Tanzania
Private Hospitals (Regulation) Act
Chapter 151
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 1 March 1978
- [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
- [Note: This legislation has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]
Part I – Preliminary provisions (ss. 1-3)
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Private Hospitals (Regulation) Act.2. Application of this Act and exemptions
3. Interpretation
Part II – Appointment of officers and restriction on management of private hospitals (ss. 4-12)
4. Appointment of Registrar and Assistant Registrars
5. Restriction on management of private hospitals
6. Power of Minister to approve organisations
7. The Board
8. Power of Board to approve persons
9. Entitlement to practise for fees
Every approved person and every approved organisation shall, subject to this Act, be entitled to demand, sue for, and recover in any court of competent jurisdiction with full costs of suit, reasonable charges for professional aid, advice and visits, and the value of any medicine or any medical, surgical or dental appliances rendered or supplied.10. No fees recoverable unless persons or organisations approved
No person or organisation shall be entitled to recover any charge in any court by way of claim, counter claim, set off or otherwise for any medical or surgical advice or attention or for the performance of any operation as or by a medical practitioner or dentist or for any medicine prescribed or supplied within the United Republic unless such person or organisation, as the case may be, is at the time approved as such under this Act.11. Particulars of approved organisations to be registered and published
12. Revocation of approval
The Minister may at any time revoke any approval or its renewal given under section 6 if he is satisfied that—Part III – Registration of private hospitals (ss. 13-15)
13. Registration of private hospitals
14. Duties of Registrar in relation to registered hospitals
15. Cancellation of registration of hospitals
Part IV – Control of fees chargeable by private hospitals in respect of medical treatment (ss. 16-22)
16. Interpretation
In this Act, the term "price", when used in relation to medical treatment, means any fee or other payment of any description charged or chargeable by any private hospital in respect of medical treatment rendered to any person.17. Power of Minister to determine price structures
18. Decisions of Minister not subject to review by courts
No decision of the Minister made in accordance with the provisions of this Act relating to prices shall be subject to review by any court on any ground.19. Publication of maximum prices
20. Display of maximum prices
21. Books of accounts and other records
22. Issue of receipts
Part V – Regulation of scales of emoluments payable to medical practitioners employed at private hospitals (ss. 23-26)
23. Regulation of scales of salaries of medical practitioners
24. Enforcement of statutory maximum salaries
25. Records of salaries to be kept
Every approved organisation responsible for the management of any private hospital shall keep records relating to salaries paid to medical practitioners employed at the hospital and shall preserve all those records for a period of two years or such longer period as may be prescribed by regulations made under this Act.26. Agreements designed to evade this Act
On or after the enactment of this Act it shall be unlawful for any employer or organisation to alter, vary or amend (whether or not with the consent of the medical practitioner) any term of any contract, agreement or arrangement with the medical practitioner which is designed to defeat or modify the provisions of this Act is relation to the salary payable to the medical practitioner.Part VI – General provisions (ss. 27-31)
27. Inspection and search
28. Offences by organisations
Where any offence under this Act or any regulations made under it, is committed by an organisation, every person charged with, or concerned or acting in, the control or management of the affairs or activities of the organisation shall also commit an offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly, unless the person proves to the satisfaction of the court that, through no act or omission on his part, he was not aware that the offence was being or was intended or about to be committed, or that he took all reasonable steps to prevent its commission.29. Amends R.L. Cap. 409
[Amends R.L. Cap. 409.]30. Regulations
The Minister may make regulations generally for the better carrying out of the purposes and provisions of this Act, and, without prejudice to the generality, may make regulations—31. Transitional provisions spent
[Transitional provisions spent]History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
01 March 1978
Commenced
Subsidiary legislation
Title | Numbered title |
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Private Hospitals (Standard Guidelines for Health Facilities) Regulations, 1997 | Government Notice 233 of 1997 |
Documents citing this one 2
Legislation 2
1. | Private Health Laboratories (Conditions Pre-requisite to Registration and Management) Regulations, 1998 | |
2. | Private Hospitals (Standard Guidelines for Health Facilities) Regulations, 1997 |