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148 THE OFFICIAL GAZET'FE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT -C 20TH SEPT., 1978 GUYANA BILL No.

21 of 1978 MEDEX BIIL 1978 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1.

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Short title.

Interpretation.

Registration of medex.

Persons to whom section Services medex may perform Publication Removal Regulations.

3 applies.

of list of medex registered and correction of register.

of names of medex from the register.


20TH SEPT., 1978 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT-C 149 / A BILL Intituled AN ACT to prov�de for the registration of persons as medex for the purpose of providing medical practitioners employed in the service of the Government.

primary health care as auxiliaries to Short title.

I.This Act may be cited as the Medex Act 1978.

Interpreta­ tion.
Interpreta­ tion.

2.In this Act - means a programme as medex approved programme" for registration "approved of persons and organised of Guyana acting in conjunction "the Board" means die Medical 16 of the Colonial for the purposes with the Ministry; Board established Medical Service Ordinance; for the training by the Minister of this Act by the University by section Cap.
134 ot the 1953 ed- "medex" means & person who is - (a)certified by the University of Guyana as having succes - a course of training in the approved fully undergone programme; and (b)is registered ing specific service; under this Act for the purpose of perform­ mei(lical services as an officer in the public "the register" secretary pursuant to section 3; means the register of medex kept by th "the secretary" means the Secretary of the Board.

Registration of medex.


3.The Board shall, applies, whom this section that person in a �egister upon the application direct the secretary to of medex kept by the secr�ary for the of any pcr�n to enter the name of ) purpose.

--- Persons to whom sec­ tion S applies.

4.Section 3 applies to any person who is eligible for registration as a medex under this Act by satisfying the Board - (a)that he is of good character; .

I (b)th'at he is certified by the University of Guyanll.
a• having successfully undergone the approved programme; or a course of training in (c) that he holds a certificate granted by an institution for the in time a place outside Guyana aQd recognised -· 150 THE OFFICIAL.
GAZETTE -C 1978 LEGAL SUPPLEMENT 20TH SEP� .• being by the Board as furnishing of the possession and skill to perform be performed a sufficient by him of the requisite the functions efficiently by a medex under thi<; Act; and guarantee knowledge which may (d)that he is employed, or h'as been selected for employ­ ment, in the public service.

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(1) A medex may perform, under the supervision practitioner designated by the Minister medical registered purpose, such medical under the a pp roved programme provisions of the foregoing services for which the medex has been trained and, without prejudice of this subsection may, in particular to the generality ee of a duly !e;;!� may for the perform (a)advise members generally and the prevention on the promotion of disease; of health of the public (b)administer pre-natal members of the public on routine and post-natal chi.Ip care; care and advise (c)diagnose ictentify medical hospital; and manage certain such ailments practitioner, as need referral or in an emergency common ailments and to the supervising lo a directly (d)perform malities medical normal deliveries which neeid to be referred or to a hospital.
practitioner of babies and identify abnor­ to the supervising presence (2)Nothing ing the personal the place where medical that a telephone service able, if and when required, medical practitioner.

in subsection (1) shall be so construed as requir­ medical of the supervising at practitioner are perfopned by services or a form of ra,dio communication a medex, provided is avail­ for direct contact with the supervising 6.
(1) In the month of February in each year the secretary a list of the names of those persons then �edex publish registered as medex.

in the Gazette shall P:b�r10r 0 (2) Th et shall "- t" to.

• • e seer ary, uOOl 1me tlfile, any a1teration to hls knowledge in the name or a.ddress of any medex registered the name of every deceased medex.

and delete registered and cor· rection of h .

the register.
the register.

msert m t e register coming • �3TH SEPT., 1978 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-C 151 Removal of names of me,,iex from the register.
7,(1) The Board may remove from the register as the Board may determine in the circumstances pennanently, the name of any registered an offence on indictment, is adjudged of his/her conduct functions in connection medex who is convicted of or who, after due inquiry by the Board, by ,the Board to have been negligent as a medex, or to have been guilty for such period of the case.

Oli in the performance of any mis­ therewith.


(2)The removal of the name of a medex from the registeti under this section shall be published in the Gazette.

Regutations 8.The 'Minister, University out of the provisions after consultation may make regulations of this Act, with the authorities for the better of Guyana, of the carrying EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM .
completio for the certification This Bill seeks to provide legislation of Guyana on rthe successful by the University the University training organised for Heallh.
the Meidical to medical care as auxiliaries health and will carry qut their functions for the purpose desigttated is made in clause Provision outside institutions so traineo The persons Board of Guyana and they are being trained practitioners employed under the supervision are eligible -by ,the Minister assigned 3 of the Bill for persons with similar for registration Guyana to be eligible in conjunction with the for registration Minister responsible as medex by of medical responsibility practitioners for health.
training in as medex in Guyana.

to provide in the public primary service n of a programme of _peoons by of The introduction of medex as an extension of the health services now available practitioners, people of Guyana.

in Guyana is intended particularly to provide much needed assistance to medical in the rural areas.

in providing health care for the Minister of Health and Labour, Housing.

· Hamilton Green, (Biil o.

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