Thank you. Minister, the Member asked for a commitment.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
I'm not clear whether we can make this commitment or not, so I will ask Mr. Elkin to answer the question. Thank you.
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Elkin
Thank you. The SOAs are issued and managed through the Department of Finance through procurement shared services, so we would follow up with the Department of Finance to see. They aren't done by the department of health.
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Katrina Nokleby Great Slave
No. It's my understanding that SOAs are public, in the public domain, so I will look forward to following up with the Department of Finance. Thank you.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I am going to stick with medical travel on the heels of my colleague from Great Slave. One of the things we've been hearing lately is that, because a lot of our medical travel people travel to Alberta, that Alberta is actually saying to people that they must isolate in Alberta before returning to Yellowknife where they then isolate again in some cases. I'm wondering if the Minister can confirm if that is still happening for medical travel patients or not? Thank you.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
What I want to confirm is: is this a budget question? Is there a cost involved that the Member is seeking?
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Yes, it is a budget question because there is a cost to having to self-isolate in Edmonton afterwards, and my next question is going to be: who pays for it? Thank you.
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Cooper
Thank you, Madam Chair. I am actually going to have to pass it to the assistant deputy minister.
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Elkin
Thank you. If patients are in an Alberta hospital, and they happen to be on what's considered a COVID ward, which is where there is a potential exposure to potential clients, then Alberta is requiring them to have 14 days self-isolation in an Alberta COVID isolation centre. I believe that's at the cost of Alberta, but we would have to confirm. For those patients that are just experiencing COVID symptoms and cannot get on the plane, we would pay, or the program covering their medical travel would pay. I believe it's Alberta Health who is paying, but we'd have to you confirm that.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I am wondering if the Minister knows the rate of people, on a monthly basis, who are travelling to Edmonton who end up having to self-isolate in Alberta because they were on a COVID border or they have symptoms coming home. Thank you.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. No. I appreciate that, and I appreciate the commitment of returning with information as to whether or not we are covering that or if that's being covered by Alberta because I think it will add a significant cost to our medical travel, especially if people are then coming home and then having to then self-isolate again. That would mean a month of self-isolating for people after a medical travel appointment. Is the department of health offering any kind of financial assistance to people who end up in a situation where they are having to self-isolate for a month for potentially a one-hour appointment down in Alberta? Thank you.
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