Health Professions (Protecting Women and Girls) Amendment Act, SA 2022 c9
Amended
Health Professions Act, RSA 2000 cH-7
Summary
The Health Professions (Protecting Women and Girls) Amendment Act amends the Health Professions Act by:
- Mandating the removal of health professionals who are convicted of performing, offering or facilitating female genital mutilation in Alberta from practice; and
- Prohibiting persons who have been convicted elsewhere of criminal offences related to the procurement or performance of female genital from practicing in Alberta.
Within 12 months after the later of the coming into force the amendment, and the coming into force of the schedule to the Act that governs the College, councils must develop and propose standards of practice respecting female genital mutilation. The councils of the Colleges must adopt the standards.
In Force: May 31, 2022