• National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003)
  • Notice No. 869 of 2004
  • Act
  • Preamble
  • 1. Definitions
  • Chapter 1 : Objects of Act, responsibility for health and eligibility for free health services
    • 2. Objects of Act
    • 3. Responsibility for health
    • 4. Eligibility for free health services in public health establishments
  • Chapter 2 : Rights and Duties of Users and Health Care Personnel
    • 5. Emergency treatment
    • 6. User to have full knowledge
    • 7. Consent of user
    • 8. Participation in decisions
    • 9. Health service without consent
    • 10. Discharge reports
    • 11. Health services for experimental or research purposes
    • 12. Duty to disseminate information
    • 13. Obligation to keep record
    • 14. Confidentiality
    • 15. Access to health records
    • 16. Access to health records by health care provider
    • 17 Protection of health records
    • 18. Laying of complaints
    • 19. Duties of users
    • 20. Rights of health care personnel
  • Chapter 3 : National Health
    • 21. General functions of national department
    • 22. Establishment and composition of National Health Council
    • 23. Functions of National Health Council
    • 24. National Consultative Health Forum
  • Chapter 4 : Provincial Health
    • 25. Provincial health services, and general functions of provincial departments
    • 26. Establishment and composition of Provincial Health Council
    • 27. Functions of Provincial Health Council
    • 28. Provincial consultative bodies
  • Chapter 5 : District Health System
    • 29. Establishment of district health system
    • 30. Division of health districts into subdistricts
    • 31. Establishment of district health councils
    • 32. Health services to be provided by municipalities
    • 33. Preparation of district health plans
    • 34. Transitional arrangements concerning municipal health services
  • Chapter 6 : Health Establishments
    • 35. Classification of health establishments
    • 36. Certificate of need
    • 37. Duration of certificate of need
    • 38. Appeal to Minister against Director-General's decision
    • 39. Regulations relating to certificates of need
    • 40. Offences and penalties in respect of certificate of need
    • 41. Provision of health services at public health establishments
    • 42. Clinics and community health centre committees
    • 43. Health services at non-health establishments and at public health establishments other
    • 44. Referral from one public health establishment to another
    • 45. Relationship between public and private health establishments
    • 46. Obligations of private health establishments
    • 47. Evaluating services of health establishments
  • Chapter 7 : Human Resources Planning and Academic Health Complexes
    • 48. Development and provision of human resources in national health system
    • 49. Maximising services of health care providers
    • 50. Forum of Statutory Health Professional Councils
    • 51. Establishment of academic health complexes
    • 52. Regulations relating to human resources
  • Chapter 8 : Control of use of blood, blood products, tissue and gametes in humans
    • 53. Establishment of national blood transfusion service
    • 54. Designation of authorised institution
    • 55. Removal of tissue, blood, blood products or gametes from living persons
    • 56. Use of tissue, blood, blood products or gametes removed or withdrawn from living person
    • 57. Prohibition of reproductive cloning of human beings
    • 58. Removal and transplantation of human tissue in hospital or authorised institution
    • 59. Removal, use or transplantation of tissue, and administering of blood and blood product
    • 60. Payment in connection with the importation, acquisition or supply of tissue, blood, blo
    • 61. Allocation and use of human organs
    • 62. Donation of human bodies and tissue of deceased persons
    • 63. Human bodies, tissue, blood, blood products or gametes may be donated to prescribed institution or person
    • 64. Purposes of donation of body, tissue, blood or blood products of deceased persons
    • 65. Revocation of donation
    • 66. Post mortem examination of bodies
    • 67. Removal of tissue at post-mortem examinations and obtaining of tissue by institutions a
    • 68. Regulations relating to tissue, cells, organs, blood, blood products and gametes
  • Chapter 9 : National Health Research and Information
    • 69. National Health Research Committee
    • 70. Identification of health research priorities
    • 71. Research on or experimentation with human subjects
    • 72. National Health Research Ethics Council
    • 73. Health research ethics committees
