Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Act 2024

Amendment of section 101 of Principal Act

18. Section 101 of the Principal Act is amended, in subsection (3), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a):

“(a) may, subject to any regulations made under Part 9 of the Health Act 2004 , require registered providers—

(i) to make adequate arrangements for an accessible and effective procedure for dealing with complaints made by or on behalf of a person who is or was receiving any of the services provided through a designated centre or who is seeking or has sought any such service,

(ii) to nominate a member of staff of a designated centre to be the complaints officer and another member of such staff to be the review officer to investigate and review complaints for the designated centre,

(iii) to ensure that persons employed in the designated centre are appropriately trained on the arrangements for dealing with complaints, and

(iv) to publicise the arrangements for dealing with complaints,”.