Punjab Safe Medical Supplies Authority Act, 2018

From: 2018-02-15 - To: 0000-00-00 An Act to establish an Authority for procuring drugs and medical equipment and providing them to the public health facilities in the Punjab It is necessary to establish an Authority for purposes of procuring quality drugs and medical equipment and for effective administration for prompt and equitable distribution to the public health facilities in the Punjab; and, for ancillary matters. Be it enacted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: 1. Short title, extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the Punjab Safe Medical Supplies Authority Act 2018. (2) It extends to whole of the Punjab. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, specify and different dates may be so specified for different areas and for different public health facilities. 2. Definitions.– In this Act: (a) “Act” means the Punjab Safe Medical Supplies Authority Act 2018; (b) “Authority” means Punjab Safe Medical Supplies Authority; (c) “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority; (d) “contract’’ means an agreement between the Authority and any other party for the procurement of goods and services; (e) “drug” means any drugs including tablets, syrups, injections, enemas, ointments, drops, creams, lotions, intravenous drips, serum and vaccines being used in the health facilities for any medical or surgical treatment; (f) “equipment” means any biomedical apparatus or equipment and includes any other article or machinery used in the health facilities; (g) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; (h) “health facility” means a first aid post, dispensary, basic health unit, rural health center, tehsil headquarters hospital, district headquarter hospital (teaching and non-teaching), tertiary care hospital, children hospital, cardiology, urology, kidney or oncology center, center for organ transplant and any other health facility administered and managed by the Government or the Federal Government; (i) “member” means a member of the Authority and, unless the context otherwise provides, includes the chairperson and the vice chairperson of the Authority; (j) “prescribed”…