Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
No person shall establish or maintain a health establishment without being registered in respecl thereol and except under and in accordance with the terms ol a licence granted therefor. a. (1) The Government may by noti- fication, conslilute an authority to be called the State Health Authority. The Health Authority shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and common seal and may sue and be suede. (2) The Health Authority shall consisl ol seven members including Chairman and shall be constituted in the following manner. (i) Secretary, Health and Family Welfare/CommF ssioner, Health and Family Welfare/ Special Commissioner/ Special Secretary (Health and Family Wellare) - Chairman. (ii) Director of Health Services (DHS) - Member . (iii) Jt. Director ot Health Services (E) - Member. (iv) Jt. Director ol Health Services (P&D) - Member. 99 (v) Deputy Director of Health Services (PH) -Member (3) The lirst Health Authority shall be constituted within six months from the date of this Act comes into lorce and the name ol members shall be published in the Oflicial Gazette and such Authority shall function for a period ot lhree years. (4) Term ol subsequent Health Authority shall be three years from the date of its lirst meeting. Provided that such subsequent Health Authority shall sit within forty{ive days f rom the date ol its constitution. (5) The Government may by notification, for sufficient reasons to be stated therein lrom time to time, extend, the lerm o, Health Authority by such period nol exceeding one year at a lime,as may be specified in the notilication : Provided that the lotal period ol such extension shall not exceed two Years. 5- (1) The first Health Authority shall, as soon as may be after ils constitution and not later than six months lrom the coming into force o, lhis Act, make orders lor Maintenance ol Register lor the health establishment. (2) The Begister reterred to in sub- section (1 ) shall contain the names ol all the health establishments and shall be iJublished in the Official Gazette. (3) The Register shall be maintained in such trom as may be prescribed. Maintenance o, Reg ister of health establish- ment. (vi) Two eminent medical prolessionals to be nominated by the Government - Members. Appointment of Registrar and Staft. Oualilication, lunction, salary, duties and al- lowances ol the Registrar and Stafi. Establishment and mainte- nance of heallh establishment. Application for registration and Iicence. 100