Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Unproclaimed Sections Only)

HEALTH STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 2025 Chapter 10 HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Access to Information Act Amends SA 2024 cA‑1.4 1 (1) The Access to Information Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(i) is amended (b) by repealing subclause (i) and substituting the following: (i) a hospital operator of a health services sector in an approved hospital under the Provincial Health Agencies Act , other than a hospital operator that is a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation under the Provincial Health Agencies Act , (d) by repealing subclause (v); (e) by repealing subclause (vi). Alberta Evidence Act Amends RSA 2000 cA‑18 2 (1) The Alberta Evidence Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 9(1)(b) is amended (a) in subclause (i) (i) in paragraph (A) by striking out “or regional health authority”; (3) Section 40(4) is amended (a) in clause (g) by striking out “or regional health authority”; Alberta Health Act Amends SA 2010 cA‑19.5 3 (1) The Alberta Health Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(j) is repealed. (3) Section 2(1) is amended by striking out “regional health authorities,”. (4) Section 7(1) is repealed and the following is substituted: Roles and responsibilities 7 (1) Subject to and in accordance with applicable enactments, provincial health agencies are responsible for delivering health services and for overseeing and coordinating the delivery of health services in the health services sector or sectors for which they are established. (5) Sections 8 and 9(1) are amended (a) by striking out “regional health authority,”; Alberta Health Care Insurance Act Amends RSA 2000 cA-20 4 (1) The Alberta Health Care Insurance Act is amended by this section. (4) Section 20.3(2)(b) is amended (b) by striking out “, regional health authority”. Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act Amends SA 2022 cA‑33.8 5 (1) The Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(e) is amended (a) in subclause (v) by striking out “or regional health authority”; Animal Health Act Amends SA 2007 cA‑40.2 6 (1) The Animal Health Act is amended by this section. (2) The Schedule is amended in section 1 (a) in clause (e) by striking out “or regional health authority”; Auditor General Act Amends RSA 2000 cA‑46 7 (1) The Auditor General Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 16 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (ii) by striking out “, regional health authority”; (iii) by striking out “, subsidiary health corporation or community health council” and substituting “or subsidiary health corporation”; Child and Youth Advocate Act Amends SA 2011 cC‑11.5 8 (1) The Child and Youth Advocate Act is amended by this section. (2) Sections 9(8) and 9.1(9) are amended (a) in clause (h) by striking out “or regional health authority”; (3) Section 14.1(2) and (3) are amended (a) in clause (c) by striking out “or regional health authority”; Conflicts of Interest Act Amends RSA 2000 cC‑23 10 (1) The Conflicts of Interest Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1)(h) is amended (a) by striking out “, a regional health authority”; (3) Section 23.921(1)(b) is amended (a) by striking out “, regional health authorities”; (4) The Schedule is amended in Part 3 (b) by striking out “Regional Health Authority under the Provincial Health Agencies Act”. COVID‑19 Related Measures Act Amends SA 2021 cC‑31.3 13 (1) The COVID‑19 Related Measures Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1) is amended (b) in clause (e) (ii) by repealing subclause (ii); (c) by repealing clause (f) and substituting the following: (f) “regional health authority” means a regional health authority referred to in section 3 of the Provincial Health Agencies Act as it read immediately before the coming into force of section 45(17) of the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 . Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act Amends RSA 2000 cE‑2 16 (1) The Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1)(l)(i) is amended (a) by striking out “, a regional health authority”; Emergency Health Services Act Amends SA 2008 cE‑6.6 17 (1) The Emergency Health Services Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1 is amended (b) by repealing clause (d) and substituting the following: (d) “ambulance operator” means a person, including a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation, that owns or operates an ambulance operation; (c) by repealing clause (m); (e) by repealing clause (q). (3) Section 2 is amended (b) by striking out the portion preceding clause (a) and substituting the following: Duty to provide emergency health services 2 A provincial health agency or provincial health corporation shall provide emergency health services in accordance with (4) Section 3 is amended (b) by repealing subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the following: Proposal for emergency health services plan 3 (1) A provincial health agency or provincial health corporation shall, on or before the date specified by the Minister, prepare and submit to the Minister a proposal for an emergency health services plan. (2) In the course of preparing a proposal for an emergency health services plan, the provincial health agency or provincial health corporation shall consult any persons