    • 74. Co-ordination of national health information system
    • 75. Provincial duties in relation to health information
    • 76. Duties of district health councils and municipalities
  • Chapter 10 : Office of Health Standards Compliance, Board, Inspections and Environmental Health Investigations, Health Officers and Inspectors, Complaints and Appeal Procedures
    • 77. Establishment of Office of Health Standards Compliance
    • 78. Objects of Office
    • 79. Functions of Office 
    • 79A. Establishment of Board
    • 79B. Composition of the Board
    • 79C. Appointment of members of Board
    • 79D. Chairperson and vice-chairperson of Board
    • 79E. Disqualification from membership of Board and vacation of office
    • 79F. Meetings of Board
    • 79G. Committees of Board
    • 79H. Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
    • 79I. Functions of Chief Executive Officer
    • 79J. Delegation of powers and assignment of duties by Chief Executive Officer
    • 79K. Accountability of and reporting by Chief Executive Officer
    • 80. Appointment of health officers
    • 81. Appointment of Ombud
    • 81A. Functions of Ombud
    • 81B. Independence, impartiality and accountability of Ombud
    • 82. Inspections
    • 82A. Non-compliance with prescribed norms and standards
    • 83. Environmental health investigations
    • 84. Entry and search of premises with warrant
    • 85. Identification prior to entry, and resistance against entry
    • 86. Entry and search of premises without warrant
    • 86A. Constitutional right to privacy
    • 87. Disposal of items seized by health officer
    • 88. Miscellaneous provisions relating to health officers, inspectors and compliance procedures
    • 88A. Appeals against decisions of Office or Ombud
    • 89. Offences and penalties
  • Chapter 11 : Regulations
    • 90. Regulations
  • Chapter 12 : General Provisions
    • 91. Minister may appoint committees
    • 92. Assignment of duties and delegation of powers
    • 93. Repeal of laws, and savings
    • 94. Short title and commencement
  • Schedule
    • Laws Repealed
• Regulations
  • Obtainance of information and processes of determination and publication of reference price lists
    • Notice No. R. 1214 of 2006
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Invitation for submissions
    • 3. Infomation that may be submitted
    • 4. Commissioning of costing surveys
    • 5. Guidelines for submission of information
    • 6. Principles underlying the submission of certain information
    • 7. Verification of information
    • 8. Determination of the Reference Price Lists
    • 9. Publication of the Reference Price List
    • 10. Reference Price List Review Cycle
    • 11. Failure to make submissions
  • Human Stem Cells
    • Notice No. R. 376 of 2007
    • Chapter 1
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Use of stem cells
      • 3. Application for authorisation
      • 4. Suspension or withdrawal of authorisation
      • 5. Keeping of records and reporting obligations
      • 6. Database of stem cells
      • 7. Stem cells for later therapeutic use
      • 8. Additional powers and duties of an inspector of anatomy or investi
      • 9. Inspection and control measures
      • 10. Traceability
      • 11. Data protection and confidentiality
      • 12. Quality and safety of stem cells
      • 13. Responsible person
      • 14. Personnel
      • 15. Stem cell reception
      • 16. Stem cell processing
      • 17. Stem cell storage conditions
      • 18. Labelling, documentation and packaging
      • 19. Distribution
      • 20. Relationship between stem cell establishments and third parties
      • 21. Offences and penalties
      • 22. Commencement
  • Forensic Pathology Service, 2007
    • Notice No. R. 636 of 2007
    • Definition
    • Application
    • Forensic Pathology Service
    • Removal and transportation of body
    • Admission of body
    • Storage of body
    • Medicolegal Post Mortem Examination
    • Practitioners authorised to conduct post mortem examination
    • Additional evidence at post mortem examination
    • Practitioners authorised to observe post mortem examination
    • Protection of Records
    • Identification of body
    • Release of body
    • Unidentified body
    • Death of detained person
    • Medico Legal Investigation of Specific Categories of Unnatural Deaths 
    • National Forensic Pathology Service Committee 
    • Accounting and Reporting Requirements
    • Offences
    • Delegation
  • Obtainance of information and the processes of determination and publication of reference price lists
    • Notice No. R. 681 of 2007
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Invitation for submissions
    • 3. Information that may be submitted
