Bill 234 — Second Session, 19Th Legislature, 29 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 234 An Act To Amend the Child Welfare Act (Legislature 19, Session 2)

L19 S2 4166

Alberta — Bills

1980 BILL Second Session, 19th Legislature, 29 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHILD WELFARE ACT MR. R. SPEAKER First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Printed by the Queen’s Printer for the Province of Alberta. EDMONTON Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 234,

An Act to Amend the Child Welfare Act Bill Mr. R. Speaker BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHILD WELFARE ACT (Assented to , 1980) 1. The Child Welfare Act is amended by this Act. 2.

Section is amended (

a) by striking out “medical, surgical and psychiatric care” wherever it occurs and substituting “medical, surgical, psychi atric and psychological care”, and (

b) by adding after subsection (1)

(1.1) Medical, surgical, psychiatric, and psychological care are not to be administered to a child who is in the care of the Director of Child Welfare unless he or his agent authorizes that care. 3. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. Explanatory Notes 1. This Bill will amend

Chapter of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1970. 2.

Section presently reads: 17(1) During the time a child is detained in custody pursuant to

section the authority who apprehended the child, (

a) is responsible for his care, maintenance and well being, and (

h) may authorize the provision of such medical, surgical and psychiatric care as the authority considers necessary, without the consent of the parent or guardian and without an order of a court.

(2) No liability attaches to the authority or to a duly qualified medical practitioner or to a hospital by reason only that a child is provided with medical, surgical or psychiatric care as men tioned in subsection (1). Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 234,

An Act to Amend the Child Welfare Act

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