or bodies that the Minister directs to be consulted. (5) Section 4 is amended (b) by repealing subsections (1) to (3) and substituting the following: Approval or amendment of plan 4 (1) On considering a proposal for an emergency health services plan, the Minister may (a) approve the proposal in whole or in part, (b) amend the proposal and approve it as amended, or (c) refer the proposal back to the provincial health agency or provincial health corporation with directions to take any further action the Minister considers appropriate. (2) A proposal for an emergency health services plan that is referred back to a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation under subsection (1)(c) must be resubmitted to the Minister as directed by the Minister, and when it is resubmitted subsection (1) applies. (3) A provincial health agency or provincial health corporation (a) may of its own motion submit to the Minister a proposal to amend an emergency health services plan, and (b) shall on the written request of the Minister submit to the Minister, within the time specified by the Minister, a proposal to amend an emergency health services plan in respect of matters specified by the Minister. (7) Section 5 is repealed and the following is substituted: Commencement of responsibility 5 A provincial health agency or provincial health corporation becomes responsible for discharging its duty under section 2 on the date specified by the Minister. (9) Section 6 is repealed and the following is substituted: Agreements to provide services 6 Subject to the emergency health services plan and the approval of the Minister, a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation may enter into an agreement with any person respecting the provision by the provincial health agency or provincial health corporation of emergency health services. (10) Section 12 is amended (b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following: (2) The Registrar shall give the ambulance operator 60 days’ notice of any intended action under subsection (1) and the reasons for it and shall provide a copy of the notice to any provincial health agency or provincial health corporation with which the ambulance operator has an agreement. (d) by repealing subsection (6) and substituting the following: (6) Where the Registrar takes an action under subsection (1), the Registrar shall notify the ambulance operator and any provincial health agency or provincial health corporation with which the ambulance operator has an agreement of the action taken. (11) Section 14 is amended (b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following: (2) A provincial health agency or provincial health corporation shall use one or more dispatch centres in accordance with the regulations and the emergency health services plan. (12) Section 18 is amended (b) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following: Prohibition — agreement 18 (1) Subject to subsection (2), and notwithstanding any licence, no person shall operate an ambulance operation except under an agreement with a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation. (13) Section 36 is amended (b) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the following: (3) On receiving a copy of the order of the appeal panel, the Registrar shall give written notice of the order to the appellant and to every provincial health agency or provincial health corporation with which the appellant has an agreement. (14) Section 40 is amended (b) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following: Information 40 (1) On the written request of the Minister, a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation shall provide the Minister with any information requested by the Minister. (15) Section 42 is amended (b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following: (2) A provincial health agency or provincial health corporation, the members, agents and employees of a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation and persons contracted by a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation are not liable for the acts or omissions of an ambulance operator, the operator of a first response operation or the agents or employees of an ambulance operator of a first response operation. (17) Section 44(1) is amended (b) by repealing clause (b) and substituting the following: (b) may impose service requirements, standards, protocols and guidelines for a provincial health agency, provincial health corporation or ambulance operator to follow in the provision of emergency health services, (18) Section 48(1) is amended (b) by repealing clause (d) and substituting the following: (d) respecting records to be kept by provincial health agencies and provincial health corporations for the purposes of this Act and respecting reports and returns to be submitted to the Minister by a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation; (d) by repealing clause (f) and substituting the following: (f) respecting reports and returns and information required to be submitted by an ambulance operator to the Minister, a provincial health agency or a provincial health corporation; (f) by repealing clause (r) and substituting the following: (r) respecting the powers and duties of provincial health agencies or provincial health corporations for the purposes of this Act and the regulations, including regulations (i) requiring provincial health agencies