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Regional health forums.
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42.—(1) After consulting the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, the Minister shall, by regulation—
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(a) establish such number (not exceeding 4) of regional health forums as the Minister considers appropriate, and
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(b) appoint the establishment day of each regional health forum.
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(2) The function of a regional health forum is to make such representations to the Executive as the forum considers appropriate on the range and operation of health and personal social services provided within its functional area, but it may not consider or make representations concerning any of the following matters:
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(a) a matter relating solely to the exercise of clinical judgment by a person acting on behalf of the Executive or a service provider;
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(b) a matter relating to an action taken by the Executive or a service provider if the action was taken solely on the advice of a person exercising clinical judgment in the circumstances described in paragraph (a);
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(c) a matter relating to the recruitment or appointment of employees by the Executive or by a service provider;
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(d) a matter relating to or affecting the terms or conditions (including those relating to superannuation benefits, disciplinary procedures or grievance procedures) of a contract of employment that the Executive has entered into or proposes to enter into.
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(3) A regional health forum is to be composed of members of each city council and each county council within the functional area of the forum who are to be appointed as members of the forum by that city council or county council as follows:
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(a) in the case of the first appointment of the members of a regional health forum, at the meeting of the city council or county council held next after the establishment of the regional health forum;
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(b) in any other case, at the meeting of the city council or county council held next after the election of members of the council concerned.
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(4) A person ceases to be a member of a regional health forum on ceasing to be a member of the city council or county council that appointed the person as a member of the forum.
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(5) Regulations under this section shall—
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(a) specify the title of each regional health forum and define its functional area,
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(b) specify the number of members for each regional health forum and the number of members from each city council and each county council to be nominated to each regional health forum, and
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(c) specify requirements relating to the manner in which the functions of a regional health forum are to be performed.
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(6) Regulations under this section may, among other things, prescribe requirements concerning the following matters:
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(a) the appointment of members to a regional health forum;
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(b) the election of a chairperson and vice-chairperson of each regional health forum;
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(c) the filling of casual vacancies;
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(d) the meetings and procedures of a regional health forum;
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(e) the establishment of committees of a regional health forum and the appointment of their members;
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(f) rules and procedures to ensure the proper administration of each regional health forum.
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(7) The Executive shall provide, or arrange for the provision of, such administrative services as may be necessary to enable a regional health forum to perform its function.
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(8) The expenses of a regional health forum are payable by the Executive.
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(9) A member of a regional health forum or a committee established by such forum may be paid by the Executive travelling and subsistence allowances in accordance with such scales as may, from time to time, be approved by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance.
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