    • 4. Guidelines for submission of information
    • 5. Verification of information
    • 6. Commissioning of costing surveys
    • 7. Determination of the Reference Price Lists
    • 8. Publication of the Reference Price List
    • 9. Failure to make submissions
    • 10. 2008 Reference Price List
    • National Health Reference Price List
  • [Repealed] Withdrawal of Blood from a Living Person for Testing
    • [Repealed] Notice No. R. 401 of 2010
  • Cancer Registration
    • Notice No. R. 380 of 2011
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Establishment of the National Cancer Registry
    • 3. Objectives of the National Cancer Registry
    • 4. Reporting by health establishments
    • 5. Reporting by laboratories
    • 6. Norms and standards
    • 7. Confidentiality
    • 8. Protection of data or information
    • 9. Duty to release the data or information
    • 10. Transmission of information from source to data system and registries or visa versa
    • 11. Offences and penalties
    • 12. Transitional Arrangements & Savings
    • Registration Form
  • Categories of Hospitals
    • Notice No. R. 655 of 2011
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Categories of public hospitals
    • 3. District hospitals
    • 4. Regional hospitals
    • 5. Tertiary hospitals
    • 6. Central Hospitals
    • 7. Specialized hospitals
    • 8. List of public hospitals
    • 9. Categories of private hospitals
    • 10. Management of public hospitals
    • 11. National Policy
    • 12. Transitional measures
  • Taking of buccal sample or withdrawal of blood from a living person for testing
    • Notice No. R. 944 of 2011
    • Definitions
    • Taking of buccal sample or withdrawal of blood
    • Training
    • Repeal and commencement
  • Research with Human Participants
    • Notice No. R. 719 of 2014
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Principles guiding research with human participants
    • 3. Obligations of researchers who conduct research with human particpants
    • 4. Research with human participants who are vulnerable
    • 5. Informed consent for research with human participants
    • 6. Review of proposals for research with human participants
    • 7. Ministerial consent for non-therapeutic research with minors
    • 8. Commencement of Regulations
    • Annexures
      • Form A : Application for Ministerial Consent for Non-Therapeutic Research with Minors
  • Functioning of the Office of Health Standards Compliance and Handling of Complaints by the Ombud
    • Notice No. 1365 of 2016
    • Chapter 1 : Definitions, Purpose and Application
      • 1. Definitions and interpretation
      • 2. Purpose of regulation
      • 3. Scope and application
    • Chapter 2 : Collection of Information and Designation of Person in Charge
      • 4. Collection of or request for information
      • 5. Indicators of risk
      • 6. Designation of person in charge
      • 7. Duties of person in charge
    • Chapter 3 : Inspectors and Inspections
      • 8. Appointment of inspectors
      • 9. Skills and experience for inspectors
      • 10. Code of conduct for inspectors
      • 11. Formal credentials for person rendering assistance
      • 12. Inspection strategy, procedures and plan
      • 13. Notice of inspection to health establishments
      • 14. Inspection process
      • 15. Additional inspection
    • Chapter 4 : Inspection of Health Establishment
      • 16. Information on approach to carrying out inspections
      • 17. Entry, inspection and search warrant
    • Chapter 5 : Certification
      • 18. Certification of health establishments
      • 19. Renewal and extension of certification
      • 20. Suspension of certificate
    • Chapter 6 : Compliance Notice, Enforcement and Appeal
      • 21. Compliance notice to health establishment
      • 22. Compliance enforcement
      • 23. Written warning
      • 24. Request for response
      • 25. Monitoring of recommendations to relevant authority
      • 26. Formal hearing
      • 27. Revocation of certification and recommendation to Minister
      • 28. Fine
      • 29. Referral to National Prosecuting Authority
      • 30. Appeal against decisions of Office or Ombud
      • 31. Publication of reports and tribunal decisions
    • Chapter 7 : Complaints Handling and Investigation 
      • 32. Who may lay complaint
      • 33. How to lay complaint
      • 34. Acknowledgement of complaint and request for additonal information
      • 35. Screening of complaints
      • 36. Submissions regarding complaints
      • 37. Period for completing screening
      • 38. Decision following screening
      • 39. Cooperation with other entities
      • 40. Referral from other entities and the public
