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Alberta Regulation 117/2002

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: June 20, 2002

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on May 28,

2002 pursuant to

section 33(2) of the Apprenticeship and Industry Training

Act.

Definitions 1

Part 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2

Tasks, activities and functions 3

Supervision, etc. of apprentices 4

Part 2

Auto Body Prepper

Branch of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertaking constituting the branch 5

Tasks, activities and functions 6

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 7

Employment of apprentices 8

Wages 9

Part 3

Auto Body Refinisher

Branch of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 10

Tasks, activities and functions 11

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 12

Employment of apprentices 13

Wages 14

Part 4

Auto Body Repairer

Branch of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 15

Tasks, activities and functions 16

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 17

Employment of apprentices 18

Wages 19

Part 5

Auto Body Technician

Auto body technician 20

Apprenticeship program re auto body technician 21

Part 6

Repeals, Expiry and Coming into Force

Repeal 22

Expiry 23

Coming into force 24

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "apprentice" means a person who is an apprentice in a branch of

the trade;

(b) "certified journeyman" means a certified journeyman as defined

in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

vehicle that support the unibody or the frame of the vehicle;

(d) "drive line components" means those parts or components of a

vehicle that make up the power train of the vehicle;

(e) "non-structural members" means those parts and components that

make up the body or frame of a vehicle but do not, as their primary purpose

or as one of their primary purposes, provide strength to the body or frame

of the vehicle;

(f) "structural members" means those parts or components that make

up the body or frame of a vehicle and that, as their primary purpose or as

one of their primary purposes, provide strength to the body or frame of the

vehicle;

(g) "substrate" means any surface of a vehicle to which paint or

other coatings may be applied;

(h) "technical training" means technical training as defined in the

Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(i) "trade" means the occupation of auto body technician that is

designated as a compulsory certification trade pursuant to the

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(j) "vehicle" means an automobile or a motor truck;

(k) "vehicle support systems" means any parts, components or

systems of a vehicle other than chassis components, drive line components,

non-structural members, structural members or substrate.

PART 1 GENERAL MATTERS RESPECTING THE TRADE

Constitution of the trade

2(1) The undertakings set out in sections 5, 10 and 15 constitute the

trade.

(2) The trade is made up of the following:

(

a) the auto body prepper branch of the trade;

(

b) the auto body refinisher branch of the trade;

(

c) the auto body repairer branch of the trade.

Tasks, activities and functions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, the tasks,

activities and functions set out in sections 6, 11 and 16 come within the

trade.

Supervision, etc. of apprentices

4(1) Where, in respect of a branch of the trade, a person is a certified

journeyman and is to provide supervision to an apprentice, that journeyman

is eligible to supervise that apprentice only

(

a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute the branch, and

(

b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within

the branch,

for which that person is a certified journeyman.

(2) Where a person is an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in a

branch of the trade and is employed in respect of another branch of the

trade, that apprentice is eligible to carry out work only

(

a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch, and

(

b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within

that branch,

for which that person is an apprentice.

PART 2 AUTO BODY PREPPER

BRANCH OF THE TRADE

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertaking constituting the branch

5 The undertaking that constitutes the auto body prepper branch of the

trade is the preparation of the substrates of vehicles for top coat

application.

Tasks, activities and functions

6 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the auto body prepper

branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities and functions come

within that branch of the trade:

(

a) using hand, power and auto body tools while carrying out the

undertakings referred to in

section 5;

(

b) recognizing substrates;

(

c) sanding and filling small dings, dents, scratches, chips, and

gouges in preparation for top coat application;

(

d) applying primers, primer-surfacers and corrosion protection

materials;

(

e) operating and maintaining spray equipment;

(

f) mixing paint and primer products;

(

g) removing and installing interior and exterior trim components;

(

h) removing and installing non-structural glass;

(

i) sanding and masking surfaces in preparation for top coat

application;

(

j) performing polishing, washing, cleaning and undercoating and

applying decals and pin-striping;

(

k) using any new innovative trade related technological changes

with respect to

(

i) the preparation of substrates,

(ii) the materials available, and

(iii) the carrying out of tasks, activities and functions

referred to in this section.

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program

7(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being granted

pursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship program

for the auto body prepper branch of the trade is 2 periods of not less than

12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice must

acquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfully

complete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice must

acquire not less that 1800 hours of on the job training.

Employment of apprentices

8(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the auto body

prepper branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice, that

employment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the auto body prepper branch

of the trade or employs a certified journeyman in the auto body prepper

branch of the trade may employ one apprentice in the branch of the trade

and one additional apprentice in that branch for each additional certified

journeyman in that branch that is employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certified

journeyman in the auto body prepper branch of the trade or employs a

certified journeyman in the auto body prepper branch of the trade, instead

of employing an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in that branch of

the trade, may employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the

auto body refinisher or the auto body repairer branch of the trade to carry

out any of the undertakings that constitute the auto body prepper branch of

the trade.

Wages

9(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in an

apprenticeship program in the auto body prepper branch of the trade, a

person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, pay

wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for under

subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing an

apprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprentice

that are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid to

employees who are certified journeymen in the auto body prepper branch of

the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program.

PART 3 AUTO BODY REFINISHER

BRANCH OF THE TRADE

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch

10 The following undertakings constitute the auto body refinisher branch

of the trade:

(

a) the preparation of the substrates of vehicles for top coat

application;

(

b) the application of finishes and top coats to substrates.

Tasks, activities and functions

11 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the auto body

refinisher branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities and

functions come within that branch of the trade:

(

a) using hand, power and auto body tools while carrying out the

undertakings referred to in

section 10;

(

b) all the tasks, activities and functions that come within the

auto body prepper branch of the trade;

(

c) colour matching paints;

(

d) applying finishes and top coats;

(

e) performing paint damage analyses;

(

f) preparing refinishing estimates;

(

g) managing paint and paint-related materials and inventories;

(

h) using any new innovative trade related technological changes

with respect to

(

i) the refinishing of vehicles,

(ii) the materials available, and

(iii) the carrying out of tasks, activities and functions

referred to in this section.

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program

12(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being granted

pursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship program

for the auto body refinisher branch of the trade is 2 periods of not less

than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice must

acquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfully

complete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice must

acquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfully

complete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment of apprentices

13(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the auto

body refinisher branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice, that

employment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the auto body refinisher

branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyman in the auto body

refinisher branch of the trade may employ one apprentice in that branch of

the trade and one additional apprentice in that branch for each additional

certified journeyman in that branch that is employed by that person.

(3) For the purpose of subsection (2), a person who is a certified

journeyman in the auto body refinisher branch of the trade or employs a

certified journeyman in the auto body refinisher branch of the trade,

instead of employing an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in that

branch of the trade, may employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program

in the auto body repairer or auto body prepper branch of the trade to carry

out any of the undertakings that constitute the auto body prepper branch of

the trade.

Wages

14(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in an

apprenticeship program in the auto body refinisher branch of the trade, a

person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, pay

wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for under

subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing an

apprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprentice

that are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid to

employees who are certified journeymen in the auto body refinisher branch

of the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program.

PART 4 AUTO BODY REPAIRER

BRANCH OF THE TRADE

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch

15 The following undertakings constitute the auto body repairer branch of

the trade:

(

a) the preparation of the substrates of vehicles for top coat

application;

(

b) the straightening and alignment of structural members of

vehicles;

(

c) the repair, replacement and alignment of chassis components;

(

d) the repair, replacement and alignment of drive line components;

(

e) the removal, repair or replacement of structural members and

non-structural members;

(

f) the removal, repair or replacement of collision-damaged vehicle

support systems.

Tasks, activities and functions

16 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the auto body

repairer branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities and functions

come within that branch of the trade:

(

a) using hand, power and auto body tools while carrying out the

undertakings referred to in

section 15;

(

b) all the tasks, activities and functions that come within the

auto body prepper branch of the trade;

(

c) measuring, straightening and aligning unibody or frame

structures;

(

d) performing wheel alignments;

(

e) welding and cutting metal sections;

(

f) performing repairs to plastics, sheet molded compounds, fibre

re-enforced plastics and other composite components;

(

g) performing repairs to metal body components;

(

h) fastening body components using adhesives;

(

i) removing, repairing or replacing parts and components on

vehicles;

(

j) performing body damage analyses;

(

k) preparing body damage estimates;

(

l) using any new innovative trade related technological changes

with respect to

(

i) the repair and construction of vehicles,

(ii) the materials available, and

(iii) the carrying out of tasks, activities and functions

referred to in this section.

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program

17(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being granted

pursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship program

for the auto body repairer branch of the trade is 3 periods of not less

than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice must

acquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfully

complete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice must

acquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfully

complete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice must

acquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfully

complete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment of apprentices

18(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the auto

body repairer branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice, that

employment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the auto body repairer

branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyman in the auto body

repairer branch of the trade may employ an apprentice in that branch of the

trade and one additional apprentice in that branch for each additional

certified journeyman in that branch that is employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certified

journeyman in the auto body repairer branch of the trade or employs a

certified journeyman in the auto body repairer branch of the trade, instead

of employing an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in that branch of

the trade, may employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the

auto body refinisher or the auto body prepper branch of the trade to carry

out any of the undertakings that constitute the auto body prepper branch of

the trade.

Wages

19(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in an

apprenticeship program in the auto body repairer branch of the trade, a

person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, pay

wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for under

subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing an

apprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprentice

that are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid to

employees who are certified journeymen in the auto body repairer branch of

the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

PART 5 AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN

Auto body technician

20(1) Where a person has completed the apprenticeship program

(

a) in the auto body prepper branch of the trade,

(

b) in the auto body refinisher branch of the trade, and

(

c) in the auto body repairer branch of the trade,

that person is considered to have completed the apprenticeship program in

the trade of auto body technician.

(2) A person who is considered to have completed the apprenticeship

program in the trade of auto body technician may

(

a) carry out any of the undertakings that constitute any of the

branches of the trade,

(

b) perform any of the tasks, activities and functions that come

within any of the branches of the trade, and

(

c) carry out any of the duties and responsibilities and is

entitled to the privileges that come within any of the branches of the

trade including the employment and supervision of apprentices.

Apprenticeship program re auto body technician

21(1) For the purposes of the Act, the apprenticeship program for the auto

body technician trade consists of

(

a) the first period of the apprenticeship program in any of the

branches of the trade,

(

b) the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program in the auto body

repairer and the auto body refinisher branches of the trade, and

(

c) the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program in the auto body

repairer branch of the trade.

(2) By virtue of a person being an apprentice in an apprenticeship program

in a branch of the trade, that person is considered to be an apprentice in

the trade.

PART 6 REPEALS, EXPIRY AND COMING INTO FORCE

Repeal

22 The Auto Body Technician Trade Regulation (AR 261/2000) is repealed.

Expiry

23 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in

its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires

on June 30, 2009.

Coming into force

24 This Regulation comes into force on April 1, 2003.

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Alberta Regulation 118/2002

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA CHICKEN PRODUCERS MARKETING

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 25, 2002

Made by the Alberta Chicken Producers on June 10, 2002 pursuant to sections

26 and 27 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.

