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Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act 1995

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act 1995

No. 29 of 1995
Certified on: 19 December 1995

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

1. New Section 6A.

"6A. OBJECTS OF BOARDS."

2. Functions of Boards (Amendment of Section 7).
3. Constitution of Boards (Amendment of Section 10).
4. Repeal of Section 11.
5. Repeal of Section 13.
6. Leave of absence (Amendment of Section 14).
7. Vacation of Office (Amendment of Section 16).
8. Meetings of Boards (Amendment of Section 19).
9. Chief Executive Officers (Amendment of Section 22).
10. Vacation of Office (Amendment of Section 24).
11. Funds of Boards (Amendment of Section 31).

AN ACT

entitled

Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act 1995,

Being an Act to amend the Public Hospitals Act 1994,

MADE by the National Parliament to come into operation in accordance with a notice in the National Gazette by the Head of State, acting with, and in accordance with, the advice of the Minister.

1. NEW SECTION 6A.

The Principal Act is amended by inserting after Section 6 the following new section:-

"6A. OBJECTS OF BOARDS.
In relation to the public hospital for which it is established, the objects of a Board are -

• (a) to make the public hospital accountable to the local community; and
• (b) to provide services in the public hospital appropriate and acceptable to the local community; and
• (c) to encourage the local community to participate in planning and in the decision-making process in relation to the public hospital.".

2. FUNCTIONS OF BOARDS (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 7).

Section 7(1) of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after Paragraph (h) the following new Paragraph:-

"(ha) to supervise, assist and monitor curative services provided by lower level health facilities and to support their operations.".

3. CONSTITUTION OF BOARDS (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 10).

Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) by repealing Subsection (1)(e) and replacing it with the following:-

• "(e) three shall represent the local community of whom one shall be a woman nominated by the women's group in the local community."; and

(b) by repealing Subsection (2) and replacing it with the following:-

• "(2) A Board constituted under Subsection (1) shall also include, as an ex officio member, the Chief Executive Officer who shall be an advisory member of the Board.".

4. REPEAL OF SECTION 11.

Section 11 of the Principal Act is repealed.

5. REPEAL OF SECTION 13.

Section 13 of the Principal Act is repealed.

6. LEAVE OF ABSENCE (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 14).

Section 14 of the Principal Act is amended by adding the following words:-

"after consultation with the Chairman.".

7. VACATION OF OFFICE (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 16).

Section 16(2)(f) of the Principal Act is repealed and is replaced with the following:-

"is convicted of an offence punishable under any law by a term of imprisonment or by death,".

8. MEETINGS OF BOARDS (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 19).

Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) in Subsection (2)(b), by repealing the word "two" and replacing it with the following:-

• "three"; and

(b) in Subsection (5)(a), by repealing the word "three" and replacing it with the following:-

• "five".

9. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 22).

Section 22(2)(a) of the Principal Act is repealed and is replaced with the following:-

"(a) shall be appointed by the Board through a selection process approved by the Departmental Head of the Department responsible for personnel matters;".

10. VACATION OF OFFICE (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 24).

Section 24of the Principal Act is amended –

(a) in Subsection (3), by repealing the words "in consultation with the Minister" and replacing them with the following:-

• "after consultation with the Departmental Head of the Department responsible for personnel matters"; and

(b) in Subsection (4), by repealing the words "in consultation with the Minister" and replacing them with the following:-

• "after consultation with the Departmental Head of the Department responsible for personnel matters".

11. FUNDS OF BOARDS (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 31).

Section 31(b) of the Principal Act is repealed and is replaced with the following:-

"(b) fees and charges imposed for –

• (i) the provision of -
  • (A) medical services; and
  • (B) patient accommodation; and
  • (C) patient subsistence; and
  • (D) drugs; and
• (ii) other services provided to the patient;".
  

I hereby certify that the above is a fair print of Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act 1995 which has been made by the National Parliament.

Clerk of the National Parliament.

I hereby certify that the Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act 1995 was made by the National Parliament on 21 November 1995.

Speaker of the National Parliament.