Bill 209 — Fourth Session, 23Rd Legislature, 45 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 209 Medical Profession Amendment Act, 1996 (Legislature 23, Session 4)

L23 S4 1180

Alberta — Bills

1996 BILL Fourth Session, 23rd Legislature, 45 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL MEDICAL PROFESSION AMENDMENT ACT, 1996 MR. BRASSARD First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Bill Mr. Brassard BILL MEDICAL PROFESSION AMENDMENT ACT, 1996 (Assented to , 1996) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Medical Profession Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

(3) A registered practioner shall not be found guilty of unbecoming conduct or be found to be incapable or unfit to practice medicine or osteopathy solely on the basis that the registered practioner employs a therapy that is non-traditional or departs from the prevailing medical practices, unless it can be demonstrated by the College that the therapy has a safety risk for that patient unreasonably greater than the prevailing treatment. 3 This Act comes into force on Proclamation. 1 Explanatory Notes Amends

chapter M-12 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1980. 1 Explanatory Notes Title: 1996 (23rd, 4th) Bill 209, Medical Profession Amendment Act, 1996

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L23 S4 1180
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L23 S4 1180
Language	en
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