ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act
15. Registration of health institutions
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
15. Registration of health institutions
(1)A person or organization may apply to the Council for the registration of a health institution in the prescribed form which shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.(2)Where the applicant satisfies the Council that the institution meets the requirements for registration, the Council shall register the facility as an approved health institution.(3)The Council shall issue to every approved health institution registered under this Act, a certificate of registration in the prescribed form.(4)The Council shall issue in accordance with this section and rules made under this Act, a licence authorizing the use of any premises as a health institution.(5)An application for a licence under subsection (4) shall be made to the Council in the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed fees and shall be made on or before the thirtieth of October of each practising year.(6)A licence issued under this section shall bear the date of day on which it is issued and shall have effect from that date:Provided that a licence issued during the first month of any practising year shall have effect for all purposes from the beginning of that month.(7)A licence issued under this section shall be displayed in a conspicuous place at the health institution to which the licence relates.(8)A licence issued under this section shall specify the nature of services that may be provided by the health institution.(9)The Council may decline to renew, cancel, withdraw or revoke any licence issued under this section, if it is satisfied that the health institution is being operated in a manner that contravenes any provisions of the Act or any regulations made under this Act.(10)A health institution registered under this Act shall be inspected by the Council.(11)No premise shall be used by any person as a health institution unless it is registered and licenced for such use by the Council.