      • 41. Decision to take no further action on complaint
      • 42. Complaint investigations
      • 43. Notice to health establishment being investigated
      • 44. Progress reports
      • 45. Period for completing investigation
      • 46. Investigations register
      • 47. Report to Minister
      • 48. Notice of decision after investigating complaint and investigation report
      • 49. Referral to and reports from other statutory authority or other appropriate and suitable body or entity
      • 50. Confidentiality of information
    • Chapter 8 : General Provisions
      • 51. Prescribed forms
      • 52. Short title and commencement
    • Annexure
      • Prescribed Forms
        • OHSC 1 : Health establishment information
        • OHSC 2 : Certificate of appointment as an inspector
        • OHSC 3 : Notice of inspection
        • OHSC 4 : Certificate of compliance
        • OHSC 5 : Application for renewal and extension of certification
        • OHSC 6 : Compliance Notice
        • OHSC 7 : Written Warning
        • OHSC 8 : Notice of Formal Hearing
        • OHSC 9 : Notice of Appeal
  • Emergency Care at Mass Gathering Events Regulations, 2017
    • Notice No. 566 of 2017
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Scope of application
    • 3. Responsibilities of event organiser
    • 4. Responsibilities of event medical service provider
    • 5. Medical facility criteria
    • 6. Provision of emergency medical services at event
    • 7. Responsibilities of provincial EMS manager
    • 8. Application for approval
    • 9. Processing of application
    • 10. Composition and responsibilities of Inspectorate
    • 11. Recommendation by Inspectorate
    • 12. Decision of provincial EMS manager
    • 13. Appeal
    • 14. Offences and penalties
    • 15. Amendment of specific requirements
    • 16. Short title
    • Annexures
      • Annexure A : Application for Approval of an Event
      • Annexure B 
        • Table 1 : Allocation of score based on nature of event
        • Table 2 : Event Intelligence
        • Table 3 : Additional Considerations
        • Table 4 : Final Score
      • Annexure C
        • Table 5 : Minimum Resource Requirement
  • Emergency Medical Services Regulations, 2017
    • Notice No. 1320 of 2017
    • Part 1 : Regulatory Framework
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Scope of Application
    • Part 2 : EMS Advisory Committee
      • 3. Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee
      • 4. Exclusion of Members of Committee
      • 5. Declaration by Committee members
      • 6. Termination of membership
    • Part 3 : Licensing of Emergency Medical Services
      • 7. Licensing
      • 8. Application for licence
      • 9. Processing of application
      • 10. Consideration of application for licence
      • 11. Recommendations of Committee
      • 12. Decision of Head of Department
      • 13. Issuing of licence and licence tokens
      • 14. Annual renewal of licence and licence token
      • 15. Suspension or cancellation of licence
      • 16. Reinstatement of licence and lifting of suspension
      • 17. Amendment of licence
      • 18. Change of ownership
      • 19. Fees
      • 20. Exemptions
      • 21. Appeal
    • Part 4 : Inspection of Emergency Medical Services
      • 22. Inspection for new applications
      • 23. Inspection of registered Emergency Medical Services
    • Part 5 : EMS Operational Affairs
      • 24. Display of licence and licence token
      • 25. Name of Emergency Medical Service
      • 26. Management of Emergency Medical Service
      • 27. Information concerning Emergency Medical Service
      • 28. Powers of Emergency Care Personnel
    • Part 6 : Miscellaneous Provisions
      • 29. Delegations
      • 30. Offences and penalties
      • 31. Transitional provisions
      • 32. Repeal
      • 33. Short title
    • Annexures
      • Annexure A : Requirements for Emergency Medical Services
      • Annexure B
        • Airway Equipment
        • Endotracheal Intubation Equipment
        • Breathing/Ventilation Equipment
        • Oxygen Supply
        • Ventilator
        • Diagnostic/Therapeutic Equipment
        • Miscellaneous Disposable Equipment
        • Intravenous Therapy Equipment
        • Medicines Therapy Sundries
        • Transport and Immobilization Equipment
        • Other
        • Requirements for MICU transfers 
        • Requirements for MICU neonatal transfers
        • Rescue equipment requirements
      • Annexure C : Emergency Medical Service Licence Application
      • Annexure D : Emergency Medical Services Fees
  • Regulations relating to the Surveillance and the Control of Notifiable Medical Conditions, 2017
    • Notice No. 1434 of 2017