1 The Alberta Chicken Producers Marketing Regulation (AR 3/2000) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended by repealing clause (

o) and by substituting the

following:

(o) "misfortune" means a loss of chickens, production facilities or

chicken production due to circumstances that in the opinion of the Board

are beyond the control of the authorized producer and, without restricting

the generality of the foregoing, includes loss resulting from one or more

or any combination of one or more of the following:

(

i) fire;

(ii) wind, hail, flood or other natural phenomena;

(iii) electrical failure;

(iv) mechanical failure;

(

v) collapse of production facilities;

3 The following is added after

section 28:

Organic chicken production quota

28.1(1) For the purposes of this section,

(a) "Organic Chicken Lease Program" means a program

under which the Board will make available organic chicken production quota

for the purpose of assisting organic chicken producers in developing a

market for organic chicken;

(b) "organic chicken production quota" means a quota

that may be leased by the Board to a producer permitting the producer to

produce and market organic chicken in accordance with this section.

(2) The Board may establish and operate an Organic Chicken Lease

Program under which the Board may make available for lease, at lease prices

determined by the Board, a pool of 200 000 kilograms of live-weight organic

chicken per year.

(3) The amount of organic chicken production quota that may be

leased by the Board to any one producer is not to exceed 30 000 kilograms

of live-weight organic chicken per year.

(4) When determining the lease price per kilogram of live-weight

organic chicken that is to be paid to the Board for a lease of organic

chicken production quota, the Board is to take into consideration, where

possible,

(

a) the current lease price for new market development

quota referred to under

section 28, or

(

b) if the current lease price referred to in clause

(

a) is not available, an estimate by the Board of what the lease price of

new market development quota referred to under

section 28 would be, having

regard to current market conditions.

(5) On or before March 1st in each year in which organic chicken

production quota is to be leased or such other date as the Board may set,

an authorized producer or any other person interested in producing and

marketing organic chicken may apply to the Board to be considered for a

lease of organic chicken production quota.

(6) An application made under subsection (5)

(

a) is to be in the form prescribed by the Board,

(

b) must specify the site and the production facilities

and premises at which the applicant intends to carry out the organic

chicken production, and

(

c) must contain any other information that the Board

requests.

(7) The Board may refuse to grant a lease of organic chicken

production quota to an applicant if, in the Board's opinion,

(

a) the applicant lacks the experience, equipment or

financial responsibility to properly engage in organic chicken production,

(

b) the applicant fails to establish to the

satisfaction of the Board that the chicken that is to be produced on the

site and in the production facilities and premises specified in the

application will in fact be certified as organically produced chicken by

(

i) an organization recognized by the Board

as qualified to certify chicken production as organic chicken production,

(ii) the appropriate persons representing

the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development who are qualified

to certify chicken production as organic chicken production.

(8) As soon as practicable after the closing date for the receipt of

applications for organic chicken production quota,

(

a) the Board is to consider all the applications and

determine which applicants, if any, are acceptable to the Board for the

purposes of being leased organic chicken production quota;

(

b) if the Board determines that the total amount of

organic chicken production quota being applied for by all the acceptable

applicants exceeds the pool of 200 000 kilograms of live-weight organic

chicken that is available for leasing, the Board is to distribute organic

chicken production quota in rounds of one kilogram of live-weight organic

chicken to each acceptable applicant until all of the available organic

chicken production quota is distributed;

(

c) on determining that an applicant is acceptable, the

Board is to advise the applicant of the following:

(

i) that the applicant has been accepted by

the Board as being eligible to lease organic chicken production quota;

(ii) the amount of organic chicken

production quota that is being offered to the applicant for leasing;

(iii) the lease price for leasing the organic

chicken production quota being offered to the applicant;

(iv) the time within which the applicant

must advise the Board as to whether the applicant will in fact lease all or

any of the organic chicken production quota being offered to the applicant.

(9) Once an applicant has advised the Board that the applicant

accepts the offer by the Board to lease organic chicken production quota,

(

a) the Board is to lease that quota to the applicant,

and

(

b) that quota becomes effective at the time that the

applicant makes payment in full to the Board for that quota.

(10) Where a person leases organic chicken production quota the

following applies:

(

a) that person becomes the lessee of that quota;

(

b) the lease of that quota expires on the last day of

February following the year in which the lease was granted;

(

c) the production of chicken under that quota must

take place at the site and in the production facilities and premises that

were specified in the application of that person;

(

d) if the site and the production facilities and

premises at which the production of the chicken under that quota takes

place are sold, transferred, assigned, sub-leased or otherwise divided or

disposed of, the lease of that quota is cancelled unless otherwise directed

by the Board;

(

e) all the chicken that is produced or that is

authorized to be produced under that quota is to be produced and marketed

during the term of that lease;

(

f) in the case of any underproduction of chicken under

that quota that is existing at the time of the termination of that lease,

that underproduction is not eligible to be carried over and produced under

any new lease of organic chicken production quota that is granted to that

person;

(

g) that person is not to market organic chicken that

is in excess of the amount permitted to be marketed under that quota;

(

h) notwithstanding clause (g), in the case of that

person marketing chicken that is in excess of that which is permitted under

that quota, that person must pay to the Board a levy that is equal to

(

i) the current lease rate per kilogram for

each kilogram of chicken that is marketed in excess of 100% but not in

excess of 105%,

(ii) $0.44 a kilogram for each kilogram of

chicken that is marketed in excess of 105% but not in excess of 110%, and

(iii) $0.88 a kilogram for each kilogram of

chicken that is marketed in excess of 110%,

of the amount permitted to be marketed under that

quota;

(

i) the following provisions apply to that person as if

that person were an authorized producer:

section 8;

section 9;

section 10;

section 35;

section 36;

section 37;

section 38;

section 40.

(11) The Organic Chicken Lease Program is subject to the following

conditions:

(

a) after the program has been in operation for 2

years, the Board is to present a report in respect of the program at the

annual Board meeting that takes place following the conclusion of that 2nd

year for the purposes of reviewing the program and its objective in

assisting organic chicken producers in the initial development of a market

for organic chicken;

(

b) a person may only be granted leases of organic

chicken production quota one year at a time for a maximum of 5 years;

(

c) any site and production facilities and premises at

which chicken are produced under an organic chicken production quota may

only be used for that purpose for a maximum of 5 years;

(

d) if the program is terminated by the Board before

the conclusion of the 5-year period referred to in clauses (

b) and (c), the

maximum amount of time

(

i) for which a person may be granted one

year leases of organic chicken production quota, and

(ii) that a site and production facilities

and premises may be used to produce chicken under an organic chicken

production quota,

is restricted to that shorter period of time.

(12) For the purpose of this section, the Board may by resolution

establish

(

a) the lease price for organic chicken production

quota, and

(

b) the times within which applications for leases of

organic chicken production quota are to be made to the Board and within

which acceptance of offers to lease organic chicken production quota are to

be given to the Board.

Alberta Regulation 119/2002

Professional and Occupational Associations Registration Act

HUMAN ECOLOGIST AND HOME ECONOMIST REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2002

Made by the Alberta Home Economics Association on February 26, 2002 and

approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 285/2002) on June 25,

2002 pursuant to

section 14 of the Professional and Occupational

Associations Registration Act.

Definitions 1

Registration Committee 2

Registers 3

Powers and duties of Registration Committee 4

Review of application 5

Certificate of registration 6

Payment of fee 7

Annual certificate 8

Registration as professional member 9

Professional's practice 10

Registration as candidate member 11

Candidate's practice 12

Titles, abbreviations 13

Practice experience requirements 14

Practice Review Committee 15

Powers and duties of Practice Review Committee 16

Notice 17

Reports and recommendations 18

Complaint 19

Discipline Committee 20

Costs 21

Cancellation and suspension 22

Cancellation on request 23

Non-payment of fees, etc. 24

Registration in error 25

Transitional 26

Repeal 27

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Professional and Occupational Associations

Registration Act;

(b) "approved program" means a program of human ecology or home

economics designated as approved by the Board;

Economics Association;

(d) "Association Registrar" means the Registrar of the Association

appointed under the by-laws;

(e) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Association

established under the by-laws;

(f) "candidate member" means a person who is registered on the

(g) "Discipline Committee" means the Discipline Committee

established pursuant to

section 20;

(h) "practice of human ecology and home economics" means the

development,

interpretation, integration and application of the principles

of human ecology and home economics for the purpose of enhancing the

quality of daily life of individuals and families and, without restricting

the generality of the foregoing, includes advising individuals, families,

organizations and communities, disseminating information, planning,

conducting and evaluating educational programs and conducting research

related to any of the following:

(

i) knowledge and skills required for satisfying basic

needs for food, clothing, shelter and human relationships;

(ii) consumer goods and services;

(iii) management of individual and family resources;

(iv) public and private sector policies and programs

affecting the well-being of individuals and families;

(i) "Practice Review Committee" means the Practice Review Committee

established pursuant to

section 15;

(j) "professional member" means a person who is registered on the

(k) "registered member" means a professional member or a candidate

member;

(l) "Registration Committee" means the Registration Committee

established pursuant to

section 2.

Registration Committee

2(1) The Registration Committee is established consisting of

(

a) one professional member who is a member of the Board,

(b) 3 other professional members who are not members of the Board,

one of whom must be appointed as chair, and

(

c) the Association Registrar.

(2) The Registration Committee must be appointed by the Board in

accordance with the by-laws.

(3) The Registration Committee must meet at the call of its chair.

(4) A quorum at a meeting of the Registration Committee is 3 members.

Registers

3(1) The Association Registrar must maintain, in accordance with this

Regulation and the by-laws and subject to the direction of the Board,

(

a) a register of professional members, and

(

b) a register of candidate members.

(2) The Association Registrar must enter in the appropriate register

(

a) the name of an individual whose registration has been approved

by the Board or the Registration Committee, as the case may be, and who has

paid the fee prescribed by the by-laws, and

(

b) the mailing address of that individual.

Powers and duties of Registration Committee

4(1) The Registration Committee must consider applications from persons to

become registered members of the Association in accordance with this

Regulation and the by-laws and may

(

a) approve the registration,

(

b) refuse to approve the registration, or

(

c) defer approval until the applicant has done either or both of

the following:

(

i) passed examinations or completed course work as

required by the Registration Committee;

(ii) completed any further type and term of experience

required by the Registration Committee in order to satisfy the requirements

section 14.

(2) The Registration Committee must send a written notice of any decision

made by it to the applicant.

(3) If the decision made by the Registration Committee is to refuse the

registration of the applicant, written reasons for the decision must be

sent to the applicant.

Review of application

5(1) An applicant whose application for registration is refused by the

Registration Committee may, by notice in writing served on the Association

Registrar within 30 days of receiving a notice of refusal and the reasons

for it, appeal the refusal, and the notice of appeal must set out the

reasons why, in the applicant's opinion, the application for registration

should be approved.

(2) An applicant who appeals a decision of the Registration Committee

under subsection (1)

(

a) must be notified in writing by the Association Registrar of the

date, place and time that the Board will hear the appeal, and

(

b) is entitled to appear with counsel and make representations to

the Board when it hears the appeal.

