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Health Inspector: Appointment under Loi (1934) Sur La Sante Publique

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A decision made 13 February 2023:

Decision Reference:  MD-HSS-2023-16

Public

Subject: Appointment: Health Inspector under the Loi (1934) Sur La Sante Publique

 

Report Title: Appointment of Health Inspector Under the Loi 1934 Sur La Sante Publique

Public

Decision(s):

Pursuant to Article 10 of the Loi (1934) sur la Santé Publique, the Minister decided to approve the appointment of Dr. Peter Southall as an "inspecteur sanitaire" (Health Inspector) and agreed that his existing duties should be extended to include the duties required of the Medical Officer of Health, when the latter is unable to perform duties in respect of (a) the repatriation into the Island of the body of a deceased person for burial and out of the Island for burial or cremation, and (b) the certification that a body for repatriation off Island is infection free.

Reason for Decision(s):

The Minister decided to appoint a Health Inspector to ensure that certain duties can be carried out in the absence of the Medical Officer of Health.

Resource Implications: Any additional financial implications will be met from within existing budgets.

 

Action Required: Officers to notify the relevant parties of the appointment.

Signature:

 

 

Signed By: Minister for Health and Social Services

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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