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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:- 18. Licensing procedure.---(1) The Commission shall, on receipt of an application, complete in all respect with all required documents issue a provisional license to the healthcare establishment and shall, within the period of thirty days from the date of acceptance of the application, issue the regular license to the healthcare establishment. (2) The Commission shall, before issuing the license, inspect the healthcare establishment by an inspection team. (3) A license issued by the Commission under this section- (a) shall be in such form as may be prescribed; (b) shall be valid for the period of five years; and (c) may be renewed upon expiry.