National Health Amendment

Updated:

2010-03-26

Note on progress:

Bill has lapsed - further details in Bill Tracker (access for subscribers, or purchase this document)

Originator:

Minister of Health

Draft Bill

Draft bill full text:

First draft published in GG 20985 of 18 April 2008 -access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document
Second draft published in GG 31114 of 2 June 2008 -access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document
Both drafts available in Policy Documents - access for subscribers - search for the title 'Draft National Health Amendment Bill 2008', or purchase these documents

Year of publication:

2008

Publication for comment (draft bill):

Published in GG 20985 of 18 April 2008 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document

Hearings, briefings and submissions on draft bill:

Aids Law Project and Treatment Action Campaign Joint Submission on the Draft National Health Amendment Bill 2008 (2008-05-16)

Bill

Bill number:

B65-2008

Year of publication:

2008

Bill full text:

Access for Bill Tracker subscribers, or purchase this document

Further Information

SabinetLaw articles:

Two draft health bills overhauling medicine controls for comment

National health bill: pricing dispute process to be set up

Thirteen Bills Remain with Parliament, Most Expected to Lapse

Legislation Remains On Hold Whilst Parliament Closes

News articles:

Bill to regulate private medicine in two months - Business Day (2008-03-13)
Bills to improve access to healthcare approved - BuaNews (2008-04-20)
Private hospitals reject state's tariff watchdog - Business Day (2008-04-21)
New health bills approved - The Citizen (2008-04-21) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Minister to get say over hospital fees - The Star (2008-04-21) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Private hospitals oppose fee bargaining - Business Day (2008-04-22)
Bill receives chilly reception from healthcare groups - Business Report (2008-04-22)
Manto changes are 'vague' - The Citizen (2008-04-22) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Doctors will emigrate - The Times (2008-05-15) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Bill 'would lead to doctor exodus' - Daily Dispatch (2008-05-16) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Netcare warns of health skills exodus - Business Day (2008-05-20) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Doctors join health bill outcry - Business Day (2008-05-21)
'Private hospitals will die' - Fin24 (2008-05-21)
Hospital group blames council for bill's ills - Business Report (2008-05-22)
Health Amendment Bill 'a threat to SA's radiology expertise' - Cape Argus (2008-05-22) (access to SA Media - search for title)
South Africa debates healthcare affordability bill - Engineering News (2008-05-23)
Private healthcare fears for its future wellbeing - Sunday Times (2008-05-25) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Call to axe 'flawed' medical pricing bill - Cape Argus (2008-05-26) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Prescription for Manto - The Times (2008-05-27) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Health bills pass cabinet muster - Business Report (2008-05-30)
Don't mention the bill - Financial Mail (2008-05-30) (access to SA Media - search for title)
State snubs doctors' advise on health bill - Business Day (2008-06-03)
Doctors' body rejects new health bill - Business Day (2008-06-04)
Doctors will emigrate over bill - Fin24 (2008-06-05)
Private health law 'catastrophic' - Fin24 (2008-06-06)
Commission supports health bill - The Star (2008-06-06) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Hospitals, doctors slams revised health bill - Personal Finance (2008-06-07)
Manto not prepared to compromise - The Times (2008-06-09) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Health Amendment Bill to create transparency - BuaNews (2008-06-09)
Zille says health bill will drive skills away - Business Day (2008-06-10)
Doctors, committee meet over health bill - The Times (2008-06-10)
Fees cap would kill private health industry - Zille - Cape Times (2008-06-10) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Bid to limit health fees slated - The Star (2008-06-10) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Legal action looms over health bill - Business Report (2008-06-11)
Medicines bill under fire - News24 (2008-06-12)
Health bill 'good for consumers' - Fin24 (2008-06-12)
New legislation on medicines to save consumers 20% - BuaNews (2008-06-12)
Private healthcare sector 'not speaking as one' - The Star (2008-06-13) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Hospitals, ANC in talks - The Star (2008-06-13) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Free up competition in health sector - Weekend Post (2008-06-14) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Clean bills of health? - Sunday Tribune (2008-06-15) (access to SA Media - search for title)
Health minister justifies bid to cap private tariffs - Business Day (2008-07-16) (access to SA Media - search for title)
War over healthcare - Mail & Guardian (2008-09-11) (access to SA Media - search for title)
National Health Amendment Bill put on ice - Business Report (2008-09-18)
Healthcare regulation 'will not be rushed' - Business Day (2008-10-14)

Journal articles:

Coetzer, N 'The National Health Amendment Bill 2008 and governmental policy reform: how far is too far?' Law, Democracy and Development, 2009 (13)1, p. 40-49 - access for SA ePublications subscribers, or purchase this document

Speeches and statements:

Statement issued by the DA (2008-05-20)

Articles on the Web:

Overhauling healthcare legislation: the next big change to health pricing - Neil Kirby, Werksmans Attorneys (2008-05)

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