Part 2
Application of Regulations
4 Regulations
under Hospitals Act
5 Alta. Reg.
243/90
6 Alta. Reg.
244/90
7 Alta. Reg.
319/84
8 Alta. Reg.
247/90
Purpose
1 This Regulation is made for
the purposes of section 2 of the Hospitals Act.
AR 161/95 s1;251/2001
Powers unaffected
2 Nothing in this Regulation detracts from
the power and authority given a regional health authority under the Regional
Health Authorities Act.
Part 1
Application of Act
Hospitals Act applies
3(1) Except
to the extent that it is made inapplicable or its application is varied by this
Regulation, the Hospitals Act applies in respect of health regions and
regional health authorities, and for that purpose
(a) a
reference in the Act (except section 2) to “hospital district” or “district”
shall be interpreted as if it were a reference to “health region”;
(b) a
reference in the Act (except section 2) to “board” when used with respect to a
hospital district or with respect to an approved hospital that is owned or
operated by a district board, and a reference to “district board” shall be
interpreted as if they were references to “regional health authority”;
(c) a
reference in the Act to “non‑district hospital” shall be interpreted as
if it were a reference to a hospital other than a hospital owned or operated by
a regional health authority.
(2) In
addition to the interpretation changes made by subsection (1), the following
applies:
(a) section
8(2)(d) shall be deemed to read as follows:
(d) construct, operate, maintain, manage and control one or more hospitals
or nursing homes in the health region,
(b) section
8(2.1) shall be deemed to read as follows:
(2.1) In addition to the powers referred to in
subsection (2), a regional health authority has the powers referred to in the Nursing
Homes Act in relation to the nursing homes in the health region.
(c) section
14(a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) shall be interpreted as if “district boards and”
were deleted;
(d) section
14(g) shall be deemed to read as follows:
(g) prescribe procedures with respect to the submission of
requisitions by regional health authorities to municipalities and the powers
and duties of municipalities and regional health authorities in connection
therewith;
(e) section
18(1), (2) and (3) shall be interpreted as if “budget” read “requisition”;
(f) section
32(2) shall be interpreted as if “the appropriate officer of the medical staff
and of” were deleted.
(3) The
following provisions of the Act do not apply:
sections 2 to 7;
section
8(1), (2)(a) and (b), (2.2), (4) and (5);
section
9(2);
section
10;
section
14(a.1);
section
18(1.1);
section
23;
section
25;
section
29;
section
30;
section
32(3)(e);
section
39(1) and (2);
section
41;
section
44(1)(e);
section
51;
section
62(k.1), (k.2) and (k.3);
sections
68 to 79.
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Part 2
Application of Regulations
Regulations under
Hospitals Act
4 Except to the extent that they are made
inapplicable or their application is varied by this Regulation, the regulations
under the Hospitals Act apply in respect of health regions and regional
health authorities.
Alta. Reg. 243/90
5(1) The Hospital Districts Regulation (Alta.
Reg. 243/90) applies, and for that purpose
(a) section
1(b) shall be interpreted as if the references to “district board” were
references to “regional health authority”, and
(b) section
19 shall be interpreted as if the references to “non‑district hospital”
were references to a hospital other than a hospital owned or operated by a
regional health authority.
(2) Sections
2 to 18 of that Regulation do not apply.
Alta. Reg. 244/90
6(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Hospitalization
Benefits Regulation (Alta. Reg. 244/90) applies, and for that purpose
section 23 shall be interpreted as if the references to “non‑district
hospital” were references to a hospital other than a hospital owned or operated
by a regional health authority.
(2) Sections
1.1, 17 and 18 of that regulation do not apply.
Alta. Reg. 319/84
7 The Hospital Foundations Regulation
(Alta. Reg. 319/84) does not apply.
Alta. Reg. 247/90
8(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Operation of
Approved Hospitals Regulation (Alta. Reg. 247/90) applies, and for that
purpose a reference to “board” when used with respect to an approved hospital
shall be deemed to be a reference to the regional health authority that owns or
operates the hospital.
(2) Sections
2.1, 3, 4(8), 5, 8, 12(1), 28 and 30 of that regulation do not apply.
