National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003)RegulationsProcedural Regulations Pertaining to the Functioning of the Office of Health Standards Compliance and Handling of Complaints by the OmbudChapter 6 : Compliance Notice, Enforcement and Appeal31. Publication of reports and tribunal decisions |
| (1) | The Office must— |
| (a) | within 25 working days of the issue of the decision, publish the decision of the ad hoc tribunal in the Government Gazette and on its public website; |
| (b) | every six months, publish on its public website and in any other appropriate publication platform, a report which covers all the‒ |
| (i) | inspections conducted, with the names and location of the health establishments; |
| (ii) | compliance certificates issued, with the names and location of health establishments; |
| (iii) | hearings conducted, with the names and location of health establishments and the outcome of the hearings; |
| (iv) | the recommendations made to the relevant authorities in terms of section 79(1)(e); and |
| (v) | complaints received and resolved by the Ombud, by category. |
| (c) | on an annual basis, publish on its public website and in any other any appropriate publication platform, a report which— |
| (i) | sets out the compliance status of all health establishments; and |
| (ii) | summarises the number and nature of the compliance notices issued. |