Records of the Hospital Insurance Inquiry Board
- GR-2652
- Series
- 1947-1952
In 1948 the Act to provide for the establishment of Hospital Insurance and Financial Aid to Hospitals (1948, c. 28, s.1.) was passed, and the British Columbia Hospital Insurance Service (BCHIS) was set up as the third branch of the Department of Health and Welfare. In 1951 the Hospital Insurance Inquiry Board was appointed. (See the Report of the Hospital Insurance Inquiry Board, 1952. NW 368.42 B862r)
Eight Members of the Legislative Assembly were appointed to the Board: Donald C. Brown, Walter Hendricks, Arvid W. Lundell, Daniel J. Proudfoot, Robert C. Steele, Herbert J. Welch, Harold E. Winch and Sydney J. Smith (Chair).
These records include submissions to the board from hospitals, individuals and organizations; transcripts of public hearings held by the Board; information gathered by the Board relating to other hospital insurance plans (particularly the Province of Saskatchewan plan); and files generated by the board relating to the BCHIS and its procedures. This collection also includes oversize charts.
British Columbia. Hospital Insurance Inquiry Board