In Alberta, private clinics may provide publicly funded health services either under the auspices of the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan or through contracts with health authorities.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta regulates private medical clinics that offer insured surgical services, such as cataract and general surgery. (Health Care Protection Act)
Private health care clinics are also accountable to the Minister of Health and Wellness and to regional health authorities, through the contracts they sign to cover the facility costs of insured services. The Minister of Health and Wellness must approve any contract between a health authority and a private medical clinic.
- Rationale for the Renewal of the Facility Designation for the Health Resource Centre - Calgary under the Health Care Protection Act, to perform specified types and quantities of uninsured, inpatient,orthopaedic surgical procedures
- effective October 1, 2006
- Rationale for the Renewal of the Facility Designation for the Health Resource Centre - Calgary under the Health Care Protection Act, to perform specified types and quantities of uninsured, inpatient,orthopaedic surgical procedures - effective August 1, 2006
- Rationale for Approval of Renewal of the proposal from the Capital Health Region for contracts with non-hospital surgical facilities providing surgical services for Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery, Dermatology and pregnancy termination under the Health Care protection Act - effective April 1, 2005
- Rationale for Approval of Renewal of the proposal from the Calgary Health Region for contracts with non-hospital surgical facilities providing Oral Maxillary surgical services under the Health Care protection Act - effective April 1, 2005
- Rationale for Approval of Renewal of Designation for uninsured services under the Health Care Protection Act - February 4, 2005
- Rationale for Approval of the Proposal under the Health Care Protection Act: Calgary Health Region/ Health Resource Centre - November 9, 2004
- Report to Albertans: Rationale of Minister's Approval of Proposal under the Health Care Protection Act - September 13, 2002
- Contracted Insured Surgical Services: Ministry Assessment Criteria - March, 2002
- Factors for Assessing Proposals to Provide Uninsured In-Patient Services - March, 2002
All Albertans are eligible to receive medically necessary services without paying facility or physician fees. Albertans also have the right to visit a physician or the private clinic of their choice. However, opted-out physicians and their patients are not eligible for reimbursement under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan.
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