ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Children Act
120. that a child is in need of medical care, he shall forthwith take the child to a registered health institution, and such health institution shall provide the appropriate treatment, care and necessary hospital accommodation for the child.
Edition: 2019-01-18 · Repealed
120. that a child is in need of medical care, he shall forthwith take the child to a registered health institution, and such health institution shall provide the appropriate treatment, care and necessary hospital accommodation for the child.
(2)Where a child is accommodated in any health institution for in-patient care the authorised officer who took the child shall forthwith notify the child’s parent, or guardian, or any person who has parental responsibility for the child concerned, or the Director or his representative.(3)Where it appears to any health institution or medical practitioner that any of the offences mentioned in the Third Schedule to this Act have been committed against a child, the health institution or medical practitioner shall forthwith take such measures as shall be necessary to record and preserve any information with regard to the condition of the child in the manner that may be prescribed by the Minister in regulations made under this Part.(4)Any expenses incurred in connection with the medical treatment or hospital accommodation of a child under this section shall be defrayed out of public funds.