NATIONAL HEALTH ACT, 2014

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NATIONAL HEALTH BILL, 2014

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

This Act provides a framework for the regulation, development and management of a national health system and set standards for rendering health services in the federation, and other matters connected therewith, 2014.

ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES

PART 1 – RESPONSIBILITY FOR HEALTH AND ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH SERVICES AND ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM

1.       Establishment of the National Health System.

2.       Functions of the Federal Ministry of Health.

3.       Eligibility for exemption from payment for health services in public health establishments.

4.       Establishment and Composition of the National Council on Health.

5.       Functions of the National Council.

6.       Establishment and Composition of the Technical Committee of the National Council.

7.       Functions of the Technical Committee.

8.       Conduct of the Proceedings of the Technical Committee.

9.       Establishment of the National Tertiary Health Institutions Standards Committee.

10.     Functions of the Committee.

11.     Establishment of Basic Health Care Provision Fund.

PART 11- HEALTH ESTABLISHMENTS AND TECHNOLOGIES

12.     Classification of Health Establishment and Technologies.

13.     Certificate of Standards.

14.     Offences and Penalties in respect of Certificate of Standards.

15.     Provision of health services at Public Health Establishments.

16.     Health Services at Non-Health Establishments and at Public Health Establishment other than Hospitals.

17.     Referral from one Health Establishment to another.

18.     Relationship between Public and Private Health Establishments.

19.     Evaluating Services of Health Establishments.

PART 111- RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF USERS AND HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL

20.     Emergency treatment.

21.     Rights of Health Care Personnel.

22.     Indemnity of the HealthCare provider, Officer or Employee of a HealthCare Establishment.

23.     User to have full knowledge.

24.     Duty to Disseminate Information.

25.     Obligation to Keep Record.

26.     Confidentiality

27.     Access to Health Records.

28.     Access to Health Records by Health Care Provider.

29.     Protection of Health Records.

30.     Laying of Complaints.

PART IV – NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND INFORMATION SYSTEM

31.     Establishment, Composition and Tenure of National Health Research Committee.

32.     Research or Experimentation with Human subject.

33.     Establishment, Composition, Function and Tenure of National Health Research Ethics Committee.

34.     Establishment and functions of Health Research Ethics Committees.

35.     Coordination of National Health Management Information System (NHMIS).

36.     Duties of a FCT as regards Health Information.

37.     Duties of FCT Area Councils.

38.     Duties of Private HealthCare Providers.

39.     National Drugs Formulary and Essential Drugs List and Safety of Drugs and Food Supply.

40.     National Health Insurance Scheme.

PART V – HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH

41.     Development and Provision of Human Resources in National Health System.

42.     Appropriate Distribution of Health Care Providers.

43.     Regulations Relating to management of Human Resources in the Health System.

44.     Training Institutions.

45.     Industrial Dispute.

46.     Medical Treatment Abroad.

PART VI – CONTROL OF USE OF BLOOD, BLOOD PRODUCTS, TISSUE AND GAMETES IN HUMANS

47.     Establishment of National Blood Transfusion Services.

48.     Removal of Tissue, Blood or Blood Products from Living persons.

49.     Use of Tissue, Blood or Blood Products removed or withdrawn from living persons.

50.     Prohibition of Reproductive, therapeutic Cloning of Human Kind.

51.     Removal and Transplantation of Human Tissue in Hospital.

52.     Removal, Use or Transplantation of Tissue and Administering of Blood and Blood Products by Medical Practitioner or Dentist.

53.     Payment in Connection with the Importation, Acquisition or Supply of Tissue, Blood or Blood Product.

54.     Allocation and Use of Human Organs.

55.     Donation of Human Bodies and Tissue of Deceased Persons.

56.     Purposes of Donation of Body, Tissue etc.

57.     Procedure for Revocation of any Donation.

58.     Post Mortem Examination of Bodies.

PART VII- REGULATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

59.     Regulations.

60.     Powers of Minister to appoint Committees.

61.     National Consultative Health Forum.

62.     Assignment of Duties and delegation of powers.

63.     Savings and transitional provisions.

64.     Interpretation.

65.     Short Title.

NATIONAL HEALTH ACT

An act to provide a framework for the regulation, development and management of a national health system and set standards for rendering health services in the federation, and other matters connected therewith, 2014.

[Commencement                      31 October, 2014]

BE IT ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as follows:

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