The Act is aimed at developing Tuberculosis Notification Forms to every registered medical practitioner, private clinic, private hospital, registered Practitioner, community leader and Incharge of a covered premises operating within the jurisdiction.
The Act ensure Tuberculosis case notification, record keeping and educational outreach.
- Duties of registered Practitioners and Traditional Healthcare provider, are also stated in the Act.
- Duties of Medical Practitioners and those in charge of private clinics and hospitals, also included in the Act.
- “Within one year of the commencement of this Act, the Secretary Health to Government shall establish an online TB Notification System and a Universal Access Number allowing for confidential the notification of a Tuberculosis cases.
According to the Act, “The Provincial Program shall develop Forms and deliver copies thereof to the District Health Officer, who medical practitioner, private clinic, private hospital, of a covered premises operating within the jurisdiction as may be necessary.”
- “A person may comply with the notification requirement by delivering the appropriate Form by hand or submitting it by registered post to be the District Health Officer or to a local public health facility.”
- “Following activation of the online TB Notification System by Government, a person may fulfill the notification requirement by completing the appropriate TB Notification Form on-line.”
- “Following the establishment of a Universal Access Number by Government, a person may fulfill the notification requirement by telephone.”
- “Within a week of examining the patient, a registered medical Practitioner shall submit a complete Notification Form as provided in Notification Form-A, to the District Health Officer or to a local public health facility.”
- A medical practitioner shall maintain the record of a patient under his treatment for a period of two years.
- A medical practitioner shall inform the close contacts of a patient under his treatment about the strategies for preventing the spread of Tuberculosis.
- A medical practitioner shall inform the patient about the availability of free diagnostic and treatment services through local public health facility.
- A medical practitioner shall notify the District Health Officer or a local public health facility regarding the death of a Tuberculosis patient who has been under his care within one week of the patient’s death.
- If a patient changes his residence, the medical practitioner treating the patient shall inform the District Health Officer or a local public health facility regarding shifting of patient’s residence.
- A medical practitioner shall display a poster describing the notification requirement, symptoms of Tuberculosis and measures that prevent the spread of Tuberculosis in a conspicuous location that may be visible to the patients.
- A person who controls the affairs and management of a clinic or hospital where more than one doctors are working shall ensure compliance of the provisions of this section.