Bill 207 — Third Session, 24Th Legislature, 48 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 207 Seniors Benefit Statutes Amendment Act, 1999 Mrs. Macbeth (Legislature 24, Session 3)

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1999 BILL 207 Third Session, 24th Legislature, 48 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 207 SENIORS BENEFIT STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 1999 MRS. MacBETH First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

Bill 207 Mrs. MacBeth BILL 207 1999 SENIORS BENEFIT STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 1999 (Assented to , 1999) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Health Insurance Premiums Act A m ends R S A 1980 cH -5 1(1) The H ealth Insurance P rem ium s A ct is amended by this section.

(2) Section 4 is repealed and the following is substituted: S eniors' exem ption from paym ent of prem ium s 4(1) In this section, (a) “senior” means a person who is 65 years of age or older; (b) “senior couple” means a couple where one or both individuals are seniors.

(2) The following persons are not liable for the payment of premiums: (

a) a senior; (

b) a senior couple. 1

Explanatory Notes Health Insurance Premiums Act 1(1) Amends

chapter H-5 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1980.

(2) Section 4 presently reads: 4(1) If a registrant or the registrant’s spouse is receiving a benefit under the Seniors Benefit Act, the registrant is not liable for the payment of premiums on behalf of the registrant, the registrant’s spouse or the registrant’s dependants. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to premiums that have become due or become due during a period of time when the registrant or the registrant’s spouse is not receiving a benefit under the Seniors Benefit Act. 1 Explanatory Notes

Seniors Benefit Act A m ends S A 1994 cS -13.3 2(1) The S eniors B enefit A ct is amended by this section.

(2) The following is added after

section 2: Q uarterly adjustm ents 2.1(1) In this section, (a) “Consumer Price Index”, with respect to any adjustment quarter, means the average for that adjustment quarter of the Consumer Price Index for Alberta, as published by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act (Canada), for each month in that adjustment quarter; (b) “first adjustment quarter”, in relation to a payment quarter, means (

i) if the payment quarter commences on the first day of April in a fiscal year, the period of 3 months commencing on the first day of November immediately before that first day of April, (ii) if the payment quarter commences on the first day of July in a fiscal year, the period of 3 months commencing on the first day of February immediately before that first day of July, (iii) if the payment quarter commences on the first day of October in a fiscal year, the period of 3 months commencing on the first day of May immediately before that first day of October, and (iv) if the payment quarter commences on the first day of January in a fiscal year, the period of 3 months commencing on the first day of August immediately before that first day of January; (c) “second adjustment quarter”, in relation to a payment quarter, means (

i) if the payment quarter commences on the first day of April in a fiscal year, the period of 3 months commencing on the first day of 2

Seniors Benefit Act 2(1) Amends

chapter S-13.3 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1994.

(2) Quarterly adjustments of seniors’ benefits to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. 2 Explanatory Notes

August immediately before that first day of April, (ii) if the payment quarter commences on the first day of July in a fiscal year, the period of 3 months commencing on the first day of November immediately before that first day of July, (iii) if the payment quarter commences on the first day of October in a fiscal year, the period of 3 months commencing on the first day of February immediately before the first day of October, and (iv) if the payment quarter commences on the first day of January in a fiscal year, the period of 3 months commencing on the first day of May immediately before that first day of January.

(2) Where a benefit has been authorized to be paid to a person, the amount of the benefit shall be adjusted quarterly so that the amount that may be paid to that person for a month in any payment quarter commencing after the coming into force of this

section is not less than the amount obtained by multiplying (

a) the amount of the benefit that might have been paid to that person for a month in the 3 month period immediately before that payment quarter by (

b) the ratio that the Consumer Price Index for the first adjustment quarter that relates to that payment quarter bears to the Consumer Price Index for the second adjustment quarter that relates to that payment quarter.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the amount of a benefit that may be paid to a beneficiary for any month in a payment quarter shall be not less than the amount of the full monthly benefit that was or may be paid to a beneficiary for any month in the 3 month period immediately before that payment quarter. 3

3 Explanatory Notes

Coming into Force 3 This Act comes into force on October 1, 1999 4

Coming into Force 3 Coming into force. 4 Explanatory Notes Title: 1999 (24th. 3rd) Bill 207. Seniors Benefit Statutes Amendment Act. 1999

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