(3) A member of the Registration Committee who is also a member of the

Board may participate in the appeal but shall not vote on a decision of the

Board under this section.

(4) On hearing an appeal under this section, the Board may make any

decision the Registration Committee may make, and must notify the applicant

of its decision.

Certificate of registration

6 On entering the name of a professional member or candidate member in

the appropriate register, the Association Registrar must issue a

certificate of registration to that person.

Payment of fee

7(1) A registered member must pay the annual fee prescribed by the by-laws

to the Association Registrar or to any person authorized by the Association

Registrar to accept payment of the fee.

(2) A registered member who has not renewed by the annual renewal date

must pay the late renewal fee prescribed by the by-laws to the Association

Registrar or to any person authorized by the Association Registrar to

accept payment of the fee.

Annual certificate

8(1) The Association Registrar must issue an annual certificate in

accordance with the by-laws to a person

(

a) whose registration is not under suspension or cancelled, and

(

b) who has paid the annual fee.

(2) An annual certificate expires on the date prescribed by the by-laws.

Registration as professional member

9(1) An applicant who

(

a) produces documentation satisfactory to the Registration

Committee that shows that

(

i) the applicant has obtained a degree in home

economics or human ecology that includes the history, philosophy and ethics

of professional practice from

(

A) the University of Alberta, or

(

B) an approved program,

(ii) the applicant has obtained academic qualifications

that, in the opinion of the Registration Committee are substantially

equivalent to those described in subclause (i), or

(iii) the applicant has obtained through a combination of

education and experience, qualifications that in the opinion of the

Registration Committee are substantially equivalent to those described in

subclause (i),

(

b) has practice experience that meets the requirements of

section

14, and

(

c) is of good character and reputation

is entitled to be registered as a professional member.

(2) The Registration Committee may use any method of inquiry it considers

appropriate, including, but not limited to, a review of a university

transcript, resume, portfolio of education and practice experiences,

interviews, reference checks and examinations.

(3) Despite subsection (1), an applicant is entitled to be registered as a

professional member if the applicant is a professional member in good

standing with an association that the Board recognizes as being equivalent

to the Association.

Professional's practice

10 The field of practice of a professional member is the practice of

human ecology and home economics.

Registration as candidate member

11 An applicant who meets the requirements of

section 9(1)(

a) and (

c) is

entitled to be registered as a candidate member.

Candidate's practice

12(1) The field of practice of a candidate member is the practice of human

ecology and home economics.

(2) A candidate member may only practice while under the supervision of a

professional member who is acceptable to the Registration Committee.

Titles, abbreviations

13 A professional member may use the title "Professional Human Ecologist"

or "Professional Home Economist" and the abbreviations "P.H.Ec." and

"PHEc".

Practice experience requirements

14 The practice experience in human ecology and home economics that is

required for registration as a professional member is

(

a) a total of 12 months of practice experience as a candidate

member obtained within 2 years immediately preceding application for

registration as a professional member, or

(

b) practice experience that the Registration Committee is

satisfied is the equivalent of the practice experience described in clause

(a), if the practice experience is acquired over a period of not more than

5 years before the date of the application for registration as a

professional member or any longer period that the Registration Committee

allows.

Practice Review Committee

15(1) The Practice Review Committee is established consisting of

(

a) one professional member who is a member of the Board, and

(

b) at least 3 other professional members who are not members of

the Board, one of whom must be appointed as chair.

(2) The Practice Review Committee must be appointed by the Board in

accordance with the by-laws.

(3) The Practice Review Committee must meet at the call of its chair.

(4) A quorum at a meeting of the Practice Review Committee is 3 members.

Powers and duties of Practice Review Committee

16 The Practice Review Committee

(

a) may, on its own initiative, and must, at the request of the

Board, inquire into and report to and advise the Board in respect of

(

i) the assessment and development of educational

standards and practice experience requirements for registration,

(ii) the evaluation of desirable standards of

competence,

(iii) any other matter that the Board considers necessary

or appropriate, and

(iv) the practice of human ecology and home economics

generally,

and

(

b) may, with the approval of the Board, conduct a review of the

practice of a registered member.

Notice

17 The Practice Review Committee must give reasonable notice to a

registered member of its intention to conduct a review of the practice of

the registered member.

Reports and recommenda-tions

18 After each inquiry or review under

section 16, the Practice Review

Committee

(

a) must make a written report to the Board on the inquiry or

review and, if appropriate, on its decision,

(

b) may make recommendations, together with reasons, to the Board

regarding the matter inquired into or reviewed,

(

c) may make recommendations to a registered member as to that

member's conduct in the practice of human ecology and home economics, and

(

d) must, if it is of the opinion that the conduct of a registered

member constitutes or may constitute either unskilled practice of the

profession or professional misconduct within the meaning of

section 19 of

the Act, forthwith refer the matter relating to that conduct to the chair

of the Discipline Committee in writing as a complaint in accordance with

section 20 of the Act.

Complaint

19 A person who wishes to submit a complaint must, in accordance with

section 20 of the Act, make it in writing, sign it and submit it to the

chair of the Discipline Committee.

Discipline Committee

20(1) The Discipline Committee is established consisting of

(

a) one professional member who is a member of the Board, and

(b) 3 other professional members who are not members of the Board,

one of whom must be appointed as chair.

(2) The members of the Discipline Committee must be appointed by the Board

in accordance with the by-laws.

(3) The Discipline Committee must meet at the call of its chair.

(4) A quorum at a meeting of the Discipline Committee is 3 members.

Costs

21(1) The Discipline Committee, with respect to hearings before it, and

the Board, with respect to reviews by it, may order the investigated person

to pay the following costs:

(

a) the fee payable to the lawyer advising the Discipline Committee

or Board at the hearing or review and the fee payable to the lawyer acting

in a prosecutory role at the hearing or review;

(

b) the cost of recording the evidence and preparing transcripts;

(

c) the expenses of the members constituting the Discipline

Committee including, without limitation, the daily allowances of those

members;

(

d) any other expenses incurred by the Association that are

incidental to the hearing or review.

(2) If, under

section 34(3) of the Act, the Board determines under

section

22(3)(

a) of the Act that a complaint is frivolous or vexatious, it may

order the complainant to pay the following costs:

(

a) the fee payable to the lawyer advising the Board at any hearing

held by the Board;

(

b) any other expenses incurred by the Association that are

incidental to any hearing held by the Board.

Cancellation and suspension

22(1) The registration of a registered member is cancelled or suspended

when the decision to cancel or suspend the registration is made in

accordance with the Act or this Regulation.

(2) The Association Registrar must enter a memorandum of the cancellation

or suspension of the registration in the appropriate register indicating

(

a) the date of the cancellation or suspension,

(

b) the period of the suspension, and

(

c) the nature of any finding under

Part 3 of the Act.

(3) If the registration of a registered member is cancelled, the person

whose registration is cancelled must, on request, surrender to the

Association Registrar all documents relating to the registration.

Cancellation on request

23 The Association Registrar shall not cancel the registration of a

registered member at the request of the registered member unless the

request for cancellation is approved by the Board.

Non-payment of fees, etc.

24(1) The Board must direct the Association Registrar to suspend or cancel

the registration of a registered member who is in default of payment of

annual fees, penalties, costs or any other fees, dues or levies payable

under the Act, this Regulation or the by-laws after the expiration of 30

days following the service on that person of a written notice by the Board

unless that person complies with the notice.

(2) The notice under subsection (1) must state that the Association

Registrar will suspend or cancel the registration unless the fees,

penalties, costs, dues or levies are paid as indicated in the notice.

Registration in error

25 The Board must direct the Association Registrar to cancel the

registration of any person that is entered in error in a register.

Transitional

26 A person who, on the coming into force of this Regulation, is

(

a) a professional home economist of the Association is entitled to

be registered as a professional member, or

(

b) a home economist-in-training is entitled to be registered as a

candidate member,

and the Association Registrar must enter the name of the person in the

appropriate register.

Repeal

27 The Home Economist Regulation (AR 86/89) is repealed.

Alberta Regulation 120/2002

Professional and Occupational Associations Registration Act

PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGISTS REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2002

Made by the Alberta Society of Professional Biologists on November 30, 2001

and approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 286/2002) on June

25, 2002 pursuant to

section 14 of the Professional and Occupational

Associations Registration Act.

Definitions 1

Registration Committee 2

Registers 3

Powers and duties of Registration Committee 4

Review of application 5

Certificate of registration 6

Payment of fee 7

Annual certificate 8

Registration as professional biologist 9

Registration as honorary member 10

Registration as biologist-in-training 11

Practice Review Committee 12

Powers and duties of Practice Review Committee 13

Reports and recommendations 14

Discipline Committee 15

Costs 16

Cancellation and suspension 17

Cancellation on request 18

Non-payment of fees, etc. 19

Registration in error 20

Use of title 21

Transitional 22

Repeal 23

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Professional and Occupational Associations

Registration Act;

(b) "Association" means the Alberta Society of Professional

Biologists;

appointed under the bylaws;

(d) "biological sciences" means the biological disciplines of

Botany, Zoology, Environmental Biology and Microbiology, and includes all

sub-disciplines of these biological disciplines;

(e) "biologist-in-training" means a person who holds a certificate

of registration and an annual certificate as a biologist-in-training under

this Regulation;

(f) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Association

established under the bylaws;

(g) "bylaws" means the bylaws of the Association;

(h) "competence" means the combined knowledge, skills, abilities

and judgment required to provide professional biologist services;

(i) "Discipline Committee" means the Discipline Committee

established pursuant to

section 15;

(j) "honorary member" means a person who holds a certificate of

registration and an annual certificate as an honorary member under this

Regulation;

(k) "non-regulated member" means a person whose name is entered in

the register maintained under

section 3(1)(d);

(l) "practice of biology" means

(

i) inventorying, surveying, sampling, interpreting,

reporting, evaluating and advising on activities related to biological

sciences,

(ii) preparing, administering and implementing plans or

programs for managing biological resources,

(iii) conducting research activities related to

biological sciences, and

(iv) teaching biological sciences at a university,

college or technical institute;

(m) "Practice Review Committee" means the Practice Review Committee

established pursuant to

section 12;

(n) "professional biologist" means a person who holds a certificate

of registration and an annual certificate as a professional biologist under

this Regulation;

(o) "registered member" means a professional biologist, an honorary

member or a biologist-in-training;

(p) "Registration Committee" means the Registration Committee

established pursuant to

section 2.

Registration Committee

2(1) The Registration Committee is established consisting of at least 3

professional biologists, one of whom must be designated as chair.

(2) The Registration Committee must be appointed by the Board in

accordance with the bylaws.

(3) The Registration Committee must meet at the call of the chair.

(4) A quorum at a meeting of the Registration Committee is at least 3 of

its members.

Registers

3(1) The Association Registrar must maintain, in accordance with this

Regulation and the bylaws, and subject to the direction of the Board,

(

a) a register of professional biologists,

(

b) a register of honorary members,

(

c) a register of biologists-in-training, and

(

d) a register of non-regulated members.

(2) The Association Registrar must enter in the appropriate register

(

a) the name of an individual who has paid the fee prescribed by

the bylaws, and whose registration has been approved by the Registration

Committee or the Board, and

(

b) the business address of that individual.

