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Goa Health Services Development Act, 2008 (Goa Act No. 13 of 2009).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Goa
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make special provision for securing the establishment and orderly development of health institutions, services and facilities in the State of Goa primarily for implementing the Universal Mediclaim Scheme and management of assets belonging to Health Department, Asilo Hospital, Hospicio Hospital as decided by the Government and in particular in the health estates, and to assist generally in the organization thereof, and for that purpose to establish a Goa Health Services Development Corporation, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Subject
General
Keyword
Institution Public health Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Tourism
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force immediately.
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 57 sections divided into six Chapters, establishes the Goa Health Services Development Corporation to secure and assist health services for the purpose of implementing the Universal Mediclaim Scheme and health estates/medical tourism/health city etc. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the said Corporation entitled to deal with property both movable and immovable and in particular, promote and assist in the rapid and orderly establishment, growth and development of health services in the State of Goa; establish and manage health estates/medical tourism/health city at places selected by the Government; develop health estates selected by the Government for the purpose, construct premises and make them available; operate any scheme, on behalf of Government, related with health services; undertake Schemes or works either jointly or on agency basis with other corporate bodies or institutions, or with Government in furtherance or the purposes for which the Corporation is established and all matters connected therewith.

Full text
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