Preamble Act No. 14 of 2012

[23rd July, 2012]

PREAMBLE

An Act to prohibit violence against healthcare service persons and to prevent damage and loss to property in healthcare service institutions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Healthcare Service Persons and Healthcare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act, 2012.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 26th day of August, 2010.

S.2 Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(a) "healthcare service institutions" means all institutions providing healthcare to people which are under the control of the State or the Central Government or Local Bodies etc., including any private hospital having facilities for treatment of the sick and used for their reception or stay; any private maternity hom

S.3 Prohibition of violence

Any act of violence against healthcare service persons or damage or loss to property in a healthcare service institution is hereby prohibited.

S.4 Penalty and other consequence for violation of section 3

(1) any offender who commits any act in contravention of section 3, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a period which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.

(2) In addition to the punishment specified in sub-section (1), the offender shall be liable to pay to the healthcare service institution a compensation of twice the amount of purchase price of medical equipment damaged and the loss caused to the property as may be determined by the Court trying the offence.

                       The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of any other law for the time being in force.

S.6 Responsibility of healthcare service institutions to give complete information of medical treatment

It shall be the responsibility of each healthcare service institution to furnish, in writing, the complete information about medical treatment provided by such healthcare service institutions, to the patients who seek treatment in the said institutions or to their relatives.

S.7 Power to make rules

(1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislative Assembly, while it is in session, for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the s

S.8 Repeal and saving

(1) The Kerala Healthcare Service Persons and Healthcare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Ordinance, 2012 (27 of 2012) is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or deemed to have been done or any action taken or deemed to have been taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under t