Powers and duties of Registration Committee

4(1) The Registration Committee must consider applications from persons to

become registered members of the Association in accordance with this

Regulation and the bylaws and may

(

a) approve the registration,

(

b) refuse to approve the registration, or

(

c) defer approval until the applicant has satisfied the

requirements under

section 9.

(2) The Association Registrar must send a written notice of any decision

made by the Registration Committee to the applicant.

(3) If the decision made by the Registration Committee is to refuse the

registration of the applicant, written reasons for the decision, and

notification of the appeal process, must be sent to the applicant.

Review of application

5(1) An applicant whose application for registration is refused by the

Registration Committee may, by notice in writing served on the Association

Registrar within 30 days of receiving a notice of refusal and the reasons

for it, appeal the refusal to the Board.

(2) The notice of appeal must set out the reasons why, in the applicant's

opinion, the application for registration should be approved.

(3) An applicant who appeals a decision of the Registration Committee

under this

section

(

a) must be notified in writing by the Association Registrar of the

date, place and time that the Board is to hear the appeal, and

(

b) is entitled to appear with counsel and make representations to

the Board when it hears the appeal.

(4) A member of the Registration Committee who is also a member of the

Board may participate in the appeal but shall not vote on a decision of the

Board under this section.

(5) On hearing an appeal under this section, the Board may make any

decision the Registration Committee may make, and must notify the

applicant of its decision.

Certificate of registration

6 On entering the name of a professional biologist, honorary member or

biologist-in-training in the appropriate register, the Association

Registrar must issue a certificate of registration to that person.

Payment of fee

7(1) A registered member must pay the annual fee prescribed by the bylaws

to the Association Registrar or to any person authorized by the Association

Registrar to accept payment of the fee.

(2) A registered member who has not renewed the member's annual

registration in accordance with the bylaws must pay the late renewal fee

prescribed by the bylaws to the Association Registrar or to any person

authorized by the Association Registrar to accept payment of the fee.

Annual certificate

8(1) The Association Registrar must issue an annual certificate in

accordance with the bylaws to a person

(

a) whose registration is not under suspension or cancelled, and

(

b) who has paid the annual fee.

(2) An annual certificate expires on the date prescribed in the bylaws.

Registration as professional biologist

9 An applicant is entitled to be registered as a professional biologist

if the applicant

(

a) has at least 12 months of work experience that is acceptable to

the Registration Committee,

(

b) is of good character and reputation, and

(

c) meets any one of the following requirements:

(

i) the applicant produces documentation satisfactory

to the Registration Committee showing that the applicant has obtained

(

A) an undergraduate degree or graduate

degree in biological sciences from the University of Alberta, the

University of Calgary or the University of Lethbridge, or

(

B) academic training in biological

sciences from an educational institute that is, in the opinion of the

Registration Committee, substantively equivalent to a degree referred to in

paragraph (A);

(ii) the applicant satisfies the Registration Committee

as having a combination of education, training, experience, examinations

and other qualifications that demonstrates the competence required for

registration;

(iii) the applicant is registered in good standing with a

reciprocal association in another jurisdiction recognized by the Board as

having substantively equivalent competence and practice requirements.

Registration as honorary member

10 A person is entitled to be registered as an honorary member if

(

a) the person has attained eminence through the person's

contributions to the practice of biology,

(

b) the person has been nominated as an honorary member by at least

2 registered members of the Association, and

(

c) the person's nomination has been unanimously endorsed by the

Board.

Registration as biologist-

in-training

11 An applicant is entitled to be registered as a biologist-in-training

if the applicant meets one of the requirements of

section 9(c).

Practice Review Committee

12(1) The Practice Review Committee is established consisting of at least

3 professional biologists, one of whom must be designated as chair.

(2) The Practice Review Committee must be appointed by the Board in

accordance with the bylaws.

(3) The Practice Review Committee must meet at the call of the chair.

(4) A quorum at a meeting of the Practice Review Committee is a majority

of its members.

Powers and duties of Practice Review Committee

13 The Practice Review Committee must, at the request of the Board,

inquire into and report to and advise the Board in respect of

(

a) the assessment and development of educational standards and

experience requirements that are conditions precedent to registration as a

professional biologist,

(

b) the evaluation of desirable standards of competence of

professional biologists generally,

(

c) any other matter that the Board from time to time considers

necessary or appropriate in connection with the exercise of its powers and

the performance of its duties in relation to competence in the practice of

biology under this Regulation, and

(

d) the practice of biology generally.

Reports and recommend-ations

14 After each inquiry under

section 13, the Practice Review Committee

(

a) must make a written report to the Board on the inquiry,

(

b) may make recommendations to the Board regarding the matter

inquired into, together with reasons for the recommendations,

(

c) may make recommendations to a registered member as to that

member's conduct in the practice of biology, and

(

d) must, if it is of the opinion that the conduct of a registered

member constitutes or may constitute either unskilled practice of the

profession or professional misconduct within the meaning of

section 19 of

the Act, forthwith refer the matter relating to that conduct to the chair

of the Discipline Committee to be dealt with under

Part 3 of the Act.

Discipline Committee

15(1) The Discipline Committee is established consisting of

(

a) one professional biologist who is a member of the Board, and

(b) 3 other professional biologists who are not members of the

Board, one of whom must be designated as chair.

(2) The members of the Discipline Committee must be appointed by the Board

in accordance with the bylaws.

(3) The Discipline Committee must meet at the call of the chair.

(4) A quorum at a meeting of the Discipline Committee is a majority of its

members.

Costs

16(1) The Discipline Committee, with respect to hearings before it, and

the Board, with respect to reviews by it, may order the investigated person

to pay the following costs:

(

a) the fee payable to the counsel advising the Discipline

Committee or Board at the hearing or review and the fee payable to the

counsel acting in a prosecutory role at the hearing or review;

(

b) the cost of recording the evidence and preparing transcripts;

(

c) the expenses of the members constituting the Discipline

Committee, including, without limitation, the daily allowances of those

members;

(

d) any other expenses incurred by the Association that are

incidental to the hearing or review.

(2) If the Board determines under

section 22(3)(

a) of the Act that a

complaint is frivolous or vexatious, it may order the complainant to pay

the following costs:

(

a) the fee payable to the counsel advising the Board at any

hearing held by the Board;

(

b) any other expenses incurred by the Association that are

incidental to any hearing held by the Board.

Cancellation and suspension

17(1) The registration of a registered member is cancelled or suspended

when the decision to cancel or suspend the registration is made in

accordance with the Act or this Regulation.

(2) The Association Registrar must enter a memorandum of the cancellation

or suspension of the registration in the appropriate register indicating

(

a) the date of the cancellation or suspension,

(

b) the period of the suspension, and

(

c) the nature of any finding under

Part 3 of the Act.

(3) If the registration of a registered member is cancelled, the person

whose registration is cancelled must, on request, surrender to the

Association Registrar all documents and materials relating to the

registration.

Cancellation on request

18 The Association Registrar shall not cancel the registration of a

registered member at the request of the registered member unless the

request for cancellation is approved by the Board.

Non-payment of fees, etc.

19(1) The Board must direct the Association Registrar to suspend or cancel

the registration of a registered member who is in default of payment of

annual fees, penalties, costs or any other fees, dues or levies payable

under the Act, this Regulation or the bylaws after the expiration of 30

days following the service on that person of a written notice by the Board

unless that person complies with the notice.

(2) The notice under subsection (1) must state that the Association

Registrar will suspend or cancel the registration unless the fees,

penalties, costs, dues or levies are paid as indicated in the notice.

Registration in error

20 The Board must direct the Association Registrar to cancel the

registration of any person that is entered in error in a register.

Use of title

21 A professional biologist may use the title "Professional Biologist"

and the abbreviations "P. Biol." and "P Biol".

Transitional

22(1) In this section, "previous Regulation" means the Professional

Biologists Regulation (AR 63/91).

(2) The Association Registrar must enter in the register of professional

biologists, honorary members, biologists-in-training or non-regulated

members the name of a person who, on the coming into force of this

Regulation, was registered as a professional biologist, an honorary member,

a biologist-in-training or a non-regulated member, as the case may be,

under the previous Regulation.

Repeal

23 The Professional Biologists Regulation (AR 63/91) is repealed.

Alberta Regulation 121/2002

Social Development Act

SOCIAL ALLOWANCE AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2002

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 287/2002) on June 25, 2002

pursuant to

section 30 of the Social Development Act.

1 The Social Allowance Regulation (AR 213/93) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 13 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the following:

(3) The full standard allowance is in accordance with the following

table:

Ages of Children Monthly Standard

Family Unit Allowance

Number of 0-11 yrs 12-17 yrs 1 adult 2 adults

Children in

Family Unit

0 0 0 229 426

1 1 0 279 443

0 1 312 476

2 2 0 320 496

1 1 353 529

0 2 386 562

3 3 0 379 550

2 1 412 583

1 2 445 616

0 3 478 649

4 4 0 432 603

3 1 465 636

2 2 498 669

1 3 531 702

0 4 564 735

5 5 0 486 657

4 1 519 690

3 2 552 723

2 3 585 756

1 4 618 789

0 5 651 822

Note: For additional children the standard allowance is increased

as follows:

(a) $56 per month for children 0 to 11 years of age,

(b) $88 per month for children 12 to 17 years of age.

(

b) in subsection (4)

(

i) in clause (

a) by striking out "$58" and

substituting "$56";

(ii) in clause (

b) by striking out "$91" and

substituting "$88";

(

c) by repealing subsection (9) and substituting the following:

(9) Where the Director provides a standard allowance for food under

the authority of subsection (8), the allowance may not exceed the maximums

in the following table on a monthly basis:

Unit Amount

individual adult $143

each adult in 2-person family unit 137

each adult in 3-person or larger family unit 130

1st child, 0-11 years 34

1st child, 12-17 years 60

2nd child, 0-11 years 34

2nd child, 12-17 years 62

3rd child, 0-11 years 44

3rd child, 12-17 years 72

4th child, 0-11 years and for each additional 41

child under 12 years of age

4th child, 12-17 years and for each additional 69

child 12-17 years of age

Section 14(3) is amended in Note: 1 by striking out "$257" and

substituting "$357".

Section 30.1 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) in clause (

a) by striking out "2001" and

substituting "2002";

(ii) in clause (

c) by striking out "2001" and

substituting "2002";

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "2001" and substituting

"2002".

Alberta Regulation 122/2002

Government Organization Act

DESIGNATION AND TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2002

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 289/2002) on June 25, 2002

pursuant to

section 16 of the Government Organization Act.

1 The Designation and Transfer of Responsibility Regulation (AR 44/2001)

is amended by this Regulation.

Section 8(1)(

f) is repealed.

Section 9(1)(

v) is repealed.

Section 18 is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

(1.1) The Minister of Learning is designated as the Minister

responsible for the Education Services Settlement Act.

Section 23(1) is amended by adding the following after clause (g):

(g.1)

Part 8 of the Mines and Minerals Act, except

section 108(g),

(

h) and (j);

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Alberta Regulation 123/2002

Health Professions Act

HEARING AID PRACTITIONERS PROFESSION REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2002

Made by the Alberta Hearing Aid Practitioners Association on June 5, 2002

and approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 293/2002) on June

25, 2002 pursuant to

section 131 of the Health Professions Act.

