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ACT XII OF 2019 ACT XII OF 2019 BALOCHISTAN HEALTHCARE COMMISSION ACT, 2019 An Act to improve quality of healthcare services and ban quackery in all its forms and manifestations in Balochistan [Gazette of Balochistan Extraordinary, 16th December, 2019] No. PAB / Legis; V(10) / 2019, dated 16.12.2019.---The Balochistan Health Care Commission Bill 2019 Bill No. 10 of 2019 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 18th November, 2019 and assented to by the Governor Balochistan, on 10th December, 2019 is hereby published as an Act of the Balochitsan Provincial Assembly. Preamble.---WHEREAS, it is expedient to make provisions for the improvement of quality of healthcare services, clinical governance and to ban medical or health quackery in all its forms and manifestations and to provide for establishment of the Balochistan Healthcare Commission and the matters connected or ancillary thereto; It is hereby enacted as follows:- 10. Chief Executive Officer.---(1) The Commission shall appoint a MBBS doctor having a postgraduate degree and minimum of twenty years' experience in hospitals/teaching institutions administration and management, to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission as prescribed. (2) The Chief Executive Officer shall, subject to the supervision and control of the Commission administer the affairs of the Commission as provided in the Act, and may exercise such powers as are delegated to him by the Commission. Or as prescribed in the rules or regulation. (3) His office shall be in the premises of Commission and shall respond to chairperson and Commission. (4) In particular, the Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible to- (a) manage the administration, operations and functions of the Commission; (b) act as the principal accounting officer responsible and accountable for the management of the Commission's funds and assets; (c) prepare and present the Commission with strategic and operational plans for its review and appraisal; (d) assist the Commission in strategic thinking, planning and leadership and implement its policies; (e) protect the financial health of the Commission; (f) act as spokesperson and advocate of the Commission; (g) provide leadership to the senior management and direction to all staff; (h) convey and coordinate Commission meetings, formulation of meetings' minutes, execution of decisions, maintain record, correspondences, implementation of decision by committees and other, and reports to Chairperson and Commission; (i) attend meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee; and (j) shall be non-voter member of the Commission. (5) The Chief Executive Officer shall devote his whole time and attention to the affairs of the Commission. (3)(sic.) The Chief Executive Officer of the Commission nominated shall submit resignation or relieving letter from previous position if held where has an interest or share in any healthcare establishment.