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20 of 2023
The National Health Insurance Act 20 of 2023 intends:
- to achieve universal access to quality health care services in the Republic in accordance with section 27 of the Constitution;
- to establish a National Health Insurance Fund and to set out its powers, functions and governance structures;
- to provide a framework for the strategic purchasing of health care services by the Fund on behalf of users;
- to create mechanisms for the equitable, effective and efficient utilisation of the resources of the Fund to meet the health needs of the population;
- to preclude or limit undesirable, unethical and unlawful practices in relation to the Fund and its users; and
- to provide for matters connected herewith.
Commencement
To be proclaimed
To be amended
- Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965
- Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act 78 of 1973
- Health Professions Act 56 of 1974
- Allied Health Professions Act 63 of 1982
- Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993
- Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996
- Competition Act 89 of 1998
- Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998
- Medical Schemes Act 131 of 1998
- National Health Act 61 of 2003