HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT - Alberta

1 Published by Alberta Queen s Printer E-mail: Shop on-line at Alberta Queen s Printer Suite 700, Park Plaza 10611 - 98 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5K 2P7 Phone: 780-427-4952 Fax: 780-452-0668 Province of Alberta Office Consolidation Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter H-7 Current as of July 1, 2018 HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT Copyright and Permission Statement Alberta Queen's Printer holds copyright on behalf of the Government of Alberta in right of Her Majesty the Queen for all Government of Alberta legislation.

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3 The official Statutes and Regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpreting and applying the law. Amendments Not in Force This consolidation incorporates only those amendments in force on the consolidation date shown on the cover. It does not include the following amendments: 2008 c34 s12 (2011 c14 s11 effective October 1, 2011) adds 2008 c34 s13 amends s126(1), s15 amends s134. Regulations The following is a list of the regulations made under the HEALTH PROFESSIONS Act that are filed as Alberta Regulations under the Regulations Act Alta.

4 Reg. Amendments HEALTH PROFESSIONS Act Chiropractors Profession .. 277/2006 Combined Laboratory and X-ray Technologists Profession .. 224/2005 Consultation .. 133/2008 .. 17/2018 Dental Assistants Profession .. 252/2005 Dental Hygienists Profession .. 255/2006 Dental Surgical Facility Accreditation .. 250/2002 Dental Technologists Profession .. 243/2004 .. 170/2012 Dentists Profession .. 254/2001 .. 170/2012 Denturists Profession .. 186/2002 .. 269/2009 Disclosure of Information .. 196/2004 .. 99/2009, 120/2014 Hearing Aid Practitioners Profession.

5 123/2002 Licensed Practical Nurses Profession .. 81/2003 Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists Profession .. 61/2005 .. 113/2009 Medical Laboratory Technologists Profession .. 255/2001 .. 76/2007 Naturopaths Profession .. 126/2012 Occupational Therapists Profession .. 217/2006 Opticians Profession .. 45/2011 Optometrists Profession .. 83/2003 .. 103/2015 Paramedics Profession .. 151/2016 Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Profession .. 129/2006 .. 90/2011 Physical Therapists Profession.

6 64/2011 Physicians, Surgeons and Osteopaths Profession .. 350/2009 .. 59/2012 Podiatrists Profession .. 60/2012 Psychologists Profession .. 251/2005 Registered Dietitians and Registered Nutritionists Profession .. 79/2002 .. 147/2004 Registered Nurses Profession .. 232/2005 Registered Psychiatric and Mental Deficiency Nurses Profession .. 231/2005 Respiratory Therapists Profession .. 137/2009 Social Workers Profession .. 82/2003 .. 68/2008, 31/2012, 170/2012 Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Profession.

7 124/2002 1 HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT Chapter H-7 Table of Contents 1 Interpretation Public HEALTH threat Part 1 Governance College 2 College established 3 College s role 4 Annual report Council, President and Registrar 5 Council established 6 Council s role 7 President 8 Registrar Committees and Tribunals 9 Registration committee 10 competence committee 11 competence committee appointee 12 Required public members 13 Public members appointed, lists 14 Hearings director.

8 Complaints director 15 Membership lists 16 Tribunal, complaint review committee established 17 Tribunal, committee powers, duties Panels 18 Council, committee panels RSA 2000 Chapter H-7 HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT 2 Delegation 19 Council delegation

9 20 Person, committee delegation 21 Officials directory Advisory Board 22 Advisory Board established 23 Advisory Board s role 24 Advisory Board meetings Regulated PROFESSIONS 25 Applying to be a regulated profession 26 Recommendation to Minister 27 Fee negotiation approval Part 2 Registration Applying for Registration 28 Application for registration 29 Receipt of application

10 30 Decision on application 31 Review application 32 Review of registration decision Registration 33 Registers of members 34 Register information 35 Register error 36 Registration of regulated members 37 Corporations not members Practice Permit Renewal 38 Application date for practice permit 39 Suspension if application is not made 40 Applying for practice permit 41 Review by council Suspension.