Part 3 — Communicable Diseases and Public Health Emergencies
37 Epidemics Notification of epidemic
(a) a communicable disease is in epidemic form, and
(b) hospital facilities within the area are inadequate to provide
the necessary isolation or quarantine facilities,
the medical officer of health shall immediately inform the Minister.
(2) On the recommendation of the Minister, the Lieutenant
Governor in Council
(a) may order a hospital operator under the Provincial Health
Agencies Act to provide isolation or quarantine
accommodation in the amount and manner prescribed in the
order, and
(b) may order the owner of a facility to provide isolation or
quarantine accommodation in the amount and manner
prescribed in the order.
(3) Where an order is made pursuant to subsection (2)(b), any
reasonable expense incurred by the owner of a facility in
compliance with the order is the responsibility of the Crown in
right of Alberta.
RSA 2000 cP-37 s37;2025 c10 s47(16)