Summary

The bill adds a requirement that health facilities designated for cancer care cannot charge parking fees to patients attending those facilities for cancer treatment. The prohibition applies to any health services entity or person operating a designated cancer care facility.

Under current Saskatchewan law, parking at health facilities, including cancer centres, may be subject to fees. This bill would make it illegal for any operator of a facility designated for cancer care to charge parking fees to patients who are attending that facility to receive cancer treatment. The ban applies to facilities that have been designated for cancer care under section 2-9 of The Provincial Health Authority Act. The bill does not specify how operators would verify that a person parking is a cancer patient receiving treatment, nor does it address whether the ban extends to visitors, staff, or patients attending for non-cancer services at the same facility. The practical effect depends on how facility operators interpret and implement the requirement.