Health Act 2004
Minister to make regulations for purposes of this Part.
53.— (1) The Minister F215[, after consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth,] may make regulations for the purposes of this Part.
(2) Regulations under this section may, among other things, make provision for the following matters:
(a) requirements to be complied with by complainants;
(b) the appointment of persons as complaints officers and the functions of complaints officers;
(c) the procedure to be followed in investigating complaints;
(d) the making of recommendations by complaints officers following the investigation of complaints and the nature of the recommendations that, subject to section 51, they are authorised to make;
(e) the implementation of recommendations made by complaints officers;
(f) the appointment of persons as review officers and the functions of those officers;
(g) the procedure to be followed in undertaking reviews;
(h) the making of recommendations by review officers following the review of a complaint and the nature of the recommendations that they are authorised to make;
(i) the implementation of recommendations made by review officers;
(j) the assignment by the Executive of the review functions referred to in section 49(4) to any other body or person.
Annotations:
Amendments:
F215
Inserted (1.03.2023) by Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (6/2022), S. 45, S.I. No. 666 of 2022.
Editorial Notes:
E50
Power pursuant to section exercised (4.12.2018) by Health Act 2004 (Complaints) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 519 of 2018).
E51
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.01.2007) by Health Act 2004 (Complaints) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 652 of 2006), in effect as per reg. 1(2).