Ghana Health Service and Teaching Hospitals (Amendment) Act, 2019 Act 1009

ACT 1009
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
GHANA HEALTH SERVICE AND TEACHING HOSPITALS (AMENDMENT) ACT,
2019 (ACT 1009)
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTION
Section
1. Section 37 of Act 525 amended
THE ONE THOUSAND AND NINETH
ACT
OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA
ENTITLED
GHANA HEALTH SERVICE AND TEACHING HOSPITALS (AMENDMENT) ACT,
2019
AN ACT to amend the Ghana Health Service and Teaching Hospitals Act, 1996 (Act 525) to
provide for a new membership for the governing bodies of teaching hospitals and for related
matters. DATE OF ASSENT: 27th December, 2019.

(Act 525) to
provide for a new membership for the governing bodies of teaching hospitals and for related
matters. DATE OF ASSENT: 27th December, 2019.

PASSED by Parliament and assented to by the President Section 37 of Act 525 amended
Section 1—Section 37 of Act 525 amended
The Ghana Health Service and Teaching Hospitals Act, 1996 (Act 525) is amended in section
37 by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following:—
"(1) The governing body of a teaching hospital is a Board consisting of—
(a) the following persons who are not members of staff of the teaching hospital:
(i) a chairperson with considerable experience in management and administration who is not
a Minister or Deputy Minister of State;
(ii) a legal practitioner of not less than ten years standing at the Bar;
(iii) a medical practitioner of not less than ten years standing as a clinician;

a legal practitioner of not less than ten years standing at the Bar;
(iii) a medical practitioner of not less than ten years standing as a clinician;

(iv) an allied health professional of not less than ten years experience;
(v) a pharmacist of not less than ten years standing; and
(vi) a nurse or midwife of not less than ten years standing;
(b) two representatives with considerable experience in health education and research, at least
one of whom is a woman, who are not members of staff of the teaching hospital nominated
by the University Council;
(c) one other person with considerable experience in finance and risk management who is
not a member of staff of the teaching hospital;
(d) a business person in the private sector with considerable experience in private sector
enterepreneurship; and
(e) the Chief Administrator of the teaching hospital, who shall be referred to as the "Chief
Executive Officer"." .
Date of Gazette Notification: 30th December, 2019.