    • 1. Definitions
    • Chapter 1 : Implementation Principles and Responsibilities in relation to Notifiable Medical Conditions
      • 2. Implementation principles
      • 3. Responsibilities at national level
      • 4. Responsibilities at provincial level
      • 5. Responsibilities at health district level
      • 6. Responsibilities at health sub-district level
      • 7. Responsibilities at health establishment level
      • 8. Responsibilities of health care providers
      • 9. Responsibilities of laboratories
      • 10. Responsibilities of pathologists and laboratory personnel
      • 11. Responsibilities of Medical Schemes
    • Chapter 2 : Declaration of notifiable Medical Conditions
      • 12. Declaration of notifiable medical conditions
      • 13. Notification and reporting process
    • Chapter 3 : Prevention and Control of Notifiable Medical Conditions
      • 14. Voluntary medical examination, prophylaxis, treatment, isolation and quarantine
      • 15. Mandatory medical examination, prohylaxis, treatment, isolation and quarantine
      • 16. Control of spread of notifiable medical conditions
      • [Repealed] 16A. Wearing of face masks to contain the spread of COVID-19
      • [Repealed] 16B. Regulation of gatherings to contain the spread of COVID-19
      • [Repealed] 16C. Regulation of persons entering the country to contain the spread of COVID-19
    • Chapter 4 : General Matters
      • 17. Representation
      • 18. Confidentiality
      • 19. Protection of health records
      • 20. Offences and penalties
      • 21. Repeal
      • 22. Short title
    • Annexures
      • Annexure A
        • Table 1 : List of category 1 notifiable medical conditions
        • Table 2 : List of category 2 notifiable medical conditions
        • Table 3 : List of category 3 notifiable medical conditions
        • Table 4 : List of category 4 notifiable medical conditions
      • Annexure B
        • Table 1 : Data elements to be reported by health care providers
        • Table 2 : Data elements to be reported by private and public health laboratories
        • Table 3 : Data elements to be reported by medical schemes
  • Norms and Standards Regulations Applicable to Different Categories of Health Establishments, 2017
    • Notice No. 67 of 2018
    • Definitions, Purpose and Application
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Scope and application
      • 3. Purpose of Regulations
    • User Rights
      • 4. User information
      • 5. Access to care
    • Clinical Governance and Clinical Care
      • 6. User health records and management
      • 7. Clinical management
      • 8. Infection prevention and control programmes
      • 9. Waste Management
    • Clinical Support Services
      • 10. Medicines and Medical supplies
      • 11. Diagnostic services
      • 12. Blood services
      • 13. Medical equipment
    • Facilities and Infrastructure
      • 14. Management of buildings and grounds
      • 15. Engineering services
      • 16. Transport management
      • 17. Security services
    • Governance and Human Resources
      • 18. Governance
      • 19. Human resources management
      • 20. Occupational health and safety
    • General Provisions
      • 21. Adverse events
      • 22. Waiting times
      • 23. Short title and commencement
  • Regulations Regarding the Rendering of Forensic Pathology Service, 2018
    • Notice No. R. 359 of 2018
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Application 
    • 3. Forensic Pathology Service
    • 4. Referral of unnatural cases 
    • 5. Attending to death scene
    • 6. Unnatural deaths in health establishments
    • 7. Removal and transportation of body
    • 8. Admission of body
    • 9. Storage of body
    • 10. Medico-legal post mortem examination
    • 11. Practitioners authorised to conduct or assist with post mortem examination
    • 12. Additional evidence at post mortem examination
    • 13. Practitioners authorised to observe post mortem examinations other than those contemplated in these Regulations
    • 14. Protection of records
    • 15. Identification of body
    • 16. Release of body
    • 17. Unidentified body
    • 18. Medico legal investigation of specific categories of unnatural deaths
    • 19. National forensic pathology service committee
    • 20. Accounting and reporting requirements
    • 21. Offences
    • 22. Delegation
    • 23. Short title
• Notices
  • Advisory Committee on Reference Price Lists: Appointments
    • Notice No. 398 of 2008
  • Establishment of Ministerial Advisory Committee on e-Health
    • Notice No. 595 of 2015
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Establishment of Ministerial Advisory Committee on e-Health
