NHLS Amendment Bill A Summary – The key changes proposed in the NHLS Amendment Bill include the following: Finances of the Service In terms of Finances of the Service, the Amendment Bill is proposing that a new clause be inserted which outlines how the Service will be funded. In terms of this new clause: The Minister of Health, in consultation with the Finance Minister, must prescribe a financing mechanism for the Service in order to ensure that the Service is adequately and sustainably funded and thereby enabling the Service to achieve its mandate. It is proposed that the Service be funded through: Money appropriated by Parliament on such terms and conditions as the Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, may determine; Fees collected for services rendered; Income earned on surplus moneys deposited or invested; Grants, donations and bequests made to it; Royalties; or Money received from any other source. The Service must charge such fees for services rendered that are not covered by the financing mechanism determined by the Minister of Health in consultation with the Minister of Finance. Composition of the Board The Board of the NHLS will consist of the following members appointed by the Minister of Health: The Chief Executive Officer by virtue of his or her office; The Chief Financial Officer of the Service by virtue of his or her office; Three members representing the National Department of Health, the Department of Science and Technology, nominated by the Director-General of that Department and the higher education sector, nominated by the Council on Higher Education.
NHLS Amendment Bill – A Summary The key changes proposed in the NHLS Amendment Bill include the following: Finances of the Service In terms of Finances of the Service, the Amendment Bill is proposing that a new clause be inserted which outlines how the Service will be funded. In terms of this new clause: The Minister of Health, in consultation with the Finance Minister, must prescribe a financing mechanism for the Service in order to ensure that the Service is adequately and sustainably funded and thereby enabling the Service to achieve its mandate. It is proposed that the Service be funded through: Money appropriated by Parliament on such terms and conditions as the Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, may determine; Fees collected for services rendered; Income earned on surplus moneys deposited or invested; Grants, donations and bequests made to it; Royalties; or Money received from any other source. The Service must charge such fees for services rendered that are not covered by the financing mechanism determined by the Minister of Health in consultation with the Minister of Finance. Composition of the Board The Board of the NHLS will consist of the following members appointed by the Minister of Health: The Chief Executive Officer by virtue of his or her office; The Chief Financial Officer of the Service by virtue of his or her office; Three members representing the National Department of Health, the Department of Science and Technology, nominated by the Director-General of that Department and the higher education sector, nominated by the Council on Higher Education.
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