Bill 12 — Second Session, 24Th Legislature, 46 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 12 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendment Act, 1998 Mrs. Burgener (Legislature 24, Session 2)

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1998 BILL 12 Second Session, 24th Legislature, 46 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 12 ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE AMENDMENT ACT, 1998 MRS. BURGENER First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

Bill 12 Mrs. Burgener BILL 12 1998 ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE AM ENDM ENT 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 1980 cA -38 1 The A lcohol and D rug A buse A ct is am ended by this Act. 2

Section 8(3) is am ended by adding the following after clause (a): (a.1) if there are compelling circumstances affecting anyone’s health or safety and notice of the disclosure is mailed to the last known address of the client, 1

Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter A-38 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2

Section 8 presently reads in part: 8(1) Except as otherwise provided in this

section (

a) a person who is or has been a member or employee of the Commission or is or has been employed or engaged in the administration of this Act shall not disclose or be compelled to disclose any information obtained by him that names or identifies a client who has been provided with treatment, care or services by the Commission, and (

b) any file, record, document or paper in the custody of the Commission that names or identifies a client who has been provided with treatment, care or services by the Commission shall not be disclosed to any person or be admitted in evidence in any proceedings. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply (

a) when the disclosure is necessarily made in the course of the administration of the business and affairs of the Commission or in the course of the administration of this Act, (

b) when the disclosure is made at the request of or with the consent of the client concerned or of a guardian or trustee of the client appointed under the Dependent Adults Act or the Public Trustee Act, 1 E xplanatory N otes

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c) in any special case when permission is given by an order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, or (

d) when the disclosure is made in respect of a deceased client to a medical examiner appointed under the Fatality Inquiries Act. 2 Explanatory Not�s Title: 1998 (24th, 2nd) Bill 12, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendment Act, 1998

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