntarily renders emergency first aid assis­ tance and that assistance is rendered at the imme­ diate scene of the accident or emergency, the physician, registered nurse or other person is not liable for damages for inj uries to or the death of that person alleged to have been caused by

an act or omission on his

part in rendering the medical services or first aid assis­ tance, unless it is established that the injuries or death were caused by gross negligence on his part. 4. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. Explanatory Notes I. This Bill gives protection from actions for damages to doctors, nurses and others rendering medical assistance as a result of an accident or in an emergency unless they are grossly negligent. 2.

Definitions. 3. Self-explanatory. Title: 1969 (16th, 2nd) Bill 96,

An Act to give Protection from Actions for Damages to Certain Persons Rendering Medical Aid as a Result of an Accident or in an Emergency