    • 3. Composition of Committee
    • 4. Appointment of members of Committee
    • 5. Chairperson and vice-chairperson of Committee
    • 6. Disqualification from membership of Committee and vacation of office
    • 7. Working procedure
    • 8. Appointment of ad hoc sub-committee
    • 9. Functions of Committee
    • 10. Conflict of interest
    • 11. Declaration by Committee member
    • 12. Remuneration and allowances of Committee members
    • 13. Termination of membership
  • National Health Insurance Policy toward Universal Health Coverage
    • Notice No. 627 of 2017
    • Glossary of Terms
    • Executive Summary
    • Chapter 1 : Introduction and Background
      • 1.1 Introduction
      • 1.2 Background and Historical Context of Health Care Financing Reforms
      • 1.3 International Context
    • Chapter 2 : Definition, Features and Principles of NHI
      • 2.1 Definition
      • 2.2 Feature of NHI
      • 2.3 Principles
    • Chapter 3 : Problem Statement
      • 3.1 Social Determinants of Health (SDH)
      • 3.2 Burden of Disease
      • 3.3 Structural problems in the health system
        • 3.3.1 Leadership and Governance
        • 3.3.2 Service delivery challenges
        • 3.3.3 Health workforce challenges
        • 3.3.4 Availability of Medical Products and Technologies
        • 3.3.5 Health care financing challenges
          • 3.3.5.1 Costly private health sector
          • 3.3.5.2 Inequitable Health Care Financing
          • 3.3.5.3 Fragmentation in funding pools
          • 3.3.5.4 Out-of Pocket Payments
          • 3.3.5.5 Weak Purchasing and Financing systems that punish the poor
      • 3.4 Conclusion
    • Chapter 4 : Rationale and Benefits of NHI
    • Chapter 5 : National Health Insurance Coverage
      • 5.1 The Three Dimensions of Universal Health Health Coverage (UHC)
      • 5.2 Population coverage
      • 5.3 Service coverage
        • 5.3.1 Expanding access to Hospital Services
        • 5.3.2 Expanding access to pharmaceutical services
        • 5.3.3 Expanding access to laboratory services
        • 5.3.4 Expanding access to radiology services
      • 5.4 Cost coverage
    • Chapter 6 : Reorganisation of the Health Care System and Services under NHI
      • 6.1 Service Delivery
        • 6.1.1 Primary Health Care (PHC) Services
        • 6.1.2 Implementation of Quality Improvement Initiatives
        • 6.1.3 Improving access to Emergency Medical Services
      • 6.2 Improving Leadership and Governance
        • 6.2.1 Improving management and governance at PHC level
        • 6.2.2 District Health Management Offices (DHMOs)
        • 6.2.3 Health Promotion and the National Health Commission
        • 6.2.4 Role, functions, management and governance of Central Hospitals
        • 6.2.5 Role and management of other levels of public hospitals
        • 6.2.6 Governance of other levels of public hospitals
      • 6.3 Enhancing the Health Workforce
      • 6.4 Medical products and technologies
        • 6.4.1 Improving access to pharmaceutical services
        • 6.4.2 Improving the efficiency of National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS)
      • 6.5 Information and Research for Monitoring of progress to UHC
    • Chapter 7 : Finance of NHI
      • 7.1 Aims of Health Financing Reform
      • 7.2 Economic Environment
      • 7.3 NHI Expenditure Projections: and Cost Estimates
        • 7.3.1 NHI Expenditure Scenarios
        • 7.3.2 Estimates of Public and Private Health Expenditure
      • 7.4 Raising Revenue to Finance NHI
        • 7.4.1 Economic growth and financing public health expenditure
        • 7.4.2 Principles of tax design
          • 7.4.2.1 Efficiency and Equity
          • 7.4.2.2 Tax Mix
          • 7.4.2.3 Progressivity
      • 7.5 Options for public funding of NHI
        • 7.5.1 Payroll taxes
        • 7.5.2 Surcharge on taxable income
        • 7.5.3 Value-Added Tax
        • 7.5.4 Other possible tax instruments
        • 7.5.5 Tax rate scenarios
      • 7.6 Changing landscape of Intergovernmental Arrangements
      • 7.7 Proofing of Revenue
      • 7.8 Organisation of the NHI Fund
      • 7.9 Governance of the NHI Fund
      • 7.10 Containing costs and improving management
        • 7.10.1 Supply-side measures
        • 7.10.2 Demand-side measures
        • 7.10.3 Public management and financing reforms
      • 7.11 Linkages to Broader Social Security Reforms
    • Chapter 8 : Purchasing of Health Services
      • 8.1 Purchaser-Provider Split
      • 8.2 Accreditation of Providers by NHI Fund
      • 8.3 Treatment Guidelines
      • 8.4 Provider Payment Mechanisms
        • 8.4.1 Provider Payment at Primary Health Care Level
        • 8.4.2 Provider Payment for ambulatory private specialist services
