ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Children Act
146. Healthcare
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
146. Healthcare
(1)If it appears to an authorised officer exercising powers under section 144 that a child is in need of healthcare, the officer shall forthwith take the child to a registered health institution, and the 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 places the child into healthcare shall forthwith notify—(a)the child’s parent or guardian;(b)any other person who has parental responsibility over the child; or(c)the Secretary or his representative.(3)Where it appears to a medical practitioner or administrator of a health care institution or medical practitioner that any of the offences specified in the Fourth Schedule to this Act have been committed against a child, the medical practitioner or administrator shall forthwith take such measures as may be necessary to record and preserve any information with regard to the condition of the child in the form prescribed in regulations.(4)The medical practitioner or administrator referred to in subsection (3) shall report any finding of an offence against a child to a children officer or other authorised officer in the local jurisdiction of the health facility at which the child is attended within forty-eight hours of such finding.(5)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.