Bill 68 (Legislature 13, Session 4)

L13 S4 6198

Alberta — Bills

No. 68 4th Session, 13th Legislature Alberta 6 Elizabeth II, 1958' BILL 68 A Bill to amend The Nursing Aides Act HON. DR. Ross Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent };L'tjesty. Edmonton. Alberta, 1958

Explanatory Note General. The Nursing Aides training program has been ex tended and a second school established in Edmonton. The exten sion has resulted in some administrative changes becoming nec essary and these amendments will authorize the same. 2. The Vocational Trainjng Advisory Council does not function and the Director of Vocational Training of the Department of Education is substituted, necessitating changes in the references throughout. 3. (

a) Section 5 presently reads: "5. Subject to the provisions of this Act and the regulations and to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Council "(8.) has general supervision of the curriculum, and shall prescribe the courses of training and studies, in the schools, and has general supervision of the examination of students in attendance thereat, "(

b) is responsible for deciding which applicants may be admitted to the schools in accordance with the regulations, "(

c) may make arrangements with any hospital for students at :it school to obtain such clinical experience and other training as is required, and if such arrangements are made shall "(1) designate the hospital in which a student nursing aide is permitted to obtain her clinical experience, and "(li) prescribe the length of time to be spent by the student nursing aide in obtaining that experience, and

BILL No. 68 of 1958

An Act to amend The Nursing Aides Act (Assented to , 1958) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Nursing Aides Act, being

chapter 224 of The Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1955, is hereby amended.

Section 4 is amended (

a) as to subsection (1), clause (b), (

i) by striking out the word "and" where it occurs at the end of subclause (ii), (ii) by striking out subclause (iii) and by sub stiuting the following: "(iii) the Director of Vocational Training, De partment of Education, and "(iv) three other members representing the As sociated Hospitals of Alberta, the Alberta Association of Registered Nurses and the licensed Nursing -Aides, respectively.", (

b) as to subsection (2) by striking out the words and letters "paragraph (A), (B), (

c) or (D)" and by substituting the words and letters "subclause (iv) of clause (b) ", (

c) as to subsection (3) by striking out the words and letters "paragraphs (A), (B), (

c) and (D)" and by substituting the words and letters "subclause (iv) of clause (b)".

Section 5 is amended (

a) by striking out the words "Lieutenant Governor in Council" and by substituting the word "Min ister",

2 "(

d) may suspend or cancel certificates in accordance with the regula tions.··. (

b) The term "certificates" is inaccurate-the Act deals more with licences. ·t. (

a) See note to clause 3(

b) above.

Section 6(

a) reads: "6. Subject to the provisions of this Act and the regulations. tho Council .. (

a) shall prescribe the form of certificate and all other forms required under this Act .... (b) ,~ee note general.

Section 6 (el) reads: 6. .•.•• "(

d) may make recommendations to the Minister regarding the Registrar-Consultant mentioned in

section 7 and his duties ....

Section 7 presently reads: "1. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint a Registrar Consultant and such other officers. clerks and employees as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act .... 6. See note general.

Section 8 presently reads: "S. The Registrar-Consultant f'hall "(

a) consult with certified nursing :tides and stUdent nun:;ing aides as they may require. advise them as to their problems, and offer to them sucl:!. guidance as from his knowledge and exper ience he deems advisable. "(

b) when requested by the Council, inspect the schOOls and any hospital with which the Council has made arrangements under the provisions of

section 5 and report thereon as may be required, "(

c) keep a register of duly enrolled certified nursing aides, "(

d) perform all duties required under this Act with respect to the registration of certificates, the enrolment of certified nursing aides, the collection of fees and other like matters, "(

e) issue certificates to those passing the required examinations, and "(

f) perform such other reasonable duties as may be required of him by the CounciL ... 7. The

long title of this Act is "An Act to Provide for the Licensing of Nursing Aides", but, in all but one case the terms "certificate", "certified" or a similar term occurs in the body of the Act. This amendment as the amendments to other clauses before, ch~~~s only those terms to "licence" or a similar word; "certifi cate ~s. res~rv~d for the case where a certificate of qualification or trammg IS mtended. (See definition of "certificate" in

section 2 (

a) of the Act.)

2 (b Y by striking out the \vord "certificates" where it occurs in clause (

d) and by substituting the word licences" .

Section 6 is an1ended (

a) as to clause (

a) by striking out the word "cer tificate" and by substituting the words "licence and form of certificate", (

b) by striking out clause (

d) and by substituting the following: H (

d) may make recommendations to the Minister regarding the duties of the Director of Nurs ing Aide Education and the Registrar-Con .. sultant," .

Section 7 is amended by adding immediately before the word "Registrar-Consultant" the words "Director of Nursing Aide Education and a".

Section 8 is struck out and the following is substi tuted: "8.

(1) The Director of Nursing Aide Education shall " (

a) consult with student nursing aides as they may require, advise them as to their problems, and offer to them such guidance as from his knowledge and experience he may deenl advisable, " (

b) when requested by the Council, inspect the schools and any hospital with which the Council has rflade arrangements under the provisions of

section 5 and report thereon as may be required, " (

c) issue certificates to those passing the required ex aminations, and " (

d) perform such other duties as may be required of him by the Council. "

(2) The Registrar-Consultant shall "(

a) consult with licensed nursing aides as they may require, advise them as to their problems, and offer to thenl such guidance as from his knowledge and experience he may deem advisable, " (

b) keep a register of duly enrolled licensed nursing aides, " (

c) perform all duties required under this Act with respect to the registration of licences, the enrol ment of licensed nursing aides, the collection of fees, and other like matters, and " (

d) perform such other duties as may be required of him by the CounciL".

Section 10 is amended (

a) as to clause (

a) by striking out the word "cer tificates" and by substitut.ing the word "licence8'~, (

b) as to clause (

c) by striking out the word "cer tified" and by substitut.ing the word "licensed". 8. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to.

FOURTH SESSION THIRTEENTH LEGISLATURE 6 ELIZABETH II 1958 BILL

An Act to amend The Nursing Aides Act Received and read the First time ......................................... . Second time ..... Third time ......................................... . HON. DR. Ross Title: 1958 (13th, 4th) Bill 68,

An Act to amend The Nursing Aides Act

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