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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:- 14. Technical Advisory Committee.---(1) The Commission shall constitute a Technical Advisory Committee consisting of the following members: - (a) one representative each to be nominated by the- (i) Pakistan Medical Commission; (ii) College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan established under the Pakistan College of Physicians and Surgeons Ordinance , 1962 (Ordinance XX of 1962); (iii) Nursing Council; (iv) Pharmacy Council of Pakistan or the Provincial Pharmacy Council established under the Pharmacy Act 1967 (Act XI of 1967); (v) Balochistan Mental Health Authority established under the Balochistan Mental Health Act, 2019 (Act IX of 2019); (vi) Council for Homeopathy; (vii) Council for Tibb; (viii) Director General (Audit) Balochistan; (ix) University of Balochistan; (x) Balochistan Medical Faculty constituted under the Medical and Dental Degrees Ordinance 1982 (XXVI of 1982); (xi) Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta; (xii) Pakistan Medical Association; and (xiii) The Young Doctors Association; (b) one representative of the Health Department; (c) one Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan, preferably be a Medical Doctor, to be nominated by the Speaker, Balochistan Provincial Assembly; (d) one representative of the District Council nominated by the Chairman, District Council, Quetta; (e) one representative to be nominated by the Health Department from the private healthcare establishments; (f) five experts in healthcare services to be nominated by the convener of the Technical Advisory Committee in consultation with the Chairperson; (g) Co-opt member(s) of concerned agenda; (h) Chief Executive Officer of the Commission; and (i) two international health experts to be nominated by the Health Department. (2) Except for the ex-officio members, all other members of the Technical Advisory Committee shall hold office for a period of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment for another term of three years. (3) The Technical Advisory Committee shall elect one each from its members as the Convener and a Secretary. (4) The procedure of meetings and selection of Convenor and Secretary may be prescribed in Rules of this Act. (5) The Convener of the Technical Advisory Committee shall chair meetings of the Committee and the Chief Executive Officer shall attend all meetings of the Committee. (6) The Commission may determine the remunerations payable to the non-official members of the Technical Advisory Committee for attending a meeting as per the TA/DA Rules. (7) The Secretary shall convey and coordinate meetings, formulate and circulate minutes of the meetings and process it to the Commission. (8) The Technical Advisory Committee may organize itself into sub-committees and shall advice on any matter referred to it by the Commission or Convenor, including the matters relating to - (a) policy and strategic framework of the Commission; (b) healthcare standards, Licenses, registration, ban quackery, accreditation and quality assurance; (c) constitution of rules and regulations, forms, checklist, standards, booklets, guidelines etc. related to all components of healthcare service; (d) governance process of the Commission; (e) advocacy, promotion and contribution towards development and sustainability of the work of the Commission; (f) stakeholder consultation for the promotion of quality and standards of the healthcare services; and (g) technical advice on any function of the Commission.