Mauritius
Private Health Institutions Act
Act 11 of 1989
- Commenced on 1 July 1990
- [This is the version of this document at 30 June 2017.]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Private Health Institutions Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act—"apparatus" includes any plant, equipment, or instrument;"authorised officer" means a public officer of the Ministry who is authorised as such for the purposes of this Act;"clinical laboratory"—(a)means any premises used or intended to be used for any type of medical investigation; and(b)includes any premises used or intended to be used for the manufacture, repair or modification of prostheses; but(c)does not include a hospital, a nursing home, or a health care unit;"health care unit"—(a)means any premises used or intended to be used for—(i)the examination and treatment of any person suffering from or believed to be suffering from any disease, injury or disability of mind or body; or(ii)the cure or alleviation of any abnormal condition of the human body by the application of any technique or by the use of any apparatus; but(b)does not include premises which provide board or lodging to any person;"health institution" includes a clinical laboratory, a health care unit, a hospital and a nursing home;"hospital"—(a)means any premises used or intended to be used for the reception, lodging, examination and care or treatment of any disabled, injured, or sick person;(b)includes a maternity hospital;"licensee" means the holder of a licence issued under section 3;"maternity hospital" means any premises used or intended to be used for the reception, lodging and care or treatment of any—(a)woman during the ante-natal, delivery or post-natal period;(b)newborn child; or(c)woman suffering from a gynecological problem;"medical investigation" means an investigation which is designed to provide information in relation to—(a)the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a disease or allergic condition;(b)the assessment of the health of a person;(c)the ascertainment of the cause of death of a person, other than an autopsy performed for non-medical reasons; or(d)the response of a patient to medical or surgical treatment given to him;"Minister" means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of health is assigned;"nursing home" means any premises used or intended to be used for the reception, lodging and care or treatment of any person suffering from any infirmity or convalescing from any sickness or injury, other than a hospital;"Permanent Secretary" means the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry.3. Application for licence
4. Licensing of private hospitals
5. Issue of licence
Every licence issued under this Act shall be—6. Register
7. Powers of authorised officer
An authorised officer may, at all reasonable hours, inspect any—8. Power to give directions
9. Power to call for information
The Permanent Secretary may, by notice in writing, direct the licensee to furnish such documents or information as he may require in respect of the—10. Offences
Any person who—11. Regulations
The Minister may—12. ***
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History of this document
30 June 2017 this version
Consolidation
01 July 1990
Commenced