Bill 79 — Fifth Session, 15Th Legislature, 151T8Lizabeth'Ij the Legislative Assembly Of"Alberta Bill 79 An Act To Amend the Medical Services (Alberta) Incorporated Act (Legislature 15, Session 5)

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1967 Bill 79 Fifth Session, 15th Legislature, 151t8lizabeth'IJ THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF"ALBERTA BILL 79

An Act to amend The Medical Services (Alberta) Incorporated Act THE MINISTER OF HEALTH First Reading ............................................................. . Second Reading ......................................................... . Third Reading ........................................................... . Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton

BILL 79 1967

An Act to amend The Medical Services (Alberta) Incorporated Act (Assented to ,1967) HER MAJESTY, by and with the a~vice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Medical Services (Alberta) Incorporated Act is hereby amended.

Section 2 is amended by adding the following clause after clause (d): (e) "Other health services" means services defined as basic health services in The Alberta Health Plan in addition to medical, surgical and obstetrical care.

Section 3 is amended (

a) as to clause (

a) by adding after the words "medi cal, surgical and obstetrical care" the words "and other health services", (

b) as to clause (b) (

i) by adding after the words "physicians and sur geons, whether or not professional members of the corporation," the words "persons who provide other health services", (ii) by adding after the words "medical, surgical and obstetrical care" the words "and other health services", (

c) as to clause (

e) by striking out the words "medical, surgical, and obstetrical care to specified groups" and by substituting the words "medical, surgical and obstetrical care and other health services to individuals or groups", (

d) as to clause (

g) by adding after the words "medical, surgical, and obstetrical care" the words "and other health services".

Section 4 is amended (

a) as to clause (

I) by adding after the words "medical, surgical and obstetrical care" the words "and other health services",

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill amends

chapter 88 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1948. The primary purpos,e of the amendments is to give Medical Services (Alberta) Incorporated additional powers to enable it to partici pate as an approved carrier under The Alberta Health Plan for the purpose of providing ,coverage for "basic health services". At present the Act permits the corporation to provide coverage for "medical, surgical and obstetrical care". Under The Alberta Health Plan, "basic health services" will include oral surgery per formed by -a dental surgeon, refractions performed by an optome trist and the services of podiatrists and osteopathic practitioners. 2. Defines "other health services" for the purposes of the Act.

Section 3, clauses (a), (b), (

e) and (

g) presently read: 3. The Corporation shall have the following powers, objects and purposes, namely: (

a) To provide facilities whereby individuals may, through their own or a group membership in the corporation, obtain for them selves and their families adequate medic,al, surgical and obstetri cal care on a pre-payment Ibasis in such manner as may best meet and serve -the interests of those receiving and those giving the services. (

b) To enter into agreements with individuals, headS of families, group members, physicians and surgeons, whether or not pro fessional members of the corporation, and the Government of the Province of Alberta, whereby medical, surgical and obstetri cal care may be rendered to participating members of the cor poration and -their families: Provided that nothing herein con tained shall be deemed to enlarge the powers already possessed by any groupmemlber and provided further that no agreement entered into between the corporation and any town, village or municipal district shall have any force or effect until it has been approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. (

e) To assist the Government of Alberta upon request, in strength ing the Health Services of the Province and .in the provision of medical, surgical, and obstetrical care to specified groups. (

g) To obtain and provide statistical and other information, counsel or assistance in all matters pertaining to the provision of medi cal, surgical, and obstetrical care on a p·re-payment basis.

Section 4 (

f) presently reads: 4. The corporation shall have power,- (

f) to enter into reciprocal arrangements with any similar associ ation or body operating in any other province or territory of Canada or in any of the United States of America or in any other -country, for the purpose of providing in the respective territory of either party adequate medical, surgical and obstetri cal care to the persons covered by contract with either party.

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b) by adding the following clause after clause (f) : (11) to consent to being designated as an approved carrier under The Alberta Health Plan and, as an approved carrier, to do any act that it is permitted or required to do under that Act or the regulations thereunder except offering for sale, entering into, issuing, maintaining in force or renewing of group contracts or indivi dual contracts providing coverage for optional health services a.s defined in that Act.

Section 5 is amended (

a) by adding after the words "medical, surgical, and obstetrical care" wherever they occur the words "and other health services", (

b) by striking out the words "such care" and by sub stituting the words "such medical, surgical and ob stetrical care and other health services".

Section 7 is amended by striking out subsection (1) and by substituting the following: 7.

(1) The business affairs and property of the corpor ation shall be administered by the board of directors com prising seven members, one of whom shall be elected by the professional members practising outside the cities of Ed monton and Calgary, one of whom shall be elected by the professional members practising in the cities of Edmonton and Calgary, one of whom shall be elected by and represent the group members outside the cities of Edmonton and Cal gary, one of whom shall be elected by and represent group members in the cities of Edmonton and Calgary, two of whom shall be elected by and represent the participating members and one of whom sha.ll be elected by all of the mem bers of the corporation present at the annnual meeting.

