Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

21.   Regulations

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   (1)   The Board may, with the approval of the Governor General, make such regulations with respect to private hospitals either generally or as regards any particular class of private hospital as may be deemed necessary to give effect to and to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Act, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may provide for—

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      (a)     the construction, establishment, licensing, alteration, safety, equipment, maintenance and repair of private hospitals;

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      (b)     the classification, grades and standards of private hospitals;

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      (c)     the inspection, control, government, management, conduct, operation and use of private hospitals;

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      (d)     the qualifications of superintendents, staff, officers, servants and employees of private hospitals and the powers and duties thereof;

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      (e)     prescribing the powers and duties of inspectors;

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      (f)     prescribing or restricting the type and amount of surgery, gynaecology or obstetrics that may be performed in any class of private hospital and the facilities and equipment that shall be provided for such purposes;

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      (g)     the admission and care of patients and for the control of the admission of any class of patient;

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      (h)     the records, books, reports and returns to be made and kept in respect of private hospitals;

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      (i)     the reports and returns to be submitted to the Minister by private hospitals;

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      (j)     prescribing anything authorised or required to be prescribed by this Act.

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   (2)   Regulations made under this section may prescribe in respect of any contravention thereof or failure to comply therewith a penalty not exceeding a fine of $100 or imprisonment for 3 months on summary conviction.