or provincial health corporations to employ or engage medical directors to provide direction and establish medical protocols for the provision of emergency health services, and (ii) respecting the powers, duties and functions of medical directors referred to in subclause (i); Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act Amends RSA 2000 cE‑12 18 (1) The Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(jj)(vi) is amended by striking out “or regional health authority”. Family and Community Support Services Act Amends RSA 2000 cF‑3 19 (1) The Family and Community Support Services Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(b)(iv) is amended (b) by striking out “or regional health authority”. Financial Administration Act Amends RSA 2000 cF‑12 21 (1) The Financial Administration Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1)(e) and (r) are amended (a) by striking out “, regional health authority”; 22 Repealed 2026 c9 s8. Government Organization Act Amends RSA 2000 cG‑10 23 (1) The Government Organization Act is amended by this section. (2) Schedule 7 is amended in section 1 (a) in subsection (1)(b) (ii) by repealing subclause (v.1); (3) Schedule 11 is amended (c) in section 6 (ii) by striking out “, regional health authority”; Health Facilities Act Amends RSA 2000 cH‑2.7 24 (1) The Health Facilities Act is amended by this section. (2) The preamble is amended (b) by repealing the 7th recital and substituting the following: WHEREAS provincial health agencies are responsible for delivering health services and overseeing and coordinating the delivery of health services in the health services sector for which they are established; and (3) Section 0.1 is amended (b) by repealing clause (g); (e) by repealing clause (n). (4) Sections 4(b), 7(b), 8(1) and 12 are amended by striking out “health authority” wherever it occurs and substituting “provincial health agency”. (5) Section 19(3) is amended by striking out “relevant health authority” and substituting “provincial health agency”. (6) Section 21 is amended (a) in subsection (2) by striking out “relevant health authority” and substituting “provincial health agency”; (b) in subsection (4) by striking out “health authority” wherever it occurs and substituting “provincial health agency”. (7) Section 25(1)(o) is amended (a) by striking out “health authority” and substituting “provincial health agency”; (b) by striking out “health authorities” and substituting “provincial health agencies”. Health Information Act Amends RSA 2000 cH‑5 25 (1) The Health Information Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1) is amended (b) in clause (f) (ii) by repealing subclause (i) and substituting the following: (i) a hospital operator of a health services sector in an approved hospital under the Provincial Health Agencies Act other than a hospital operator that is a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation under the Provincial Health Agencies Act ; (iv) by repealing subclause (ii) and substituting the following: (ii) the operator of a continuing care home as defined in the Continuing Care Act other than a continuing care home owned and operated by a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation under the Provincial Health Agencies Act ; (vi) by repealing subclause (iv) and substituting the following: (iv) a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation under the Provincial Health Agencies Act ; (vii) by repealing subclause (v). Health Professions Act Amends RSA 2000 cH‑7 27 (1) The Health Professions Act is amended by this section. (3) Section 13(2)(c) is amended by striking out “or regional health authority”. (14) Schedule 20 is amended in section 10(2) (c) by repealing clause (d) and substituting the following: (d) a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation under the Provincial Health Agencies Act , or (15) Schedule 21 is amended in section 8.1(2) (c) by repealing clause (d) and substituting the following: (d) a clinic or centre operated by a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation under the Provincial Health Agencies Act , Health Quality Council of Alberta Act Amends SA 2011 cH‑7.2 28 (1) The Health Quality Council of Alberta Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(c) is repealed. (3) Section 15(2) is amended by striking out “a health authority” and substituting “a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation under the Provincial Health Agencies Act ”. (4) Section 16(1)(a) and (b) are amended (a) by striking out “, regional health authority”; (b) by striking out “, subsidiary health corporation or community health council” and substituting “or subsidiary health corporation”. Human Tissue and Organ Donation Act Amends SA 2006 cH‑14.5 31 (1) The Human Tissue and Organ Donation Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 12.1 is amended (b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following: (2) Subject to subsection (3), a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation under the Provincial Health Agencies Act may carry out activities on behalf of the Agency. (d) in subsection (3) (i) by striking out the portion preceding clause (a) and substituting the following: (3) During any period in which a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation is carrying out activities on behalf of the Agency under subsection (2), (ii) by repealing clause (a) and substituting the following: (a) sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.4(1) and 12.5 apply to the provincial health agency or provincial health corporation with all necessary modifications, as if it were the Agency, (3) Section 12.6(4) is amended (b) by repealing clause (b) and substituting the following: (b) an employee of a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation under the Provincial Health Agencies Act with an expertise in the area of organ and tissue donation; Labour Relations Code Amends RSA 2000 cL‑1 32 (1) The Labour Relations Code is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1)(t.2) is repealed and the following is substituted: (t.2) “regional health authority” means a regional health authority as defined in section 5.094(1)(f.1) of the Provincial Health Agencies Act ; Loan and Trust Corporations Act Amends RSA 2000 cL‑20 34 (1) The Loan and Trust Corporations Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 200(1) is amended (b) by repealing clause (i) and substituting the following: (i) the making of loans to, or the acquisition of securities issued or guaranteed by, a university under the Post‑secondary Learning Act , municipality, school board, provincial health agency, provincial health corporation or hospital operator of a health services sector in an approved hospital under the Provincial Health Agencies Act ; Local Authorities Capital Financing Act Amends SA 2019 cL‑20.8 35 (1) The Local Authorities Capital Financing Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1)(b) is amended (b) by repealing subclause (i) and substituting the following: (i) a non-profit corporation, other than a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation, that operates an approved hospital under the Provincial Health Agencies Act , (d) by repealing subclause (ii) and substituting the following: (ii) a non‑profit corporation, other than a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation, that operates a facility as defined in the Mental Health Act , (e) by adding “or” at the end of subclause (ii.1) and repealing subclause (iii). 2025 c10 s35;2026 c9 s8 Mental Health Act Amends RSA 2000 cM‑13 37 (1) The Mental Health Act is amended by this section. (5) Section 22(1.1) is amended (a) in clause (a) by striking out “or regional health authority”; (c) in clause (b) by striking out “or regional health authority”; (7) Section 49.1 is amended by striking out “or regional health authority”. 2025 c10 s37;2025 c21 s10 Metis Settlements Act Amends RSA 2000 cM‑14 38 (1) The Metis Settlements Act is amended by this section. (2) Schedule 2 is amended (b) by repealing section 1(2)(b) and substituting the following: (b) securities of a city, town, village, municipal district or drainage district in Alberta or a provincial health agency, provincial health corporation or hospital operator under the Provincial Health Agencies Act or of the board of trustees of a school division in Alberta; Municipal Government Act Amends RSA 2000 cM‑26 39 (1) The Municipal Government Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1)(m)(ii) is amended by striking out “or regional health authority”. (3) Section 250(2) is amended (b) by repealing clause (b) and substituting the following: (b) securities of a municipality, a school division, a provincial health agency or hospital operator under the Provincial Health Agencies Act or a regional services commission in Alberta; (4) Section 362(1) is amended (c) by repealing clause (g.1) and substituting the following: (g.1) property used in connection with the purposes of a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation and held by a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation under the Provincial Health Agencies Act that receives financial assistance from the Crown under any Act; (6) Section 392(4) is amended by striking out “or regional health authority”. Ombudsman Act Amends RSA 2000 cO‑8 40 (1) The Ombudsman Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(b)(i.3) and (e.1)(iii) are amended by striking out “or regional health authority” wherever it occurs. Pharmacy and Drug Act Amends RSA 2000 cP‑13 41 (1) The Pharmacy and Drug Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1)(j) is amended (b) in subclause (vii) by striking out “, regional health authority”. (3) Section 27(b) is amended by striking out “and regional health authority”. Provincial Health Agencies Act Amends RSA 2000 cP‑32.5 45 (1) The Provincial Health Agencies Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1 is amended (b) by repealing clause (b); (d) in clause (d) by striking out “or regional health authority required under section 9(2)(a) or (3)(a)” and substituting “required under section 9(2)(a)”; (f) by repealing clause (k); (g) in clause (l) (ii) by adding “and” at the end of subclause (v) and repealing subclause (vi); (h) in clause (m)(i) by striking out “or regional health authority”; (i) by repealing clause (n) and substituting the following: (n) “transitional order” means an order made under section 5.03 or 5.04 of this Act as it read immediately before the coming into force of this clause. (3) Section 1.1 is amended (a) in subsection (2) (i) in clause (d) (A) by striking out “regional health authorities,”; (ii) in clauses (f) and (g) by striking out “and regional health authorities”; (b) in subsection (3) by striking out “or regional health authorities”; (c) in subsection (4) by striking out “or regional health