LAGOS STATE HEALTH SECTOR REFORM LAW

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LIST OF LAWS OF LAGOS, [ALPHABETICAL]  

HEALTH SECTOR REFORM LAW

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1 – Objects of the Law, Responsibility for Health and Eligibility for Free Health Services

1.       Objectives of the Law

2.       Objectives of the Ministry

3.       Responsibilities of the Commissioner for Health

4.       Eligibility for free health services in public health establishments

5.       Establishment of the Lagos State Health Service Commission

PART 2 – Health Service Commission

6.       Composition of the Commission

7.       Quorum of the Commission

8.       Secretariat

9.       Tenure of office of members

10.     Functions of the Commission

11.     Powers of the Commission

12.     Supervisory role of the Commissioner

13.     Secretary to the Commission

14.     Remuneration of Commission members

15.     Annual report

16.     Bank account

17.     Account and audit returns by the Commission

18.     Directorates

19.     Power to make regulations

PART 3 – Hospital Governing Boards

20.     Establishment of hospital Governing Boards

21.     Composition of the Governing Board

22.     Appointment of Secretary to the Board

23.     Functions of the Board

24.     Tenure of office

25.     Remuneration

26.     Meetings

27.     Funds and resources of the Board

28.     Power to borrow money

29.     Loans and grants by the State Government

30.     Duty to disseminate information

31.     Obligation to keep records

32.     Confidentiality

33.     Access to health records

34.     Access to health records by health care providers

35.     Protection of health records

36.     Laying of complaints

PART 4 – Hospital Management Committees

37.     Establishment of Hospital Management Committees

38.     Composition of the Committees

39.     Functions of the Committees

40.     Medical Director

41.     Functions of Medical Director

42.     Appeal

43.     Tenure of office

44.     Non-compliance

PART 5 – Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency

45.     Establishment of the Lagos State Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency

46.     Composition of the Agency

47.     Objectives of the Agency

48.     Functions of the Agency

49.     Powers of the Agency

50.     Conditions for appointing a franchise company

51.     Funds of the Agency

52.     Meetings

53.     Executive Secretary to the Agency

54.     Quarterly report

55.     Register

56.     Custody of register

57.     Alteration of register

58.     Power to co-opt

59.     Power of the Commissioner to give directives

60.     Registration of health facilities

61.     Condition for registration

62.     Appeal to Commissioner against Agency’s decision

63.     Standard of compliance

64.     Certificate of registration

65.     Renewal of certificate

66.     Display of certificate

67.     Management of health facility

68.     Power of Commissioner to regulate fees

69.     Inspection and supervision

70.     Notice of non-compliance

71.     Power to cancel registration

72.     Obstruction of duly authorised person from the Agency

73.     Offences

74.     Penalties

75.     Powers and attainment of objectives by the Agency

76.     Supervisory control over the Agency

77.     Departments of the Agency

78.     Mass Burial of unclaimed bodies

PART 6 – Lagos State Primary Health Care Board

79.     Establishment of the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board

80.     Composition of the Governing Board

81.     Quorum and voting

82.     Secretariat

83.     Tenure of members

84.     Removal from office

85.     Functions of the Board

86.     Powers of the Board

87.     Supervisory role of the Ministry of Health

88.     Secretary to the Board

89.     Remuneration of the Board Members

90.     Standing Committees

91.     Annual report

92.     Funds and resources of the Board

93.     Power to borrow money

94.     Bank account

95.     Account and audit returns by the Board

96.     Directorates

97.     Power to make regulations

PART 7 – Local Government Health Authority

98.     Establishment of local government health authority

99.     Functions of the local health authority

100.   Composition of the authority

101.   Tenure of office

102.   Meetings

103.   Remuneration

104.   Secretary to the local government health authority

105.   Funds and resources of the Authority

106.   Loans and grants by any Government

107.   Duty to disseminate information

108.   Obligation to keep records

109.   Confidentiality

110.   Access to health records

111.   Access to health record by health care provider

112.   Protection of health records

113.   Laying of complaints

PART 8 – Ward Health Committee and Health Facility Management Team

114.   Establishment of Ward Health Committee

115.   Composition of the Ward Health Committee

116.   Composition of the management team

117.   Functions of Ward Health Committee

118.   Functions of Medical Officer of Health

119.   Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of facility

120.   Non-compliance

PART 9 – The Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board

121.   Establishment of Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board

122.   Composition of the Board

123.   Tenure, resignation and removal from office

124.   Remunerations and allowances of members of the Board

125.   Functions of the Board

126.   Powers of the Board

127.   Registrar of the Board

128.   Contributory Pensions Act

129.   Establishment of State Traditional Medicine Fund

130.   Expenditure of the Board

131.   Power to borrow

132.   Power to accept gifts

133.   Annual reports

134.   Establishment of Traditional Medicine Board Disciplinary Committee

135.   Composition of the Disciplinary Committee

136.   Penalties for professional misconduct

137.   Appeal against direction of the Disciplinary Committee

138.   Establishment of the Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board Investigating Panel

139.   Composition of the State Traditional Medicine Investigating Panel

140.   Direction by the Commissioner, etc., to the Board

141.   Powers to make regulations

142.   Offences and penalties

143.   Interpretation

144.   Registration of health facility having radiographic unit

145.   Power to make regulations

146.   Repeals

147.   Citation and commencement

SCHEDULES

LAWS OF LAGOS STATE

LAWS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA