M arch 9, 1995 - 4:07 p.m. B I L L No. of A n Act to amend The Department of Health Act ( Assented to , 1995) H ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: S hort titl e This Act may be cited as The Department of Health Amendment Act, 1995. R .S.S. 1978, c.D -17, new

section 6.4 The Department of Health Act is amended by adding the following

section after

section 6.3: “ Health systems, technology, expertise and inf ormation 6.4(1) Subject to subsection (2), the minister may do all or any of the following: (

a) undertake research to determine the commercial potential of health systems and health technology, expertise or information; (

b) develop health systems and health technology or expertise; (

c) market health systems and health technology, expertise or information to persons, other governments, international agencies or commercial or non -profit organizations; (

d) enter into any agreements that the minister c onsiders necessary for th e p urposes of exercising any power or function pursuant to this section. ( 2) In exercising any power or function pursuant to this section, the minister shall no t d isclose any personal information within the meaning of The Freedom of Informatio n a nd Protection of Privacy Act unless the disclosure is authorized pursuant to

section of that Act”. Com ing into force This Act comes into force on assent. 60