authority” wherever it occurs. (4) Section 1.2 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by striking out “or regional health authority” wherever it occurs; (b) in subsection (2) (i) in clauses (a), (b) and (c) by striking out “or regional health authority”; (ii) by repealing clause (d) and substituting the following: (d) establish targets relating to the delivery of health services in the health services sector that must be met by (i) the provincial health agency, (ii) hospital operators of the health services sector in approved hospitals, (iii) provincial health corporations that have entered into agreements with the sector Minister, and (iv) health services delivery organizations, (iii) in clauses (f) and (g) by striking out “or regional health authority”. (5) Section 1.3 is amended by striking out “or regional health authority” wherever it occurs. (6) Sections 1.6 and 1.7 are amended by striking out “regional health authority,”. (7) Section 1.8 is amended by striking out “or regional health authority” wherever it occurs. (9) Section 1.95(2) is amended (b) in clause (g) (i) by striking out “regional health authorities,”; (c) in clause (i) by striking out “, regional health authorities”. (11) Section 1.96 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (ii) by repealing clause (d); (b) in subsection (2) by striking out “, (c) or (d)” and substituting “or (c)”; (12) Section 1.971(2) is amended (b) by repealing clause (a) and substituting the following: (a) act in an advisory capacity to the oversight Minister, sector Ministers, provincial health agencies, other provincial health corporations, hospital operators, subsidiary health corporations or community health councils; (c) by repealing clause (a) and substituting the following: (a) act in an advisory capacity to the oversight Minister, sector Ministers, provincial health agencies, other provincial health corporations, hospital operators or subsidiary health corporations; (13) Section 1.975 is amended (e) in clause (cc) (i) by striking out “regional health authorities,”; (ii) by striking out “community health councils,”. (14) Section 1.976 is amended by striking out “, regional health authority”. (17) Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 3 are repealed. (18) Section 5.09(1) is amended by adding the following after clause (a): (a.1) “regional health authority” means a regional health authority referred to in section 3 as it read immediately before the coming into force of this clause; (19) Section 5.094(1) is amended by adding the following after clause (f): (f.1) “regional health authority” means a regional health authority referred to in section 3 as it read immediately before the coming into force of this clause; (20) Section 5.1 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) by striking out “or regional health authority” wherever it occurs; (ii) by striking out “or 5, respectively”; (b) in subsections (2), (3) and (4) by striking out “or regional health authority”. (21) Section 6 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by striking out “or regional health authority”; (b) in subsection (2) (i) by striking out “A provincial health agency or regional health authority” and substituting “A provincial health agency”; (ii) by repealing clause (a) and substituting the following: (a) a committee of the members of the provincial health agency, or (iii) in clause (b) by striking out “or regional health authority, or”; (iv) by repealing clause (c). (22) Sections 6.1, 6.2 and 7(1) are amended by striking out “or regional health authority” wherever it occurs. (23) Section 8 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (ii) by repealing clause (b); (24) Section 8.1 is amended by striking out “or regional health authorities” wherever it occurs. (25) Section 9 is amended (a) by repealing subsection (3); (b) in subsection (4) by striking out “referred to in subsection (2) or (3)”; (c) in subsection (5) by striking out “or regional health authority”. (26) Section 9.01 is amended (a) by repealing subsection (2); (b) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the following: (3) In preparing a health plan, a provincial health agency shall consult the oversight Minister, sector Ministers, other provincial health agencies and any other persons or bodies that the provincial health agency considers necessary to ensure that the health plan is coordinated with the health plans of other provincial health agencies. (c) by repealing subsection (4)(b); (d) by repealing subsection (5). (27) Sections 9.04(1)(c), (2) and (4) and 9.1(1) are amended by striking out “or regional health authority”. (28) Section 10 is repealed. (29) Section 11 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) by striking out “, regional health authority” wherever it occurs; (ii) by striking out “or community health council” wherever it occurs; (b) in subsection (2) (i) in clauses (a) and (b) (A) by striking out “, regional health authority”; (B) by striking out “, provincial health corporation or community health council” and substituting “or provincial health corporation”; (ii) in clause (c)(i) (A) by striking out “, regional health authority”; (B) by striking out “or community health council”; (c) in subsection (3) (i) by striking out “, regional health authority” wherever it occurs; (ii) by striking out “or community health council” wherever it occurs; (32) Section 12(1), (2) and (3) are amended (a) by striking