Bermuda Hospitals Board (Amendment) Act 2002
BERMUDA HOSPITALS BOARD AMENDMENT ACT 2002

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BERMUDA HOSPITALS BOARD AMENDMENT ACT 2002

[Date of Assent: 13 December 2002]

[Operative Date: 13 December 2002]

WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Bermuda Hospitals
Board Act 1970 to extend the powers of the Minister under section 13A:

Be it enacted by The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate and the House of Assembly of
Bermuda, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Citation
1 This Act may be cited as the Bermuda Hospitals Board
Amendment Act 2002.

Amendment of section 13A
2 Section 13A of the Bermuda Hospitals Board Act 1970 is
amended

(a) by deleting subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the
following subsections

"(1) The Minister may prepare a scale of fees which
shall be charged by medical and dental practitioners for
the treatment of patients in hospitals and for any course
of treatment partly in and partly outside the hospitals.

(2) The Minister may consult such persons or
bodies he considers appropriate in the preparation of the
scale of fees under subsection (1).";

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(b) by deleting subsection (6) and substituting the following
subsection

"(6) Medical and dental practitioners and health
insurers licensed under the Hospital Insurance Act 1970
shall adhere to the scale of fees prepared by the Minister
under subsection (1)."; and

(c) by deleting subsection (7).