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Administrative Inforrnation and Telephone 780t422-51 1 I
Fax780t422-5813
Privacy Unit
10025 Jasper Avenue
Box 1360
Edmonton, Albetta Canada
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Reference Number: 2005-G-0028

April l,2005

Mr. Rob Wells

Edmonton, Alberta I
DearMr. Wells:

Re: Freedom of Infarmation and Protectian af Privacy Act

i am responding to your rcquest dated March 4,20A5 (date of receipt of the initial fee) for access
to:
"The number of Alberta Health Care claims or billings for services provided under code 302.0
(Homosexuality) in the ALBERTA HEALTH CLAIMS ASSESSMENT - Alberta Health
Diagnostic Codes for each year beginning witb 1995".

Please aote that in the 'Alberta Heaith Claims Assessment- Alberta Health Diagnostic Codes' is
an abbreviated version of the International Classification of Diseases flCD) published by the
World Health Organization (WHO).

A more descriptive explanation of code 3A2-0 from the ICD is stated below:

r ICD, 9th Revision [CD-9), whieh is used for morlality data (cause of death codiag],
describes code 302.0 in Chapter V. Mental Disorders, as follows:
302.0 Ego-dystonic homosexuality *
Ego-dystonic lesbianism
Homosexual conflict disorder
Excludei:
homos exual pedophilia (3 02. 2)

r ICD-9-CM (Clinical Modification) used for morbidity codingr, describes code 302.0 as
follows:
302.0 Ego-dystonic Sexual Orientation *
Ego-dystonic lesbianism; Sexual orientation conflict disorder
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* Note:The gender identity or sexual preference (heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or

prepubertal) is not in doubt, but the individual wishes it were d.ffirent because of associated
psychological and behaviaural disorders, and may seek treatment in order to change it.

As requested, we have listed the number of Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan billings for
services provided under diagnostic code 302.0, for each calendar year from 1995 to 2AA4.

Calendar Year Number of Paid Services

i99s 114
r996 50
1997 726
1998 209
1999 t28
2000 150
zAAl 176
2002 122
2003 69
?004 46

Section 65 of the lcf provides that you may make a written request to the Information and
Privacy Commissisner to review this matter. You have 60 days *om the date of this notice to
request a review by writing to the Information and Privacy Commissioner at 410, 9925-109
Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 2J8.

When requesting a review, please provide the Office of the lnfonnation and Privacy
Commissioner with the foltowing information:
1. The reference number quoted at the top of this notice.
2. A copy of this letter.
3. A copy of your original request for infonnation that you sent to Alberta Health and
Wellness.

If you feel that yoru rcquest has not been answered completely, or that you require further
ciarification, please contact me.

Sincerely, /
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Brian J,no*
FOIP Coordinator