Definitions 1

Registers

Registration

General register 3

Student intern register 4

Temporary register 5

Equivalent jurisdiction 6

Alternative qualifications 7

Additional registration requirements 8

Restricted Activities

Permitted restricted activities 9

Restricted activities while supervised 10

Continuing Competence

Practice permit 11

Alternative Complaint Resolution Process

Process conductor 12

Agreement 13

Confidentiality 14

Leaving the process 15

Reinstatement

Application 16

Decision 17

Titles

Use of titles 18

Information

Requested information 19

Access to regulated members information 20

Transitional Provisions, Repeals

and Coming into Force

Transitional provisions 21

Repeal 22

Coming into force 23

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "College" means College of Hearing Aid Practitioners of

Alberta;

(b) "Complaints Director" means the complaints director of the

College;

(d) "Registrar" means the registrar of the College;

(e) "Registration Committee" means the registration committee of

the College.

Registers

2 The regulated members register established by the Council under

section

33(1)(

a) of the Act has the following categories:

(

a) general register;

(

b) temporary register;

(

c) student intern register.

Registration

General register

3(1) An applicant for registration as a regulated member on the general

education program of at least 2 years' duration that is approved by the

Council and have successfully passed a competency examination and a

certification examination approved by the Council.

(2) An applicant for registration under subsection (1) must have completed

the education program described in that

section within 3 years prior to the

date that the Registrar receives a complete application or the applicant

must

(

a) have provided hearing aid professional services for at least

1500 hours in the 3 years immediately preceding the application, or

(

b) have successfully completed a refresher education program

approved by the Council within 3 years of the date the complete application

is received by the Registrar.

Student intern register

4(1) An applicant for registration as a regulated member on the student

intern register must be enrolled as a student in a hearing aid

practitioners education program of at least 2 years' duration that is

approved by the Council and have passed a competency examination approved

by the Council.

(2) A regulated member on the student intern register must complete the

education program within 4 years from the date of registration in the

education program.

(3) On completion of the requirements described in subsection (1), a

regulated member on the student intern register may be registered on the

temporary register.

(4) The registration of a regulated member who does not meet the

requirements of subsection (2) expires 4 years after the date of

registration in the education program described in subsection (1).

(5) A regulated member registered on the student intern register

(

a) may practice only under the supervision of a regulated member

on the general register who is available for consultation regarding patient

care, and

(

b) must document all services provided to a patient and submit the

documentation to the supervisor referred to in clause (

a) for review.

Temporary register

5(1) An applicant who has fulfilled the registration requirements of

section 3 except for completion of the certification examination approved

by the Council or who has successfully completed the educational program

described in

section 4 may be registered on the temporary register.

(2) A regulated member on the temporary register must successfully pass a

certification examination approved by the Council within 2 years of the

date the regulated member is registered on the temporary register.

(3) If a regulated member on the temporary register successfully completes

a certification examination approved by the Council, the Registrar must

remove the regulated member's name from the temporary register and enter it

on the general register of regulated members.

(4) The registration of a regulated member on the temporary register who

does not meet the requirements of subsection (2) expires 2 years after the

date the regulated member is registered on the temporary register.

(5) A person whose registration on the temporary register is due to expire

may apply to the Registration Committee to extend the registration as a

regulated member on the temporary register for up to one year.

(6) A person whose registration expires is not eligible to re-apply for

registration as a regulated member on the temporary register.

(7) A person who is registered on the temporary register may practice only

under the supervision of a regulated member on the general register who is

available for consultation regarding patient care.

(8) A regulated member who provides supervision under subsection (7) must,

each month, review the patient care records respecting the services

provided in the previous month by the person registered on the temporary

Equivalent jurisdiction

6 An applicant for registration as a regulated member who is currently

registered in good standing in another jurisdiction recognized by the

Council as having qualifications substantially equivalent to the

registration requirements set out in

section 3, 4 or 5 may be registered in

the appropriate register.

Alternative qualifications

7 An applicant who does not meet the requirements of

section 3, 4, 5 or 6

but whose qualifications have been determined by the Registration Committee

to be substantially equivalent to the competency requirements of

section 3,

4 or 5 may be registered on the appropriate register.

Additional registration requirements

8(1) In addition to the other registration requirements in this

Regulation, an applicant for registration as a regulated member must

provide evidence of having the type and amount of liability insurance

specified by the Council.

(2) All applicants for registration as regulated members must provide

evidence of having good character and reputation by submitting any of the

following on the request of the Registrar:

(

a) written references from colleagues and, where applicable, from

another jurisdiction in which the applicant is currently registered;

(

b) a statement by the applicant as to whether the applicant is

currently undergoing an unprofessional conduct process or has previously

been disciplined by another regulatory body responsible for the regulation

of hearing aid practitioners or of another profession;

(

c) a statement as to whether the applicant has ever been convicted

of a criminal offence;

(

d) any other evidence as requested.

Restricted Activities

Permitted restricted activities

9(1) The restricted activities that a regulated member on the general

management are

(

a) to insert or remove instruments, devices, fingers or hands

beyond the cartilaginous portion of the ear canal, and

(

b) to insert into the ear canal

(

i) under pressure air, liquid or gas;

(ii) a substance that subsequently solidifies.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a regulated member may not perform the

restricted activities referred to in subsection (1) in conjunction with

providing cerumen management services unless the regulated member is

authorized by the Registrar or Registration Committee to provide cerumen

management.

(3) An authorization under subsection (2) may only be granted in

accordance with the criteria governing cerumen management approved by the

Council.

Restricted activities while supervised

10(1) Subject to subsection (4), a regulated member on the temporary

section 9 while

under the supervision of a regulated member on the general register who is

available for consultation.

(2) Subject to subsection (4), a regulated member on the student intern

section 9 while

under the supervision of a regulated member on the general register

(

a) who is available for consultation, and

(

b) who reviews and approves the documentation created by the

student intern on the performance of the restricted activity.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), a student enrolled in a hearing aid

practitioner education program approved by the Council may perform a

restricted activity described in

section 9 under the supervision of a

regulated member on the general register who is on site and is available

for consultation and for providing assistance while the restricted activity

is performed.

(4) A regulated member who provides supervision referred to in this

section must be authorized, under

section 9, to provide cerumen management

services when the regulated member supervises a regulated member or student

in the provision of a restricted activity in conjunction with providing

cerumen management.

Continuing Competence

Practice permit

11 A regulated member applying for renewal of a practice permit must

(

a) have been granted a diploma described in

section 3, and

successfully completed the educational program described in

section 4

within the 3-year period immediately preceding the application for renewal,

(

b) have practised as a hearing aid practitioner for 1500 working

hours in the 3-year period immediately preceding the application for

renewal and have completed 10 hours of continuing education courses

approved by the Council of which no more than 50% may be courses related to

a manufacturer's products.

Alternative Complaint Resolution Process

Process conductor

12 When a complainant and an investigated person have agreed to enter

into an alternative complaint resolution process, the Complaints Director

must appoint an individual to conduct the alternative complaint resolution

process.

Agreement

13 The person conducting the alternative complaint resolution process

must in consultation with the complainant and the investigated person

establish the procedures for and objectives of the alternative complaint

resolution process, which must be set out in writing and signed by the

complainant, the investigated person and the representative of the College.

Confidentiality

14 The complainant and the investigated person must, subject to

section

59 of the Act, agree to treat all information shared during the process as

confidential.

Leaving the process

15 The complainant or the investigated person may withdraw from the

alternative complaint resolution process at any time.

Reinstatement

Application

16(1) A person whose registration and practice permit have been cancelled

under

Part 4 of the Act may apply in writing to the Registrar to have the

registration and practice permit reinstated.

(2) An application under subsection (1) may not be made earlier than

(a) 5 years after the cancellation, or

(

b) one year after an application under clause (

a) is refused.

(3) An applicant must include in the application evidence of

(

a) actions that the applicant has taken since the cancellation,

and

(

b) whether the applicant meets the requirements for registration

as a regulated member.

Decision

17(1) An application under

section 16 must be reviewed by the Registration

Committee in accordance with the application for registration process set

out in sections 29 and 30 of the Act.

(2) On reviewing an application in accordance with subsection (1), the

Registration Committee must consider the record of the hearing that

cancelled the applicant's registration and practice permit and evidence

submitted of matters referred to in

section 16(3).

(3) The Registration Committee, on reviewing an application in accordance

with subsection (1) may make one or more of the following orders:

(

a) an order refusing the application;

(

b) an order directing the Registrar to reinstate the person's

registration and practice permit, if the person is eligible for

registration as a regulated member in a register referred to in

section 2;

(

c) an order directing the Registrar to impose specified terms and

conditions on the person's practice permit;

(

d) an order directing the person making the application to pay any

or all of the College's expenses incurred in respect of the application, as

calculated in accordance with the bylaws.

(4) Sections 30(3) to (5) and 32 of the Act and a review in accordance

with

section 31 of the Act apply to an order under subsection (3).

Titles

Use of titles

18 Subject to an order made under

Part 4 of the Act, a ratified

settlement or an order made under

section 17(3)(c), members may use the

titles set out in

section 2 of

Schedule 9 to the Act as follows:

(

a) a regulated member on the general register or on the temporary

(

b) a regulated member on the general register may use the title

registered hearing aid practitioner;

(

c) a regulated member on the student intern register may use the

title hearing aid student intern.

Information

Requested information

19(1) A regulated member must provide the following information on the

initial application for registration, when there are any changes to the

information and on request of the Registrar:

(

a) the regulated member's place of employment, the employer's

address and phone number;

(

b) certification examination number and the date the certification

examination was held;

(

c) registration numbers if registered with any affiliated

professional organizations identified by the Council;

(

d) the regulated member's date of birth, mailing address and home

and work phone numbers.

(2) Subject to

section 34(1) of the Act, the College may release the

information collected under subsection (1) only

(

a) with the consent of the regulated member whose information it

is, or

(

b) in a summarized or statistical form so that it is not possible

to relate the information to any particular identifiable person.

Access to regulated members information

20 The period of time during which the College is required to provide

information under

section 119(4) of the Act is 5 years.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals,

and Coming into Force

Transitional provisions

21 On the coming into force of this Regulation, a registered member

described in

section 6(1) of

Schedule 9 to the Act is deemed to be

registered on the regulated members register in the register category that

the Registrar considers appropriate.

Repeal

22 The Hearing Aid Practitioners Regulation (AR 43/88) is repealed.

Coming into force

23 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of

Schedule

9 to the Health Professions Act.

Alberta Regulation 124/2002

Health Professions Act

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS

PROFESSION REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2002

Made by the Speech, Language and Hearing Association of Alberta on June 20,

2002 and approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 294/2002) on

June 25, 2002 pursuant to

section 131 of the Health Professions Act.

