National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003)Chapter 6 : Health Establishments45. Relationship between public and private health establishments |
(1) | The Minister must prescribe mechanisms to enable a co-ordinated relationship between private and public health establishments in the delivery of health services. |
(2) | The national department, any provincial department or any municipality may enter into an agreement with any private practitioner, private health establishment or non-governmental organisation in order to achieve any object of this Act. |
(3) | An agreement contemplated in subsection (2) must comply with the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), or any municipal finance management legislation, as the case may be. |