Bill 28 — Second Session, 21St Legislature, 36 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 28 Social Care Facilities Licensing Amendment Act, 1987 (Legislature 21, Session 2)

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Alberta — Bills

1987 BILL 28 Second Session, 21st Legislature, 36 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 28 SOCIAL CARE FACILITIES LICENSING AMENDMENT ACT, 1987 THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL SERVICES First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

Bid 28 BILL 28 1987 SOCIAL CARE FACILITIES LICENSING AMENDMENT ACT, 1987 (Assented to , 1987) HER MAJESTY, by and vrith the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: / The Social Care Facilities Licensing Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 1 is amended (

a) by adding the following after clause (a): (a.Ol) "day care facility" means a day care centre and any other facility defined in the regulations as a day care facility for the purposes of this Act; (

b) in clause (f)(i. 1) by striking out "centre" and substituting "fa cility". 3

Section 11 is amended by adding the following after clause (h): (h.

l) defining day care facility for the purposes of this Act;

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill will amend

chapter S-14 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2

Section 1 presently reads in part: 1 In this Act, (a) "day care centre" means a facility that provides care, development or supervision for 7 or more children under the age of 6 years for more than 3 consecutive hours per day; (f) "social care facility" means (

i) a place of care for persons who are aged or infirm or who require special care, (i. 1) a day care centre, (ii) a building or part of a building, other than a home main tained by a person to whom the children living in that home are related by blood or marriage, in which care, supervision or lodging is provided for 4 or more children under the age of 18 years, but does not include a place of accommodation designated by the Minister as not constituting a child caring institution, or (iii) a hostel or other establishment operated to provide accom modation and maintenance for unemployed or indigent persons. I

Section 11 presently reads: II The Lieutenant Governor in Councd may make regulations (

a) classifying social care facilities; (

b) governing the licensing of social care facilities; (

c) governing the operation of social care facilities; (

d) governing the admission of persons to social care facilities; (

e) governing the standards of care to be provided in social care facil ities; (

f) respecting the employment of persons in social care facilities; (

g) prescribing qualifications to be met by persons employed in social care facilities; Explanatory Notes

4 The Department of Social Services Act is amended in

section 8 by striking out "centres" wherever it occurs and substituting "facilities".

(

h) governing the standard of accommodation to be provided and maintained in a social care facility; (

i) permitting a person to operate a social care facility without obtain ing a licence under this Act; (

j) prescribing licence fees; (

k) prescribing the books, records and other documents that a licence holder must maintain. 4 Consequential. Explanatory Notes Title: 1987 (21st, 2nd) Bill 28, Social Care Facilities Licensing Amendment Act, 1987

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L21 S2 3075
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Language	en
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