Bill 31 — A Bill To Amend the Irreatment Services Act (Legislature 14, Session 5)

L14 S5 1768

Alberta — Bills

No. 31 5th Session, 14th Legislature, Alberta 11 Elizabeth II BILL 31 A Bill to amend The irreatment Services Act HON. DR. Ross Printed by L. S. WALL, Printe,r to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1963

Explanatory Note

Section 5 provides for treatment services for diseases not specifically mentioned in the Act and

section 6 provides for the establishment ofa professional advisory committee. The former sections 5 and 6 were previously repealed. 3. The program provided by

section 7 will now be covered by the new

section 5.

Section 10, clause (

b) is amended to remove the restriction on the amount of the subsidy that may be provided for and to in crease the kind of treatment s-ervice that may be provided.

Section 10, clause (

b) presently reads: "10. With the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Minister (

b) may enter into an agreement with Medical Services (Alberta) Incorporated, or any insurance organization, company or society for the payment of a subsidy thereto in an amount not to exceed one-third of the cost of providing for the residents of Alberta a. policy or scheme of insurance cov.ering medical, surgical a.nd obstetrical service.s, on the condition that the cost of such pollcy or scheme of insurance to the purchaser is reduced in propor.tion to the amount of the subsidy, and".

BILL No. 31 of 1963

An Act to amend The Treatment Services Act (Assented to , 1969) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and oonsent of the Legislative Asse1mbly of the Province of Allberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Treatment Services Act, being

chapter 146 of the Revised Statutes, is hereby amended. 2. The following new sections are added immediately after

section 4 : 5. Where the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers it to be in the public interest, he may direct the Minister to provide treatment services in res·pect of such diseases as may be considered for assistance under a program for mUltiple handicapped people as recommended by the ad visory committee mentioned in

section 6, and subject to the regulations, the Minis,ter may provide treatment services for persons afflicted with that disease who (

a) are residents of the Province, and (

b) are not, for the pu~poses of health and welf'are services, the responsibility 'Of the Government of Canada. 6. In consultation with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Province of Allberta, the Minister shall establish an advisory committee of ,professional persons to advise on programs under

section 5.

Section 7 is repealed.

Section 10 is struck out and the following is suib stituted: 10. With ;the approval of ,the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Minister (

a) may enter into agreements with Medical Services (A'lberta) Incorporated or any insurance corpor ation whose hasi:c program of prepaid medical services or medical services insurance has been

2 5. Self-explanatory.

2 apprQved by the GQvernment and the College Qf Physicians and SurgeQns Qf the PrQvince Qf Allberta tD make available prepaid medical servi'ces Qr med ical servilces insurance w1th cDmprehensive benefits -to. thDse eligihle residents WhD desire it and need as sistance to. purchase ,the cQntracts pI'iQvided by that cQrporatiQn and to. prDvide a specified d.ollar sub sidy in respect Qf thQse residents who. need assist ance Qn the 'conditiQn that the cost Qf the prepay ment premium .or insurance to. those residents is reduced by the amount .of the subsidy, and (

b) may make regulatiQns defining the residents WhD are eIig~ble fQr assistance thrQugh a prQgram under clause (a), and (

c) may, af.ter cQnsultatiQn with the C'Ollege .of Physic ians and Surgeons of the PrQvince .of Alberta, make such regulations and enter into. such agreements as he considers necessary to. carry .out a pr'Ogram under clause (a) • 5. The following sec'tiQns are added after sec,tiDn 10: 11.

(1) With the appr'Oval of the Lieutenant GQvernor in CQuncil, the Minister may enter into. agreements (

a) with the AssQciated HDSpit;;t;ls Qf Alberta with re spect t'O its Blue CrQss PI'an, .or (

b) with any insurance ,cQrp'OratiQn, to. prQvide enended health benefits, e}Cclusive Qf medical services, and to. prQvide sUtch subsidies as m,ay he decided upon to. assist thQse eligible residents who desire such benefits and who. need financial assistance to. secure the'm.

(2) With the apprQval .of the Lieutenant GQvernor in CQuncil, the Minister may make re'gulatiQns defining the residents who. "are eligible fQr assistance thrQugh a prQ gram under subsectiQn (1). l1a.

(1) T'he Lieutenant GQvernQr in CQuncil may estab lish a Iprogram to. prQvide financial assistance in cases where because .of sickness Qr disability a res,ident is faced with expenses that eQuId nQt reasQnably be fQreseen and guarded against and that place an undue burden .on the financial resources .of the resident.

(2) The progra,m may specify the types Qf expenses in respect .of which assistance may be given and the PQr ti'On .of the expense that is to. be borne by the resident. llb.

(1) WithtJhe appr.oval .of the Lieutenant Governor in CQuncil, the Minister may estaJblish an advisDry com mittee chosen fvom representative grQUPS in the Province to cQnsider, at le:ast 'Once a year, ,the .operation of prepaid medical and health prQgrams under sections 10 and 11. .

3 6. Commencement of Act.

(2) The expenses incurred in the operation of the com mittee may be paid from the General Revenue Fund of the Province. 6. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

No. 31 FIFT:H SESSI'ON FOURTEENTH LEGISLATURE 11 E>LIZABETH II 1963 BILL

An Act to amend The Treatment Services Act Received and read the First time ........................................ .. Second time ..................................... . Third time ....................................... . HON. DR. Ross Title: 1963 (14th, 5th) Bill 31,

An Act to amend The Treatment Services Act

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