The Department of Health Legislation

The Department of Health Legislation is responsible for the majority of acts and regulations within the domain of the Ministry of Health and Care Services. This includes the following acts: 

• The Patient and User Rights Act
• The Specialist Health Services Act
• The Health and Care Services Act
• The Dental Health Service Act
• The Health Personnel Act
• The Health Service Supervision Act
• The Health Preparedness Act
• The Infection Control Act
• The Patient Injury Act
• The Mental Health Care Act
• The Health Trusts Act
• The Alternative Treatment Act
• The Treatment Biobanks Act
• The Biotechnology Act
• The Abortion Act
• The Transplantation Act

The Department’s responsibility for legislation and regulations entail development, updating, renewal and simplification of existing regulations.

The Department of Health Legislation also considers proposals from other Ministries regarding amendments to or proposals for new acts and regulations.