        • 8.4.3 Provider payment at hospital level
        • 8.4.4 Payment for Emergency medical services (EMS)
      • 8.5 NHI Information systems
      • 8.6 Health Technology Assessment
      • 8.7 The future role of Medical Schemes
    • Chapter 9 : Phased Implementation
    • Chapter 10 : Conclusion
    • References
  • Policy Guidelines for the Licensing of Residential and/or Day Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Illness and/or Severe or Profound Intellectual Disability
    • Notice No. 218 of 2018
    • Definitions
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Context
    • 3. Purpose of Guidelines
    • 4. Application of Guidelines
    • 5. Legislative Framework
    • 6. Guiding Principles
    • 7. Licensing and Designation
    • 8. Application Procedure
    • 9. Handling of Applications
    • 10. Granting or Refusal of License
    • 11. Appeal Procedure
    • 12. Cancellation of License
    • 13. Renewal of License
    • 14. Compliance and Monitoring
    • 15. Rights of Mental Health Care Users
    • 16. Facilities and Infrastructure Norms and Standards
    • 17. Clinical Governance and Clinical Care
    • 18. Clincal Support Services
    • 19. Governance and Human Resources
    • Annexures
      • Annexure A : Application Form for Licensing of Residential and/or Day Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Illness and/or Severe or Profound Intellectual Disability
      • Annexure B : Norms and Standards for Licensing of Residential and/or Day Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Illness and/or Severe or Profound Intellectual Disability
      • Annexure C : Types of Services and Levels of Care for Residential and/or Day Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Illness and/or Severe or Profound Intellectual Disability
      • Annexure D : Assessment and Compliance Report for Residential and Day Care Facilities Providing Care, Treatment and Rehabilitation Services for Persons with Mental Illnesses and/or Severe or Profound Intellectual Disability
  • Office of Health Standards Compliance : Enforcement Policy
    • Notice No. 1286 of 2020
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Background
    • 3. The purpose of the Enforcement Policy
    • 4. Applicable Legislation
    • 5. Principles of Enforcement
    • 6. Scope and application
    • 7. Compliance monitoring
    • 8. Education, advice and guidance on compliance
    • 9. Inspections
    • 10. Response to non-compliance
    • 11. Compliance notice
    • 12. Enforcement
    • 13. Enforcement actions
    • 14. Formal Hearing
    • 15. Appeal
    • 16. Publication of tribunal decisions and reports
    • 17. Roles and responsibilities of stakeholders
    • 18. Review of the Enforcement Policy
    • 19. Publication of the Enforcement Policy
  • National 2021 Normative Standards Framework for Interoperability in Digital Health
    • Notice No. 2667 of 2022
  • Establishment of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation
    • Notice No. 5360 of 2024
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Background
    • 3. Purpose and mandate
    • 4. Composition of the committee
    • 5. Appointment of members of the Committee
    • 6. Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of Committee
    • 7. Appointment of ad hoc sub-committee
    • 8. Disqualification from membership of the Committee and vacation of office
    • 9. Functions of the committee
    • 10. Working procedures
    • 11. Conflict of interest
    • 12. Remuneration and allowances of Committee members
    • 13. Termination of membership
  • National Forensic Pathology Services Committee Terms of Reference
    • Notice No. 5862 of 2025
• Code of Conduct
  • Code of Conduct for Inspectors
    • Notice No. 11 of 2019
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Background
    • 3. Purpose
    • 4. Values and Principles
    • 5. Scope
    • 6. Compliance with laws and regulations
    • 7. Conduct towards health users and the public
    • 8. Conduct towards the Office
    • 9. Conduct towards health establishments and healthcare staff
    • 10. Personal conduct
    • 11. Conflict of interest
    • 12. Acceptance of gifts, hospitality and services
    • 13. Reporting of unprofessional, illegal or unethical conduct
    • 14. Confidentiality
    • 15. Reporting
    • 16. Record keeping
    • 17. Contravention of the Code of Conduct
• Proclamations
  • Commencement of section 53
    • Notice No. 22 of 2008
  • Commencement of Certain Sections of the National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003)
    • Notice No. R. 20 of 2010
  • Commencement of the National Health Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No. 12 of 2013)
    • Notice No. 37 of 2013