Section 8 is amended (

a) as to clause (

I) by adding after the words "profes sional members and other Physicians and Surgeons" the words "and persons who provide other health services" , (

b) by striking out clause (

j) and by substituting the following: (

j) the fixing of fees payable to each director for attending meetings of the board and meetings of any committee for each day which the di rector is so engaged or is absent from his home in connection therewith, together with his necessary expenses;

Section 9 is amended by adding after the words "pro fessional member or other Physician or Surgeon" the words "or a person who provides other health services". 2

Section 5 presently reads: 5. Any pro.fits or o.ther accretiQns to. the funds of the CQrporatiQn shall be used in furthering its Qbjects and the payment of any dividend to. its members is prohibited, prQ'vided that in the event Qf dissolutio.n o.r winding-up of the COI1>oratiou the assets of the cQrpQratiQn shall be used,- ',I (-

a) in the payment Qf any legal CQsts incurred in the winding-up Qr dissQlutio.n of the corporation; (

b) in the payment of all debts and liabilities Qf the co.rpQratio.n then due o.r to. accrue due; and (

c) in the re-payment to. the members of the co.rpQratio.n the amount of any payments made by them in advance fQr medical, surgical, and obstetrical care which have nQt been rendered,- and the balance, if any, shall be distributed amQngst the members Qf the cQrpQration in prQPortio.n to the amQunts paid by them fQr medical, surgical, and obstetrlcal care during the last year preceding the date Qf dissolution or winding-up, not including any amQunt paid in advance fQr such care which shall have 'been repaid as above p~ovided. 6.

Section 7 (1) presently reads: 7.

(1) The business affairs and property of the cQrpQration shall be adiininistered by the bo.ard Qf directQrs, co.mprising five members, Qne of whQmshall be a prQfessiQnal member elected by the pro.fessiQnal members, Qne Qf whQm shall be elected by and represent the grQUp mem bers, two. o.f who.m shall be elected by and represent the participating members, and until such time as there may be an additiQnal class 0.1' menl{bers, the remaining director shall be elected by all o.f the members of the cQrpQratiQn present at the annual meeting. 7.

Section .s, clauses (

f) and (

j) pres'ently read: 8. It shall be lawful fQr the ,bQard o.f directQrs to. make by-laws fo.r the go.vernment and proper administration of the property, affairs, business and interests Qf the corporatiQn and for the electiQn Qr apPQint ment and retirement o.r remQval Qf directQrs and Qfficer,s of the CQrpor poration and generally fQr the gQvernment and management of the affairs of the co.~PQratiQn and the carrying out of its objects, and to. repeal, alter and amend the Slllme fro.m time to. time including,- (

f) the payment to. the prQfessional members and Qther Physicians and SurgeQns of approved accQunts fQr services rendered to. persons entitled to benefits prQvided by the cQrpQration; .......... (

j) the f,ixing Qf fees payable to. each directQr fQr attending meetings of the board, such fees not to exceed $25,00 fQr .each day which the director is so engaged Qr is a;bsent frQm hIS ho.me in con neotion therewith, together with his necessary expenses;

Section 9 presently reads: 9. No. member of the corporatiQn shall be in any way llwble, aocount a;ble Qr chargeable for any debt, claim, o.r demand due o.r payable by, o.r fQr any act o.r defauU of the CQrpQration, pro.vided that no. prQfes sio.nal member o.r other Physician or Surgeon shall be relieved by the provisiQns o.f this sec.uo.n from any claim fQr damages o.r otherwise to. which he Wo.uld be lIwble if this Act had nQt been passed.

Section 10 is amended by adding after the words "pro fessional member or other Physician or Surgeon" the words "or a person who provides other health services".

Section 12 is amended by adding after the words "medical, surgical, and obstetrical care" the words "or other health services". 11. This Act COlnes into force on the day upon which it j s assented to. 3

Section 10 presently reads: 10. The corporation shall not be lia.ble for any act or omission by any professional memher or other Physician or Surgeon arising out of or in connection with the treatment of any person entitled to the benefits provided by the corporation.

Section 12 presently reads: 12. Notwithstanding anything contained in The Alberta Insurance Act, be.ing chap;ter 201 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1942, as amended, the said corporation shall not be deemed to be undertaking insurance or carrying on the business of insurance in furnishing pre paid medical, surgical, and obstetrical care to its members. 3 Title: 1967 (15th, 5th) Bill 79,

An Act to amend The Medical Services (Alberta) Incorporated Act

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