AI-assisted research summary: This regulation sets who appoints provincial health agency and regional health authority members, who may be nominated, and when a member is disqualified or the regulation expires.
(Consolidated up to 187/2025) ALBERTA REGULATION 164/2004 Provincial Health Agencies Act PROVINCIAL HEALTH AGENCY MEMBERSHIP REGULATION Table of Contents 3 Appointment of members 4 Nomination process 5 Eligibility for nomination 6 Eligibility for appointment 7 Disqualification 11 Repeals 11.1 Expiry 1 and 2 Repealed AR 125/2024 s35. Appointment of members 3 (1) The sector Minister shall appoint the members of a provincial health agency or regional health authority. (2) With respect to each regional health authority, the Minister (a) shall designate one of the members as chair, and (b) may designate one of the members as vice‑chair. (2.1) If the sector Minister has not designated a vice‑chair, the members may designate a vice‑chair from among themselves, but the designation ceases to be effective when a designation made by the sector Minister under section 1.93 of the Act or subsection (2)(b) takes effect. (3) The members may designate the other offices of the provincial health agency or regional health authority and appoint from among themselves persons to those offices and prescribe their duties. AR 164/2004 s3;161/2015;125/2024 Nomination process 4 The sector Minister may provide for a nomination procedure or any other method for selecting persons from among whom appointments may be made under section 3. AR 164/2004 s4;125/2024 Eligibility for nomination 5 (1) Repealed AR 161/2015 s3. (2) A person may be nominated as a candidate for appointment under this Regulation if, at the time that person is nominated, that person (a) is 18 years of age or older, (b) is a Canadian citizen, and (c), (d) repealed AR 78/2008 s2, (e) is not otherwise ineligible or disqualified. (3) Repealed AR 161/2015 s3. (4) A person is not eligible to be nominated as a candidate for appointment under this Regulation if that person has been convicted of (a) an offence under section 123, 124 or 125 of the Criminal Code (Canada), or (b) an offence that is punishable by imprisonment for 5 or more years, and no absolute discharge or pardon has been granted in respect of the offence. (5), (6) Repealed AR 161/2015 s3. AR 164/2004 s5;78/2008;170/2012;161/2015 Eligibility for appointment 6 A person is not eligible to be appointed as a member unless the person meets the eligibility requirements in section 5 on the date of the appointment. Disqualification 7 A member is disqualified from being a member if the member ceases to meet any of the eligibility requirements in section 5. 8 and 9 Repealed AR 187/2025 s3. 10 Repealed AR 125/2024 s35. Repeals 11 The following regulations are repealed: (a) the Election and Appointment of Regional Health Authority Members Regulation (AR 57/2001); (b) the Regional Health Authorities Election Forms Regulation (AR 60/2001). Expiry 11.1 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires on November 30, 2035. AR 187/2025 s4 12 Repealed AR 135/2017 s5.