Definitions 1

Registration

Speech-language pathologist general registration 3

Audiologist general registration 4

Current qualifications 5

Equivalent jurisdiction 6

Substantially equivalent qualifications 7

Courtesy registration 8

Good character, reputation 9

Liability insurance 10

Practice Permit

Renewal requirements 12

Conditions 13

Restricted Activities

Member authorization 14

Restriction 15

Student authorization 16

Authorizing other persons 17

Titles

Use of titles 18

Alternative Complaint Resolution

Process conductor 19

Agreement 20

Confidentiality 21

Leaving the process 22

Reinstatement

Application 23

Hearing date 24

Reinstatement Review Committee 25

Hearing 26

Deliberations 27

Decision 28

Access to decision 29

Information

Requested information 30

Access to regulated members information 31

Correcting information 32

Coming into Force

Coming into force 33

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "College" means Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists

and Audiologists;

(b) "Council" means the council of the College;

(d) "Registrar" means the registrar of the College;

(e) "Registration Committee" means a registration committee of the

College;

(f) "Reinstatement Review Committee" means the Reinstatement Review

Committee of the College.

2 The regulated members register established by the Council under

section

33(1)(

a) of the Act has the following categories:

(

a) speech-language pathologist general register;

(

b) speech-language pathologist courtesy register;

(

c) audiologist general register;

(

d) audiologist courtesy register.

Registration

Speech-language pathologist general registration

3 An applicant for registration as a regulated member in the

speech-language pathologist general register must have obtained a minimum

of a masters degree from a speech-language pathology program that is

approved by the Council.

Audiologist general registration

4 An applicant for registration as a regulated member in the audiologist

general register must have obtained a minimum of a masters degree from an

audiology program that is approved by the Council.

Current qualifications

5 An applicant for registration under

section 3 or

section 4

(

a) must have completed the education program described in that

section within 3 years prior to the date that the Registrar receives a

complete application,

(

b) must

(

i) have successfully completed refresher education

courses approved by the Council within 3 years of the date the complete

application is received by the Registrar, or

(ii) have practised as an audiologist or speech-language

pathologist for at least 1250 hours in the 5 years immediately preceding

the application,

(

c) must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Registrar or the

Registration Committee that the applicant is currently competent to

practice as an audiologist or speech-language pathologist.

Equivalent jurisdiction

6 An applicant for registration who is currently registered in good

standing in another jurisdiction recognized by the Council as having

qualifications substantially equivalent to the registration requirements

set out in sections 3 and 5 or in sections 4 and 5 may be registered in the

appropriate register.

Substantially equivalent qualifications

7(1) An applicant who is not eligible to be registered under

section 3, 4

or 6 and whose qualifications have been determined by the Registration

Committee to be substantially equivalent to the competency requirements

under

section 3 or 4 may be registered in the appropriate register.

(2) For the purpose of determining substantial equivalency of the

qualifications of an applicant under subsection (1), the Registration

Committee may require the applicant to undergo any examinations, testing,

assessment, training or educational programs the Registration Committee

considers necessary.

Courtesy registration

8 A person who requires registration in Alberta as a registered member

for up to one year for a purpose approved by the Registrar is eligible to

be registered on the appropriate courtesy register if the person

(

a) is registered as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist

in good standing in another jurisdiction, or

(

b) satisfies the Registrar of having the necessary competencies to

carry out the purpose for which registration is requested.

Good character, reputation

9 All applicants for registration as regulated members must provide

evidence of having good character and reputation by submitting any of the

following on the request of the Registrar:

(

a) written references from colleagues and, where applicable, from

another jurisdiction in which the applicant is currently registered;

(

b) a statement by the applicant as to whether the applicant is

currently undergoing an unprofessional conduct process or has previously

been disciplined by another regulatory body responsible for the regulation

of speech-language pathologists or audiologists or of another profession;

(

c) a statement as to whether the applicant has ever been convicted

of a criminal offence;

(

d) any other evidence as requested.

Liability insurance

10 All applicants for registration as regulated members must provide

evidence of having the type and amount of professional liability insurance

required by the Council.

11(1) All applicants for registration as regulated members must be

(2) An applicant may be required by the Registrar to demonstrate

approved by the Council.

Practice Permit

Renewal requirements

12 Regulated members applying for renewal of their practice permit must

comply with the requirements respecting good character and liability

insurance set out in sections 9 and 10 and must

(

a) within the 5-year period immediately preceding the application

for renewal, have practised as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist

for 1250 hours,

(

b) within the 3-year period immediately preceding the application

for renewal, have successfully completed refresher education courses in the

relevant profession as approved by the Council,

(

c) within the 3-year period immediately preceding the application

for renewal, have completed the education requirements specified in

section

3 or 4, or

(

d) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Registrar or

Registration Committee that they are currently competent to practice as an

audiologist or speech-language pathologist.

Conditions

13 The Registrar or Registration Committee may impose conditions on a

practice permit which may include but are not limited to

(

a) practising under the supervision of a regulated member;

(

b) limiting practice to specified professional services or areas

of practice;

(

c) refraining from practising specified restricted activities.

Restricted Activities

Member authorization

14(1) In the provision of speech-language pathology services members

registered on the speech-language pathologist general register or

speech-language pathologist courtesy register may perform the following

restricted activities:

(

a) insert into the ear canal air under pressure;

(

b) insert or remove instruments or devices beyond the point in the

nasal passages where they normally narrow;

(

c) insert or remove instruments, devices or fingers beyond the

pharynx;

(

d) insert or remove instruments or devices into an artificial

opening into the body;

(

e) administer oral diagnostic imaging contrast agents.

(2) In the provision of audiology services members registered on the

audiologist general register or the audiologist courtesy register may

perform the following restricted activities:

(

a) insert or remove instruments or devices beyond the

cartilaginous portion of the ear canal;

(

b) insert into the ear canal

(

i) liquid, air or gas under pressure;

(ii) a substance that subsequently solidifies.

Restriction

15 Despite

section 14, regulated members must restrict themselves when

performing restricted activities to those activities that they are

competent to perform and to those that are appropriate to the member's area

of practice and the procedure being performed.

Student authorization

16(1) A student who is enrolled in a speech-language pathology program or

an audiology program approved by the Council may perform the restricted

activities set out in

section 14 under the supervision of a regulated

member.

(2) The supervising regulated member must

(

a) be authorized to perform the restricted activity being

supervised,

(

b) have a minimum of one year of experience in performing the

restricted activity, and

(

c) be on site while the student performs the restricted activity

and be available to assist or if in the opinion of the supervising

regulated member the student does not require such supervision the

supervising regulated member must be available for consultation while the

student performs the restricted activity and must review the restricted

activity performed by the student.

Authorizing other persons

17(1) A person not otherwise authorized to perform a restricted activity

may perform a restricted activity set out in

section 14 under the

supervision of a regulated member registered on the speech-language

pathologist general register or the audiologist general register who is

authorized to perform the restricted activity being performed.

(2) The supervising regulated member must

(

a) be authorized to perform the restricted activity being

supervised,

(

b) have a minimum of one year of experience in performing the

restricted activity, and

(

c) be physically present and available to assist the person during

the performance of the restricted activity or if in the opinion of the

supervising regulated member the person does not require such supervision,

the supervising regulated member must be available for consultation while

the person performs the restricted activity.

(3) If a regulated member on the audiologist general register is

supervising a person who is providing the restricted activity set out in

14(2)(

b) in relation to the provision of tympanometry or ear mold

impressions, that regulated audiologist must provide the degree of

supervision that in the regulated member's opinion is commensurate with the

supervised person's competence.

Titles

Use of titles

18(1) Regulated members may use the titles set out in

section 2 of

Schedule

(

a) members registered on the speech-language pathologist general

speech pathologist, and the initials SLP and R.SLP;

(

b) members registered on the audiologist general register and

members registered on the audiologist courtesy register may use the title

audiologist and the abbreviations Aud and R.Aud.

(2) A speech-language pathologist may use the title pathologist only in

combination with the titles speech and speech-language.

(3) A regulated member who holds a doctorate degree in speech-language

pathology or audiology from a program approved by the Council may use the

title doctor or the abbreviation Dr. alone or in combination with other

words in connection with providing a health service.

(4) All regulated members may use the title registered or regulated and

the title regulated health professional.

Alternative Complaint Resolution

Process conductor

19 When a complainant and an investigated person have agreed to enter

into an alternative complaint resolution process, the Complaints Director

must appoint an individual to conduct the alternative complaint resolution

process.

Agreement

20 The person conducting the alternative complaint resolution process

must in consultation with the complainant and the investigated person

establish the procedures for and objectives of the alternative complaint

resolution process, which must be set out in writing and signed by the

complainant, the investigated person and the representative of the College.

Confidentiality

21 The complainant and the investigated person must, subject to

section

59 of the Act, agree to treat all information shared during the process as

confidential.

Leaving the process

22 The complainant and the investigated person may withdraw from the

alternative complaint resolution process at any time.

Reinstatement

Application

23(1) A person whose registration and practice permit have been cancelled

under

Part 4 of the Act may apply in writing to the Registrar to have the

registration and practice permit reinstated.

(2) An application under subsection (1) may not be made earlier than

(a) 5 years after the cancellation, or

(

b) one year after a decision to reject an application under

subsection (1).

Hearing date

24(1) The Reinstatement Review Committee must hold a reinstatement hearing

regarding the application for reinstatement within 90 days of receipt of

the application by the Registrar under

section 23.

(2) The Registrar must provide to the person making the application, at

least 30 days before the date of the reinstatement hearing, written notice

of the time and place of the hearing.

Reinstatement Review Committee

25 On receipt of an application under

section 23, the Registrar must

notify the Hearings Director and the Hearings Director must appoint 3

regulated members who are not members of the Registration Committee or of

the Council as members of a Reinstatement Review Committee.

Hearing

26(1) The reinstatement hearing is open to the public unless the

Reinstatement Review Committee determines on its own motion or on

application by any person that the reinstatement hearing or part of it

should be in private because

(

a) of probable prejudice to a civil action or a prosecution of an

offence,

(

b) of concern for the safety of the person or the public,

(

c) the non-disclosure of a person's confidential, personal,

property acquisition or financial information outweighs the desirability of

having the reinstatement hearing open to the public, or

(

d) of other reasons satisfactory to the Reinstatement Review

Committee.

(2) The applicant must present evidence of the actions taken since the

cancellation.

(3) The Registrar or a person that the Registrar designates may appear at

the reinstatement hearing on behalf of the College to present evidence,

including a copy of the decision and of the record of the hearing at which

the applicant's registration and practice permit were cancelled, and to

make submissions respecting the application.

(4) If a person is designated under subsection (3), the Registrar must

inform the applicant of the person's name at least 30 days before the date

of the reinstatement hearing.

(5) The following may be represented by legal counsel at the reinstatement

hearing:

(

a) the Reinstatement Review Committee hearing the application;

(

b) the applicant;

(

c) the Registrar or a person designated under subsection (3).

(6) Evidence may be given before the Reinstatement Review Committee in any

manner that it considers appropriate and it is not bound by the rules of

law respecting evidence applicable to judicial hearings.

