Health Statutes Amendment Act
Alberta's Bill 26 (Health Statutes Amendment Act, distinct from Bill 26 HCI of the same legislature) is the 2024 Smith UCP omnibus statute amending multiple Alberta health statutes to implement the AHS breakup into four agencies (Acute Care Alberta, Primary Care Alberta, Continuing Care Alberta, Mental Health and Addiction Alberta). Restructures the Alberta Health Services governance framework, creates the Alberta Health Quality Council oversight role, transfers acute-care assets from Alberta Health Services to Acute Care Alberta, and adjusts the Continuing Care Act for the new structure. The transition has been opposed by the United Nurses of Alberta and the Health Sciences Association of Alberta as creating fragmentation.
Status
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Restructures Alberta Health Services into specialized authorities (acute, primary, mental health and addiction, continuing care, Indigenous health). Supporters argue specialized focus improves outcomes; critics warn the split fragments accountability and adds administrative overhead.
Issues this bill touches
- Healthcare
Alberta Health Services restructuring into four specialized authorities. The largest AHS reform since the agency was created in 2008.
Legislative history
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Approved by both chambers and granted royal assent; now law.
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Sponsored by
Danielle SmithUCPOfficial source
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