CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Oct. 22, 2012) - The Honourable John Z. Vertes, Commissioner of the Health Services Preferential Access Inquiry has released his decisions on the applications for Standing and Funding presented to him at the public hearings in Edmonton on October 15th and 16th, 2012.
A full account of the Commissioner's Rulings may be viewed on the Inquiry's website:
www.healthaccessinquiry.ca
A summary of the Rulings include:
Alberta Health Services - Standing Granted
Government of Alberta - Standing Granted
Alberta Medical Association - Standing Granted - Funding Denied
Consumer's Association of Canada (Alberta) - Standing Granted - Funding Approved
Project International Hope Institute for Human Rights - Application Denied
Renal Dialysis Rimbey Support Group - Standing Denied - Limited Funding Approved