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2001 Legislative Session: 5th Session, 36th Parliament
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HONOURABLE JOY MacPHAIL
MINISTER OF EDUCATION
AND DEPUTY PREMIER
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
1 The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 165, is amended by adding the following section in Division 2 of Part 2:
22.1 (1) In this section, "abortion services" means lawful medical services for the termination of a pregnancy.
(2) The head of a public body must refuse to disclose to an applicant information that relates to the provision of abortion services.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the following:
(a) information about abortion services that were received by the applicant;
(b) statistical information, including financial information, relating to the total number of abortion services provided throughout
(i) British Columbia, or
(ii) a region that is designated under section 4 (1) (b) of the Health Authorities Act if more than one health care body provides abortion services in that region;
(c) information about a public body's policies on the provision of abortion services.
(4) Nothing in this section prevents any other provision of this Act from applying if a request is made under section 5 by an applicant for access to a record containing information about abortion services that were received by the applicant.
Hospital Act
2 Section 1 of the Hospital Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 200, is amended in the definition of "hospital" by striking out "except in Part 2," and substituting "except in Parts 2 and 2.1,".
3 The following Part is added:
Part 2.1 – Hospitals Providing Abortion Services
24.1 (1) In this section "qualified person" has the meaning given to it in section 1 of the Hospital Insurance Act.
(2) Each hospital listed in the Schedule to this Act must provide the facilities and services, and be operated and maintained, as necessary to allow a qualified person to receive abortion services at that hospital.
(3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, amend the Schedule to add to it any hospital in British Columbia.
4 Section 47 is amended by adding "including a hospital under Part 2.1," after "to a hospital,".
5 Section 56 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(3.1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations adding any hospital in British Columbia to the Schedule.
6 The following Schedule is added:
Schedule
[section 24.1]
| 1 | Bulkley Valley District Hospital |
| 2 | Burnaby Hospital |
| 3 | Campbell River and District General Hospital |
| 4 | Cariboo Memorial Hospital |
| 5 | Cumberland Health Care Facility |
| 6 | Dawson Creek and District Hospital |
| 7 | Eagle Ridge Hospital and Health Care Centre |
| 8 | Fort St. John General Hospital |
| 9 | Golden and District General Hospital |
| 10 | G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital |
| 11 | Kelowna General Hospital |
| 12 | Kimberley and District Hospital |
| 13 | Kitimat General Hospital |
| 14 | Kootenay Lake District Hospital |
| 15 | Lions Gate Hospital |
| 16 | Maple Ridge Meadows Hospital and Health Care Centre |
| 17 | Mills Memorial Hospital |
| 18 | Mission Memorial Hospital |
| 19 | Nanaimo Regional General Hospital |
| 20 | Peach Arch District Hospital |
| 21 | Prince George Regional Hospital |
| 22 | Prince Rupert Regional Hospital |
| 23 | Queen Victoria Hospital |
| 24 | Royal Columbian Hospital |
| 25 | Royal Inland Hospital |
| 26 | Royal Jubilee Hospital |
| 27 | St. Mary's Hospital (Sechelt) |
| 28 | Surrey Memorial Hospital |
| 29 | Trail Regional Hospital |
| 30 | U.B.C. Health Sciences Centre Hospital |
| 31 | Vancouver General Hospital |
| 32 | Vernon Jubilee Hospital |
| 33 | Victoria General Hospital |
| 34 | West Coast General Hospital |
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
SECTION 1: [Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, enacts section 22.1] adds a provision protecting information relating to abortion services from disclosure to an applicant who makes a request under section 5 of the Act and listing certain exceptions to the general rule. One of these exceptions is intended to ensure that applicants who have received abortion services have access to their own information.
Hospital Act
SECTION 2: [Hospital Act, amends section 1] is consequential to the amendment proposed by section 3 of this Bill.
SECTION 3: [Hospital Insurance Act, enacts Part 2.1] requires that the hospitals set out in the Schedule to this Act provide the facilities and services, and are operated and maintained, to allow qualified persons to receive abortion services at those hospitals.
SECTION 4: [Hospital Act, amends section 47] is consequential to the amendment proposed by section 3 of this Bill.
SECTION 5: [Hospital Act, adds section 56 (3.1)] empowers the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations to add hospitals to the Schedule.
SECTION 6: [Hospital Act, enacts a Schedule] establishes the hospitals in British Columbia that must comply with section 24.1 (2) of the Act.
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