out “, regional health authority” wherever it occurs; (b) by striking out “or community health council” wherever it occurs. (33) Section 13 is amended (a) by repealing subsection (1); (b) in subsection (2) (i) by striking out “, a regional health authority”; (ii) by striking out “, a subsidiary health corporation and a community health council” and substituting “and a subsidiary health corporation”; (c) in subsection (3) (i) by striking out “, a regional health authority” wherever it occurs; (ii) by striking out “, a subsidiary health corporation other than a provincial health corporation subsidiary or a community health council” wherever it occurs and substituting “or a subsidiary health corporation other than a provincial health corporation subsidiary”; (d) in subsection (4) (i) by striking out “, a regional health authority”; (ii) by striking out “, a subsidiary health corporation other than a provincial health corporation subsidiary or a community health council” and substituting “or a subsidiary health corporation other than a provincial health corporation subsidiary”. (34) Section 14 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) by striking out “a regional health authority,”; (ii) by striking out “, a subsidiary health corporation other than a provincial health corporation subsidiary and a community health council” and substituting “and a subsidiary health corporation other than a provincial health corporation subsidiary”; (b) in subsections (2)(a) and (2.1)(b)(i) by striking out “or regional health authority”. (35) Section 15 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by striking out “, provincial health agency or regional health authority” and substituting “or provincial health agency”; (b) in subsection (3) by striking out “or regional health authority”. (36) Section 16.1 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) by striking out “or regional health authority” wherever it occurs; (38) Section 19(1) is amended by striking out “or regional health authority”. (39) Section 20 is amended (b) by striking out “or regional health authority” wherever it occurs. (40) Section 21(1) is amended (a) in clause (a) (ii) by striking out “, regional health authority”; (iii) by striking out “, community health council”; (b) in clause (b) (ii) by striking out “, regional health authority”; (iii) by striking out “, community health council”; (41) Section 22 is amended by striking out “, regional health authority”. (42) Section 23 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) in clause (a) (A) by striking out “, regional health authorities”; (B) by striking out “and community health councils”; (ii) in clause (b) by striking out “and regional health authorities”; (iii) by repealing clause (c); (iv) in clause (d) (B) by striking out “, regional health authorities”; (C) by striking out “and community health councils”; (vi) by repealing clause (f); (vii) in clause (g) (A) by striking out “, regional health authorities” wherever it occurs; (B) by striking out “and community health councils” wherever it occurs; (viii) in clause (h) (A) by striking out “, regional health authorities”; (B) by striking out “, subsidiary health corporations other than provincial health corporation subsidiaries and community health councils” and substituting “and subsidiary health corporations other than provincial health corporation subsidiaries”; (ix) in clauses (i) and (j) by striking out “and regional health authorities” wherever it occurs; (x) by repealing clauses (k) and (l); (xi) by repealing clause (o) and substituting the following: (o) authorizing sector Ministers, provincial health agencies and community health councils to make payments directly to individuals to enable individuals to acquire health services or health related services, and respecting terms and conditions under which those payments may be made and to which they are subject; (xii) by repealing clause (o) and substituting the following: (o) authorizing sector Ministers and provincial health agencies to make payments directly to individuals to enable individuals to acquire health services or health related services, and respecting terms and conditions under which those payments may be made and to which they are subject; (xiii) in clause (q) by striking out “and regional health authorities”; (xiv) in clause (s) (B) by repealing subclause (i) and substituting the following: (i) respecting the establishment of health foundations as corporations to benefit facilities, provincial health agencies, community health councils, communities or health programs, (C) by repealing subclause (i) and substituting the following: (i) respecting the establishment of health foundations as corporations to benefit facilities, provincial health agencies, communities or health programs, (xv) in clause (u) by striking out “and regional health authorities”; (43) Section 24(1) is amended (a) in clause (b) by striking out “and health regions”; (b) by repealing clause (c) and substituting the following: (c) respecting the remuneration and expenses payable to members of community health councils; (c) by repealing clause (c); (d) in clause (e) (i) by striking out “and regional health authorities” wherever it occurs; (ii) by striking out “sections 1.95 and 5” and substituting “section 1.95”; (e) in clause (f) by striking out “and regional health authorities”; (f) in clause (g) by striking out “and (5)(e)”; (g) by repealing clause (i) and