Hospitalization Benefits Plan Explained

Alberta Hospitalization Benefits describes health law for the province of Alberta, Canada. Chapter 3 of the Hospitals Act^[1] is the Hospitalization Benefits Plan.

Origins include the 1919 Municipal Hospitals Act, national Health Services Act of 1944, and the provincial Lloydminster Hospital Act of 1947.^{[2] [3]}

Amongst other things the law defines:

• Insured services
• Entitlement to insured services
• Recovery of cost of services
• Payment for insured services
• Operating costs
• Debentures
• Group contracts
• Agreements
• Use of word "hospital"

External links

• "Public Health Act", of the Government of Alberta. - November 1, 2010. Alberta Queen's Printer copyright item $7. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
• "Hospitalization Benefits Regulation", of the Government of Alberta, 1973 - 1990 - 2005 - 2008. Copyright item $4. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
• "Canada Health Act Overview", News Release by Health Canada, November 25, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
• "Canada Health Act Annual Report 2002-2003 (PDF Version - 1,873KB)", Annual Report by Health Canada, December, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2011.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hospitals Act . . July 29, 2020 . Alberta Queen's Printer . Province of Alberta . September 10, 2022 .
2. [Edmund A. Aunger|Aunger A., Edmund]
3. [Sujit Choudhry|Choudhry, Sujit]