Section 5Part 2 — Establishment, Capital and Administration of Authority
Authority to have general management of health care facilities
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The Authority shall, subject to this Law and any other law, manage the health care facilities and any property appurtenant thereto.
It shall be the duty of the Authority —
to provide health care services and facilities in the Islands in accordance with the National Strategic Plan for Health prepared from time to time by the Government;
to administer the health care facilities in an efficient manner and in such a way as to maintain and promote the health and wellness of the patients of those facilities;
to co-ordinate the administration and operation of the health care facilities;
to make recommendations to the Minister on the development of the health care facilities and the health care services in the Islands and on such matters as the Minister may refer to the Authority for advice;
to give effect to any direction given by the Minister or the Cabinet under this Law;
to provide public health programmes as determined by the Minister acting on the recommendations of the Board; and
to provide health care for employees of the Government, indigent persons and such other persons as may be agreed from time to time with the Minister.
The Government shall pay the Authority fees for the programmes and services specified in subsection (2) (f) and (g).
Subject to subsection (5), it shall also be the duty of the Authority to —
supply outputs that the Cabinet has agreed that it will purchase from the Authority;
supply outputs to entities or individuals other than the Cabinet for payment and in accordance with agreements with those entities or individuals; and
achieve the ownership performance that it has agreed with the Cabinet that it will achieve during the year.
The Authority shall not produce an output during a financial year unless —
the output is within the nature and scope of the activities that are set out in the annual ownership agreement of the Authority; and
the Cabinet, or another entity or person has, by way of formal agreement, agreed to pay for the full cost of the output to be produced.
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