1998 BILL Second Session, 24th Legislature, 47 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS AMENDMENT ACT, 1998 MS KRYCZKA First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Bill Ms Kryczka BILL HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS AMENDMENT ACT, 1998 (A ssented to , 1998) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: A m ends R S A cH -5 The H ealth Insurance P rem ium s A ct is amended by this Act. 2

Section is repealed. 3 The S eniors B enefit A ct is amended in

section 6(

g) by striking out “administering

section of that Act” and substituting “determining eligibility for premium subsidies for seniors”. 4 This Act comes into force on Proclamation. 1 Explanatory Notes Amends

chapter H-5 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2

Section presently reads: 4( 1) If a registrant or the registrant's spouse is receiving a benefit under the Seniors Benefit Act, the registrant is not liable for the payment of premiums on behalf of the registrant, the registrant's spouse or the registrant's dependants.

(2) Subsection ( 1) does not apply to premiums that have become due or become due during a period of time when the registrant or the registrant's spouse is not receiving a benefit under the Seniors Benefit Act. 3 Consequential amendment. 4 Coming into force. 1 Explanatory Notes Title: 1998 (24th, 2nd) Bill 22, Health Insurance Premiums Amendment Act, 1998