05/10/2023
Section 20 of the National Health Care Act provides that a health care provider, health worker or health establishment shall not refuse a person emergency medical treatment for any reason.
For no reason should a person be denied medical treatment in the case of an emergency. The keyword here is emergency, a gunshot victim does not need a police report before treatment is being administered, likewise, money should not be a reason for not treating a patient, so far it is an emergency
Any person who contravenes this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine or imprisonment or both.