Bill 207 — Fkst Session, 22Nd Legislature, 38 Elizabedi Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 207 Alberta Primary Health Care Trust Fund Act Rev. (Legislature 22, Session 1)

L22 S1 2856

Alberta — Bills

1989 BILL 207 Fkst Session, 22nd Legislature, 38 Elizabedi II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 207 ALBERTA PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND ACT REV. MR. ROBERTS Fkst Reading Second Reading Committee of die Whole Thkd Reading Royal Assent

Bill 207 Rev. Mr. Roberts BILL 207 1989 ALBERTA PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND ACT (Assented to , 1989) HER MAJESTY, by and with die advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as foUows: Fund established 1 In this Act, (a) "fund" means the Healdi Services Development Tmst Fund estabUshed by

section 2; (b) "Minister" means the Mmister of Healdi. 2(1) The Healdi Services Development Tmst Fund is hereby estabUshed under the dkection and control of the Minister, and the Minister is responsible for the administration of the fund.

(2) The purpose of the fund is to support initiatives contributing to the improvement of healdi services for Albertans and, without limiting die generaUty of the foregoing, the fund may be used for (

a) activities that contribute to die development of preven tion and promotion programs in the health care field; (

b) activities that contribute to the development of commu nity healdi care programs; (

c) activities that introduce incentives for the economical delivery of health care services;

(

d) activities that investigate future dkections in healdi care services; (

e) activities that promote access to quality care in mental health services, rural and northern services, community healdi cenkes and other services designated by die Minister; (

f) educational and trainmg activities, salary continuation, retraining, relocation and simUar measures contributing to health services development; (

g) activities diat lead to die development of initiatives in any area described in clauses (

a) to (f); (

h) generaUy to support measures akned at improving the health status of Albertans.

(3) The fund is not part of die General Revenue Fund. Agreements 3 Subject to any requkements that may be prescribed by the Lieutenant Govemor in CouncU, the Minister may enter into any agreements that the Minister considers necessary or deskable to carry out the purpose and intent of this Act with the Govemment of Canada, the govemment of another province of Canada, a municipality, any organization or other body or any person. Amounts to be credited to fund 4 The fund may receive, hold, invest and disburse for the purposes of this Act (

a) money appropriated by the Legislature for tiie purposes of the fund; (

b) the amount of any money contributed from time to time by the Govemment of Canada for the purposes of the fund; (

c) amounts received pursuant to any other Act for the purposes of diis Act; (

d) amounts received pursuant to agreements under

section 3; (

e) the amount of any gift or bequest received from any person for the purposes of the fund.

Audit 5(1) The accounts of die fund shaU be audited annuaUy by die Provincial Auditor. Annual report Regulations 6(1) The Minister shall cause to be prepared for every fiscal year a report covering the activities of die fund for its latest preceding fiscal year, including (

a) an audited balance sheet of the fund; (

b) an audited statement of operating revenues and expendi tures of the fund including all expenditures made out of money appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of this Act for that fiscal year.

(2) The Minister shall table in the Legislative Assembly a copy of the report received pursuant to subsection (1) if the Assembly is then sitting and, if it is not then sitting, within 15 days of the commencement of the next ensuing sitting. 7 The Lieutenant Govemor in CouncU may make regulations (

a) estabUshing programs to carry out the purpose and intent of this Act; (

b) respecting the form and nature of payments to be paid out of the fund and the terms and conditions under which such payments may be made; (

c) respecting any other matter or thing diat the Lieutenant Govemor in CouncU considers necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this Act. Title: 1989 (22nd, 1st) Bill 207, Alberta Primary Health Care Trust Fund Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L22 S1 2856
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Volume / chapter	L22 S1 2856
Language	en
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