substituting the following: (i) respecting agreements between provincial health agencies and community health councils; (h) by repealing clause (i); (i) in clause (j) (i) by striking out “, regional health authorities”; (ii) by striking out “and community health councils”; (j) in clause (k) by striking out “and regional health authorities”; (k) in clause (l) (i) by striking out “, regional health authorities”; (ii) by striking out “and community health councils”; (l) in clause (m) (i) by striking out “, regional health authorities”; (ii) by striking out “, subsidiary health corporations, other than provincial health corporation subsidiaries, and community health councils” and substituting “and subsidiary health corporations, other than provincial health corporation subsidiaries,”; (n) in clause (n) (ii) by striking out “, community health councils”; (iii) by striking out “and regional health authorities”; (o) in clauses (o) and (p) by striking out “and regional health authorities”; (p) by repealing clause (q) and substituting the following: (q) respecting annual reports of provincial health agencies required under section 14(2)(a), including regulations (i) respecting the information annual reports must contain for the purposes of section 14(2.1) and (2.2), (ii) respecting the time within which and the form and manner in which annual reports must be provided, and (iii) authorizing sector Ministers to specify the information referred to in subclause (i) or the matters referred to in subclause (ii); (q) in clause (r) (i) by striking out “, regional health authorities”; (ii) by striking out “and community health councils”; (r) in clause (s) (i) by striking out “regional health authorities,”; (ii) by striking out “community health councils,”; (s) in clause (t) by striking out “and regional health authorities”; (t) in clause (u) (i) by striking out “, regional health authorities”; (ii) by striking out “and community health councils”; (u) in clause (v) by striking out “and community health councils” wherever it occurs. (44) Section 25(1) is amended (a) by striking out “, regional health authority” wherever it occurs; (b) by striking out “or community health council” wherever it occurs; (c) by striking out “, regional health authorities”; (d) by striking out “or community health councils”. (45) Section 26 is amended by striking out “or regional health authority”. 2025 c10 s45;2025 c21 s10;2026 c9 s8 Provincial Priorities Act Amends SA 2024 cP‑35.5 46 (1) The Provincial Priorities Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(d)(v) is amended (a) by striking out “, regional health authority”; Public Health Act Amends RSA 2000 cP-37 47 (1) The Public Health Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1) is amended (b) in clause (p) by striking out “9 or 16” and substituting “16”; (h) by repealing clause (kk); (4) Section 5 is amended (d) by repealing subsection (5) and substituting the following: (5) If the Board is satisfied that the appellant or the Minister, or both, have not made a reasonable effort to resolve the matter in dispute, it may refer the matter to the Minister for further consideration and redetermination. (e) in subsection (6) (i) by striking out “Where the Board” and substituting “If the Board”; (ii) by striking out “regional health authority” wherever it occurs and substituting “Minister”; (f) by repealing subsections (7) and (8) and substituting the following: (7) The Board shall provide the appellant and the Minister an opportunity to appear and make representations orally, in writing or both. (8) The appellant and the Minister may be represented by counsel. (g) in subsection (11) (i) by striking out “of the regional health authority”; (ii) by striking out “and the regional health authority” and substituting “and the Minister”. (5) Sections 8 and 9 are repealed. (7) Section 14 is amended (b) in subsection (3) by adding “and” at the end of clause (a) and repealing clause (b). (26) Section 58.1(c) is amended (c) by repealing subclause (v) and substituting the following: (v) a hospital operator other than a hospital operator that is a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation; (28) Section 62(8) is repealed and the following is substituted: (8) The Minister shall (a) maintain a record of all orders issued under subsection (4)(a), (b) or (c), and (b) subject to subsection (8.1), publish the orders or make the orders publicly available. (8.1) An order published or made publicly available must not include individually identifying health information within the meaning of the Health Information Act . (29) Section 63 is amended (a) in subsection (3) (i) by striking out “a regional health authority” and substituting “the Crown in right of Alberta”; (ii) by striking out “the regional health authority” and substituting “the Crown in right of Alberta”; (b) in subsection (4) (i) by striking out “a regional health authority” and substituting “the Crown in right of Alberta”; (ii) by striking out “by the regional health authority” and substituting “by the Crown in right of Alberta”; (iii) by striking out “the secretary of the regional health authority” and substituting “an employee of the Government”; (c) in subsection (7) by striking out “regional health authority” and substituting “Crown in right of Alberta”; (d) in subsections (8) and (9) by striking out “a regional health authority” and substituting “the Crown in right of Alberta”. (30) Sections 64(1) and (2) and 65(1) and (2) are amended by striking out “regional health authority” and substituting “Minister”. (32) Section 66.1(1) is amended (a) by repealing clause (b); (33) Section 66.2(1) is amended by striking out “, a regional health authority”. (34) Section 74 is amended by striking out the portion preceding clause (a) and substituting the following: 74 The Minister may publish the following documents in the manner the Minister considers appropriate: (35) In this subsection and in subsections (36) to (42), “former Act” means the Public Health Act as it read immediately before the coming into force of this section. (36) On the coming into force of this section, (a) a decision referred to in section 5(1)(b) of the former Act is deemed to be a decision of the Minister, (b) a regional health authority must, as soon as practicable, provide the Minister with any existing notice of appeal served on the regional health authority in accordance with section 5(3) of the former Act, and (c) an appeal commenced under the former Act continues under section 5 of the Public Health Act as it reads on the coming into force of this section. (37) On the coming into force of this section, an appointment made under section 9 of the former Act that was in effect immediately before the coming into force of this section continues in effect as if it were made by the Minister under section 16 of the Public Health Act . (38) On the coming into force of this section, an order made by a regional health authority under section 52.2 of the former Act that was in effect immediately before the coming into force of this section continues in effect as if it were made by the Minister under section 52.2 of the Public Health Act as it reads on the coming into force of this section. (39) On the coming into force of this section, a regional health authority must, as soon as practicable, provide the Minister with the record of all orders issued as referred to in section 62(8) of the former Act. (40) On the coming into force of this section, any debt owing to a regional health authority under section 63 of the former Act becomes a debt owing to the Crown in right of Alberta under section 63 of the Public Health Act as it reads on the coming into force of this section. (41) On the coming into force of this section, a notice of health hazard (a) filed under section 64 of the former Act that was in effect immediately before the coming into force of this section continues in effect as if it were filed by the Minister under section 64 of the Public Health Act as it reads on the coming into force of this section, and (b) submitted by a regional health authority under section 65 of the former Act that was in effect immediately before the coming into force of this section continues in effect as if it were submitted by the Minister under section 65 of the Public Health Act as it reads on the coming into force of this section. (42) On the coming into force of this section, (a) an application to the Court of King’s Bench by a regional health authority under section 66.2 of the former Act made before the coming into force of this section that was not decided on the coming into force of this section continues as if it were made by the Minister, and (b) an order made by the Court of King’s Bench under section 66.2 of the former Act that was in effect immediately before the coming into force of this section continues in effect and (i) a reference in the order to a regional health authority is deemed to be a reference to the Minister, and (ii) the order may be enforced by the Minister. Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act Amends SA 2015 cP‑40.5 49 (1) The Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 5(3)(b) is amended (a) by striking out “, regional health authority”; Public Sector Employers Act Amends SA 2019 cP‑40.7 50 (1) The Public Sector Employers Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1)(a.2)(vi) is amended by striking out “, regional health authority”. Public Service Act Amends RSA 2000 cP‑42 51 (1) The Public Service Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 25.1(1)(d) is amended (a) by striking out “, regional health authority”; Public Utilities Act Amends RSA 2000 cP‑45 52 (1) The Public Utilities Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(d) is amended by striking out “or regional health authority”. Regulations Act Amends RSA 2000 cR‑14 53 (1) The Regulations Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1)(b) is amended by striking out “or regional health authority”. Sustainable Fiscal Planning and Reporting Act Amends SA 2015 cS‑29 55 (1) The Sustainable Fiscal Planning and Reporting Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1)(b) is amended (a) in subclause (iii) by striking out “or regional health authorities”; (3) Section 10(1) is amended (b) by repealing clause (c) and substituting the following: (c) a provincial health agency or provincial health corporation under the Provincial Health Agencies Act . Water Act Amends RSA 2000 cW‑3 57 (1) The Water Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1)(ee)(viii) is amended by striking out “or regional health authority”. Coming into force 59 This Act, except sections 4(1) to (3) and (5)(b), 27(1) and (5) to (11), 29, 37(1), (2)(c) and (3)(b), 43(1) and (3), 45(1), (8), (13)(a) to (d), (29)(c)(iii), (40)(c), (42)(a)(iv)(A) and (D) and (v), (43)(m) and 54, comes into force on Proclamation.