HER MAJESTY, by and with
the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as
follows:
Definitions
1 In this Act,
(a) “hospital”
includes a nursing home;
(b) “PHAA” means the Provincial Health Authorities
of Alberta.
1981 cA‑29.1
s1;1996 cA‑0.5 s15;1996 c6 s3
Association continued as
PHAA
2 The Alberta Hospital Association is continued as
a corporation with the name “Provincial Health Authorities of Alberta”,
consisting of the persons who are its members from time to time.
1981 cA‑29.1
s2;1996 c6 s4
Head office
3 The head office of the PHAA shall be situated in
a place within Alberta determined by the Board of Directors.
1981 cA‑29.1
s3;1996 c6 s5
Partial exemption from
Companies Act
4 The PHAA is exempt
from sections 86, 93, 133 and 162 of the Companies Act.
1981 cA‑29.1
s4;1996 c6 s5
Use of profits by PHAA
5 The business and affairs of the PHAA
shall be carried on without the purpose of gain for its members and any profits
shall be used for the purposes of
(a) encouraging
and assisting members of the PHAA to provide health services of high quality;
(b) fostering
and promoting the concept of local authority and control over the provision of
health services;
(c) studying,
considering and discussing all matters relevant to, and distributing
information and advice to, members of the PHAA concerning
(i) the planning, construction and equipping of health care
facilities,
(ii) the organization, management and administration of health care
facilities,
(iii) the development, maintenance and improvement of standards for
health services,
(iv) the education and training of personnel providing health
services, and
(v) any other matter related to public health;
(d) representing
members of the PHAA in discussions and negotiations with governments and
government agencies and with organizations that are engaged in providing or are
otherwise interested in the provision of health services;
(e) regulating
and promoting sound labour relations on behalf of the members of the PHAA and
their employees or agents of their employees;
(f) co‑ordinating
the activities of members of the PHAA in co‑operative or collaborative
ventures;
(g) initiating and carrying out projects, plans
or programs and operating and furnishing services designed to improve the
quality or efficacy of services provided by members of the PHAA that, in the
opinion of the PHAA, will contribute to the improvement of the health and well‑being
of the residents of Alberta.
1981 cA‑29.1
s5;1987 c5 s2;1996 cA‑0.5 s15;1996 c6 s6
Capacity and powers
6 The PHAA has the capacity and, subject to this
Act, the rights, powers and privileges of a natural person.
1981 cA‑29.1
s6;1996 c6 s7
Board of Directors’ general duty to manage
7(1) There shall be a Board of Directors consisting
of the persons elected or appointed as its members pursuant to the bylaws of
the PHAA.
(2) The Board of Directors shall manage the
business and affairs of the PHAA.
(3) Subject to section 8, the Board of Directors
may exercise its powers by resolution.
1981 cA‑29.1
s7;1996 c6 s8
Bylaws
8 The Board of Directors may make bylaws
respecting
(a) the
admission, suspension and exclusion of members of the PHAA;
(b) the
establishment of different classes of membership and the respective rights,
privileges and duties of members of those classes;
(c) the
manner in which membership dues and other fees and assessments shall be fixed;
(d) the
election or appointment of the members of the Board of Directors and of the
officers of that Board and their respective rights, powers, privileges and
duties;
(e) the
appointment by the Board of Directors of committees, and the delegation of any
power or duty of the Board to a committee or person, except the power to make
bylaws and regulations;
(f) the calling of meetings of members of the
PHAA and the conduct of business at those meetings.
1981 cA‑29.1
s8;1987 c5 s3;1996 c6 s9
