Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

8.   Classes of private hospitals

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   (1)   Every licence for a private hospital shall specify the nature of the service that may be provided, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing may be issued in respect of—

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      (a)     a medical or surgical hospital;

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      (b)     a medical, surgical and maternity hospital;

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      (c)     a maternity hospital;

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      (d)     a home for the care and accommodation of convalescent or chronically ill persons;

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      (e)     a hospital for the care of any specified class of patients suffering from any designated or specified disease, disorder or illness.

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   (2)   Subsection (1) does not prevent the carrying out at a private hospital in a case of emergency of such surgical treatment as may in the opinion of a medical practitioner be necessary.

However, if such treatment is not within the terms of the licence relating to such hospital, a report shall within 48 hours be made to the Board by the superintendent showing the nature of the treatment and the names of the medical practitioners who recommended and performed the same.

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   (3)   A licence shall state the maximum number of patients who may be accommodated in the hospital at any one time and may be limited to any particular class or classes of patients.

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   (4)   A licence shall remain in force until 31 December of the year in which it was issued, and may thereafter be renewed annually on application to the Minister.