Deliberations

27 In determining whether or not an application should be approved, the

Reinstatement Review Committee must

(

a) consider

(

i) the record of the hearing at which the applicant's

registration and practice permit were cancelled, and

(ii) the evidence presented at the hearing,

and

(

b) be satisfied that

(

i) the applicant meets the current requirements for

registration,

(ii) any conditions imposed at the time the applicant's

permit and registration were cancelled have been met, and

(iii) the applicant is fit to practice speech-language

pathology or audiology, as the case may be, and does not pose a risk to

public safety.

Decision

28(1) The Reinstatement Review Committee must, within 60 days after the

conclusion of a reinstatement hearing, issue a written decision containing

one or more of the following orders:

(

a) an order denying the application;

(

b) an order directing the Registrar to reinstate the person's

registration and practice permit if the person is eligible for registration

as a regulated member in a register referred to in

section 2;

(

c) an order directing the Registrar to impose specified terms and

conditions on the person's practice permit;

(

d) an order directing the person making the application to pay any

or all of the College's expenses incurred in respect of the application, as

calculated in accordance with the by-laws.

(2) The Reinstatement Review Committee must provide reasons for any of its

orders in its written decision and its decision is final.

Access to decision

29(1) The Reinstatement Review Committee may order that its decision be

publicized in a manner it considers appropriate.

(2) The College must make the decision of the Reinstatement Review

Committee available for 5 years to the public on request.

Information

Requested information

30(1) A regulated member must provide the following information, in

addition to that required under

section 33(3) of the Act, at the request of

the Registrar and when there are any changes to the information:

(

a) all the regulated member's places of employment, the employers'

addresses and phone numbers;

(

b) registration numbers if registered with any professional

organizations specified by the Council;

(

c) the regulated member's date of birth, mailing address and home

and work phone numbers;

(

d) the names of all the regional health authorities where the

regulated member provides professional services;

(

e) any education programs related to the regulated member's

practice that a member has taken in addition to the required programs;

(

f) any other regulated professions with which the member is

registered and entitled to practice;

(

g) the number of hours the member has worked in the applicable

profession in the previous 5 years.

(2) Subject to

section 34(1) of the Act, the College may release the

information collected under subsection (1) only

(

a) with the consent of the regulated member whose information it

is, or

(

b) in a summarized or statistical form so that it is not possible

to relate the information to any particular identifiable person.

Access to regulated members information

31 The period of time during which the College is required to provide

information under

section 119(4) of the Act is 5 years.

Correcting information

32 The Registrar may correct or remove any information in the register if

the Registrar determines it is incorrect or inaccurate.

Coming into Force

Coming into force

33 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of

Schedule

28 to the Health Professions Act.

Alberta Regulation 125/2002

Public Health Act

FOOD AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2002

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 297/2002) on June 25, 2002

pursuant to

section 66 of the Public Health Act.

1 The Food Regulation (AR 240/85) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 4.1 is amended by adding "(1.02)," after "7(1),".

Section 7(1) is repealed and the following is substituted:

7(1) The local board having jurisdiction in the area in which a food

establishment is situated shall, within a reasonable time after receiving

(

a) an application for a food establishment permit in

Form 1, and

(

b) in the case of an application made on or after

October 1, 2002, the permit fee set in accordance with a

schedule of fees

established by the Minister,

issue a permit to the applicant unless in its opinion the food

establishment does not or will not meet the requirements of this

Regulation.

(1.01) A food establishment operated by a charitable organization is

exempt from paying the permit fee under subsection (1)(

b) or a permit

renewal fee under

section 7.1(3).

(1.02) The local board may waive the permit fee under subsection

(1)(

b) or a permit renewal fee under

section 7.1(3) for a food

establishment if the local board considers the waiver to be appropriate.

(1.03) The term of a permit may not exceed one year from the date

the permit is issued or renewed.

4 The following is added after

section 7:

7.1(1) Subject to subsection (2), a permit issued under

section 7(1)

must be renewed on or before the date specified in the permit.

(2) A permit that is subsisting on the coming into force of this

section must be renewed on or before October 1, 2002.

(3) In order to renew a permit, the permit holder must submit to the

local board a permit renewal fee set in accordance with a

schedule of fees

established by the Minister.

Section 13 is repealed and the following is substituted:

13 Where a permit is refused, the local board shall

(

a) notify the applicant in writing of that fact in

Form 3, and

(

b) return the permit fee to the applicant.

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Alberta Regulation 126/2002

Public Health Act

NURSE PRACTITIONER REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2002

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 298/2002) on June 25, 2002

pursuant to

section 66 of the Public Health Act.

Provision of health services 1

Employment requirements 2

Practice requirements 3

Nurse practitioners in independent practice 4

Consequential 5

Repeal 6

Expiry 7

Provision of health services

1 Subject to this Regulation, a nurse practitioner may provide the

following health services:

(

a) diagnosis and treatment;

(

b) ordering and performing laboratory, radiological and other

diagnostic tests and the

interpretation of those test results;

(

c) prescribing drugs as defined under the Pharmaceutical

Profession Act.

Employment requirements

2(1) No person shall employ or engage a registered nurse as a nurse

practitioner unless the registered nurse is entered on the Nursing

Profession Extended Practice Roster under the Nursing Profession Act.

(2) An employer who employs or engages a nurse practitioner shall ensure

(

a) that the nurse practitioner has access to the laboratory,

radiology and pharmacy services that are necessary for the nurse

practitioner to carry out his or her duties, and

(

b) that quality assurance mechanisms are in place in respect of

the provision of health services by the nurse practitioner.

Practice requirements

3(1) No registered nurse shall provide health services as a nurse

practitioner unless the registered nurse is entered on the Nursing

Profession Extended Practice Roster under the Nursing Profession Act.

(2) A registered nurse providing health services as a nurse practitioner

shall provide only those health services that the nurse practitioner is

competent to perform and that are appropriate to the nurse practitioner's

area of practice.

Nurse practitioners in independent practice

4(1) A registered nurse who is providing health services as a nurse

practitioner in independent practice shall comply with the Standards of

Practice for Nurse Practitioners in Independent Practice established by the

Alberta Association of Registered Nurses.

(2) In this

section "independent practice" means that the registered

nurse, in providing health services as a nurse practitioner,

(

a) is self-employed,

(

b) is a partner in a partnership, or

(

c) otherwise operates other than as an employee.

Consequential

5(1) The Prescription of Drugs by Authorized Practitioners Regulation (AR

83/98) is amended by this section.

(2) Section 2 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Prescription of drugs by nurse practitioner

2 A nurse practitioner providing health services within the meaning

of the Nurse Practitioner Regulation under the Public Health Act is

authorized to prescribe drugs for the purposes of and in accordance with

that Regulation.

Repeal

6 The Registered Nurse Providing Extended Health Services Regulation (AR

224/96) is repealed.

Expiry

7 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in

its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires

on June 30, 2012.

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Alberta Regulation 127/2002

Regional Health Authorities Act

REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2002

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 299/2002) on June 25, 2002

pursuant to

section 23 of the Regional Health Authorities Act.

1 The Regional Health Authorities Regulation (AR 15/95) is amended by

this Regulation.

Section 1(a.1)(iii) is amended by striking out "section 77" and

substituting "section 58".

Section 2.5 is amended

(

a) in subsection (4) by striking out "Section 119" and

substituting "Section 124".

(

b) in subsection (5) by striking out "section 119" and

substituting "section 124".

Section 2.9 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by adding the following after clause (b):

amount calculated by subtracting

(

i) the total expenses for a fiscal year as

determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and

financial directives issued by the Minister,

from

(ii) the total revenue for a fiscal year as

determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and

financial directives issued by the Minister.

(

b) by repealing subsections (2) and (3) and substituting the

following:

(2) A regional health authority shall not incur an annual operating

deficit.

(3) If, despite subsection (2), a regional health authority incurs

an annual operating deficit, the regional health authority

(

a) shall use the accumulated surplus to offset the

deficit, or

(

b) if there is no accumulated surplus or the

accumulated surplus is insufficient, shall provide the Minister with a

plan, in writing, that is satisfactory to the Minister, to eliminate the

accumulated deficit within 3 years of it being incurred.

(4) A plan referred to in subsection (3)(

b) must be submitted to the

Minister within 4 months after the end of the fiscal year.

(5) A regional health authority may use any portion of the

accumulated surplus that is not needed to offset an annual operating

deficit for any purpose related to

(

a) the provision of health services or health related

services to benefit the residents of Alberta, or

(

b) an ancillary operation.

(6) If a regional health authority reports an accumulated deficit as

at March 31, 2002, the regional health authority shall provide the

Minister, not later than July 31, 2002, with a plan, in writing, that is

satisfactory to the Minister, to eliminate the accumulated deficit on or

before March 31, 2004.

(7) The funding of an accumulated deficit is the responsibility of

the regional health authority.

Section 3 is amended by striking out "section 11" wherever it occurs

and substituting "section 12".

Section 5 is repealed.

Section 7(3) is amended by striking out "section 12(3)" and

substituting "section 13(3)".

Alberta Regulation 128/2002

Financial Administration Act

FUNDS AND AGENCIES EXEMPTION REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2002

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 301/2002) on June 25, 2002

pursuant to

section 2 of the Financial Administration Act.

Definition

1 In this Regulation, "Act" means the Financial Administration Act.

Exemptions

2(1) The fund administrators listed in

Schedule A are exempt from the

provisions of the Act specified opposite their names in respect of the

regulated funds listed in

Schedule A.

(2) The provincial agencies listed in

Schedule B are exempt from sections

37 and 38 of the Act.

(3) The provincial agencies listed in

Schedule C are exempt from the

provisions of the Act specified opposite their names.

(4) The provincial agencies listed in

Schedule D are exempt from

section

82 of the Act on and from December 31, 1998.

(5) The exemption granted by subsection (4) expires on December 31, 2003.

Repeal

3 The Exemption Regulation (AR 269/94) is repealed.

Expiry

4 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in

its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires

on May 31, 2012.

SCHEDULE A

Fund Administrator

Regulated Fund

Exempt from

An improvement district advisory council to whom the Minister has delegated

his powers, duties or functions under

section 589 of the Municipal

Government Act

Funds held pursuant to

section 589 of the Municipal Government Act

sections 28(6), 37 and 38

Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund Board

Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund

sections 28(6), 37 and 38

Minister charged with the administration of the Gaming and Liquor Act

Lottery Fund

the whole Act

Public Trustee

Any common fund under

section 25 of the Public Trustee Act

Sections 5(1), 22, 27, 28(6), 37, 38, 78(1), 79(1), 83, 87 and 88

Public Trustee and Deputy Minister of Finance

Any special reserve fund under

section 28 of the Public Trustee Act

sections 5(1), 22, 27, 28(6), 37, 38, 78(1), 79(1), 83, 87 and 88

SCHEDULE B

Provincial Agency

Agriculture Financial Services Corporation

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts

The Alberta Government Telephones Commission

The Alberta Historical Resources Foundation

Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission

Alberta Municipal Financing Corporation

Alberta Securities Commission

Alberta Social Housing Corporation

Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation

Foundations established under the Advanced Education

Foundations Act

The Government House Foundation

Natural Resources Conservation Board

Persons with Developmental Disabilities Foundation

Wild Rose Foundation

SCHEDULE C

Provincial Agency

Exempt From

Alberta Opportunity Company

sections 22, 37, 38 and 71

Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission

sections 5(1), 22, 27, 37, 38, 78(1), 79(1), 83, 87 and 88

Alberta Treasury Branches

(

i) sections 16, 21, 22, 37, 38, 78, 79, 83 and 84;

(ii)

section 81 in respect only of deposits that are accepted in Alberta

by a branch or individual agent of Alberta Treasury Branches in the

ordinary course of business of Alberta Treasury Branches.

Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation

(

i) sections 37 and 38

(ii)

section 33(1) where the Minister of Finance has fixed a rate of

interest to be paid or has specified that no interest shall be paid on

advances described in

section 33(1) if the interest, if any, on those

advances is paid at the rate fixed by the Minister of Finance

N.A. Properties

(1994) Ltd.

(

i) sections 37 and 38

(ii)

section 33(1) where the Minister of Finance has fixed a rate of

interest to be paid or has specified that no interest shall be paid on

advances described in

section 33(1) if the interest, if any, on those

advances is paid at the rate fixed by the Minister of Finance

SC Financial Ltd.

(

i) sections 37 and 38

(ii)

section 33(1) where the Minister of Finance has fixed a rate of

interest to be paid or has specified that no interest shall be paid on

advances described in

section 33(1) if the interest, if any, on those

advances is paid at the rate fixed by the Minister of Finance

A corporation that is a subsidiary of the Alberta Government Telephones

Commission or that is controlled by the Alberta Government Telephones

Commission directly or indirectly through one or more intermediary

corporations

sections 3 to 5; sections 8 and 9;

section 12; sections 14 to 18; sections

20 and 21; sections 23 to 32;

section 33(3); sections 34 to 76; sections 78

and 79;

section 81(1) with respect to shareholder advances secured by

securities or with respect to loans from a bank, trust company, credit

province; sections 83, 84 and 85; sections 87 to 98

SCHEDULE D

Arca Investments Inc.

Michner Centre Facility Board

Orion Properties Ltd.

Patria Properties Inc.

QA Investments Inc.

735832 Alberta Ltd.

546110 Ontario Inc.

629851 Ontario Inc.

1331430 Ontario Inc.

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Alberta Regulation 129/2002

Government Organization Act

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2002

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 304/2002) on June 25, 2002

pursuant to

section 13 of the Government Organization Act.

Authority of Minister 1

Application 2

Agreements 3

Payment of grant 4

Use of grant 5

Accounting for grant expenditure 6

Transitional 7

Repeal 8

Expiry 9

Coming into force 10

Authority of Minister

1(1) The Minister of Economic Development is authorized to make grants in

accordance with this Regulation.

(2) The Minister may delegate to any employee of the Government any power

conferred on the Minister under

section 13 of the Government Organization

Act or by this Regulation.

Application

2 An organization or individual may apply to the Minister for a grant in

the form required by the Minister.

Agreements

3 The Minister may enter into agreements, and may require applicants for

a grant to enter into agreements, with respect to any matter relating to a

grant.

Payment of grant

4 The Minister may provide for the payment of a grant in a lump sum or by

way of instalments at the times the Minister considers appropriate.

Use of grant

5(1) The recipient of a grant shall use the grant only

(

a) for the purpose for which it was provided, or

(

b) for any variation of that purpose if the variation has been

approved by the Minister.

(2) If the recipient of a grant does not use all of the grant for the

purpose for which the grant was provided, the recipient shall repay any

unused part of the grant to the Minister, in favour of the Minister of

Finance.

Accounting for grant expenditure

6 The recipient of a grant shall

(

a) when the Minister requires, produce evidence satisfactory to

the Minister of how the grant was used or is being used, and the Minister

may require the recipient to provide an audited statement relating to the

expenditure of the grant, and

(

b) permit the Minister or Auditor General or a representative of

either to make any examinations of the books and records of the recipient

pertaining to the grant that the Minister or Auditor General may from time

to time consider necessary.

Transitional

7 A grant made under any predecessor to this Regulation is deemed to have

been made under this Regulation.

Repeal

8 The Economic Development Grant Regulation (AR 183/98) is repealed.

Expiry

9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in

its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires

on February 28, 2007.

Coming into force

10 This Regulation comes into force on July 1, 2002.

Alberta Regulation 130/2002

Mines and Minerals Act

MINES AND MINERALS ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2002

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 310/2002) on June 25, 2002

pursuant to

section 5 of the Mines and Minerals Act.

1 The Mines and Minerals Administration Regulation (AR 262/97) is amended

by this Regulation.

Section 12 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Partial location transfers and divisions and consolidations of agreements

12(1) In this section,

(a) "new agreement" means an agreement referred to in

subsection (3)(b);

(b) "original agreement" means a lessee's agreement

referred to in subsection (2).

(2) A lessee may, on application to and with the consent of the

Minister, with respect to the lessee's agreement,

(

a) transfer any part of its location to another

person,

(

b) have the Minister divide it into 2 or more

agreements, or

(

c) consolidate it with one or more other agreements

held by the lessee.

(3) If the Minister consents to the lessee's transfer under

subsection (2)(

a) or to a division under subsection (2)(b), the Minister

shall, as the case may be,

(

a) consequentially amend the original agreement to

reflect

(

i) the transfer so that the lessee will continue

to hold under the original agreement only the part of the location not

transferred, or

(ii) the division so that the lessee will continue

to hold under the original agreement only the part of the location that the

application states is to remain under the original agreement,

and

(

b) issue an agreement under

section 16(

a) of the Act

(

i) to the other person referred to in subsection

(2)(

a) covering the part of the location transferred, or

(ii) to the lessee under which the lessee will

hold, following the division, the part of the location of the original

agreement not continuing to be covered by the amended original agreement.

(4) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3), the Minister shall not

accept or approve an application for

(

a) the consent of the Minister to a transfer of part

of the location of a petroleum and natural gas licence during its initial

term,

(

b) the division of a petroleum and natural gas licence

during its initial term, or

(

c) the consolidation of 2 or more petroleum and

natural gas licences during the initial term of any of them.

(5) The term of a new agreement is

(

a) deemed, for the purpose only of compliance with any

applicable provision of the Act and the regulations that sets a term for a

type of agreement issued in respect of a kind or category of mineral for

which the new agreement was issued, to have commenced on the date of the

commencement of the term of the original agreement, and

(

b) to end on the expiry date of the original

agreement.

(6) It is a condition of each consent under subsection (2) and of

each approval referred to in

section 7(1)(

a) respecting a new agreement

that

(

a) the lessee of the new agreement is taken to have

agreed to the issue of that agreement and to be bound by and is to comply

(

b) that agreement is to govern all matters arising in

relation to the mineral rights divided or transferred, from the date of the

division or of the registration of the transfer, as the case may be, and

(

c) the lessee of that agreement is taken to have

agreed to assume responsibility for obligations and liabilities accruing or

arising under the original agreement in relation to those mineral rights

that relate to any period when those rights were covered by the original

agreement.

Alberta Regulation 131/2002

Gaming and Liquor Act

GAMING AND LIQUOR AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: June 26, 2002

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 318/2002) on June 25, 2002

pursuant to

section 129 of the Gaming and Liquor Act.

1 The Gaming and Liquor Regulation (AR 143/96) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) in clause (

a) by adding "a bingo game or" after

"means";

(ii) in clause (e)(

i) by striking out "part owner or

owner of an interest" and substituting "partial or otherwise, of an

interest";

(iii) in clause (

k) by striking out "Racing Commission

Act" and substituting "Horse Racing Alberta Act";

(iv) by adding the following after clause (l):

(l.1) "relative", in respect of one

individual, means any other individual who is connected to that individual

(

i) by blood relationship,

(ii) by marriage or common-law

partnership, or

(iii) by adoption;

(

b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following:

(2) For the purposes of this Regulation, a corporation is

controlled by a person if

(

a) securities of the corporation to which are attached

more than 50% of the votes that may be cast to elect directors of the

corporation are controlled, other than by way of security only, directly or

indirectly by the person, and the votes attached to those securities are

sufficient, if exercised, to elect a majority of the directors of the

corporation, or

(

b) the person has in relation to the corporation any

direct or indirect influence which, if exercised, would result in control

in fact of the corporation.

(

c) by repealing subsection (4) and substituting the following:

(4) For the purposes of this Regulation, a reference to a

spouse of a person includes a man or woman who although not legally married

to the person has lived and cohabited with the person as the person's

spouse.

(5) For the purposes of the Act and this Regulation, a

reference to an applicant for a licence or for registration, a licensee or

a registrant

(

a) that is a partnership includes each partner,

(

b) that is a corporation includes the officers and

directors of the corporation, or

(

c) that is the volunteer executive of a bingo

association as defined in

section 23 includes each member of the executive.

(6) For the purposes of the Act and this Regulation, a

reference to an applicant's employees, a licensee's employees or a

registrant's employees means

(

a) in the case of an application, licence or

registration relating to a facility or premises, the manager of the

facility or premises, and

(

b) the person holding a position specified by the

board in the business of the applicant, licensee or registrant.

(7) For the purposes of the Act and this Regulation, a

reference to an applicant's associates, a licensee's associates or a

registrant's associates means

(

a) any person that has a financial interest in the

applicant, licensee or registrant, in the applicant's business, the

licensee's business or the registrant's business or in the facility or

premises to which the application, licence or registration relates,

(

b) if the applicant, licensee or registrant is an

individual or a partnership in which one or more of the partners is an

individual,

(

i) the spouse of the individual,

(ii) any relative of the individual or of

the spouse referred to in subclause (

i) if the relative has the same

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AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN TRADE REGULATION

section 33(2) of the Apprenticeship and Industry Training

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Coming into force 24

Definitions

PART 1

GENERAL MATTERS RESPECTING THE TRADE

PART 2

AUTO BODY PREPPER

BRANCH OF THE TRADE

section 5;

PART 3

AUTO BODY REFINISHER

BRANCH OF THE TRADE

section 10;

PART 4

AUTO BODY REPAIRER

BRANCH OF THE TRADE

section 15;

PART 5

AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN

PART 6

REPEALS, EXPIRY AND COMING INTO FORCE

Coming into force

ALBERTA CHICKEN PRODUCERS MARKETING

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Section 1 is amended by repealing clause (

section 28:

section 28, or

section 28 would be, having

section 8;

section 9;

section 10;

section 35;

section 36;

section 37;

section 38;

section 40.

HUMAN ECOLOGIST AND HOME ECONOMIST REGULATION

section 14 of the Professional and Occupational

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Definitions

section 20;

section 15;

section 2.

section 14.

section 9(1)(

section 16, the Practice Review

section 19 of

section 20 of the Act.

section 20 of the Act, make it in writing, sign it and submit it to the

section 34(3) of the Act, the Board determines under

Part 3 of the Act.

PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGISTS REGULATION

section 14 of the Professional and Occupational

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Definitions

section 15;

section 3(1)(d);

section 12;

section 2.

section 9.

section 9(c).

section 13, the Practice Review Committee

section 19 of

Part 3 of the Act.

section 22(3)(

Part 3 of the Act.

SOCIAL ALLOWANCE AMENDMENT REGULATION

section 30 of the Social Development Act.