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JOR-2008-L-108106
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Law No. 47 of 2008 on Public Health Law.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Jordan
Subjects (Classification)
Medical care and sickness benefit
Adopted on (Date of text)
2008-08-17
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Law consisting of 75 articles aims at regulating issues related to the public health system in the Kingdom of Jordan. The Law governs all professions related to public health and conditions and necessary procedures required for practicing in the medical profession. Art.4 states also that the Ministry of Health is the competent authority accountable for the protection of public health in the country. It is also responsible for monitoring the water and food quality to ensure its safety and adequacy for human consumption.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2008-08-17
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Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2017-05-01 (JOR-2017-L-108107)
Law No. 11 of 2017 concerning the Public Health Law.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation online in Arabic
Author
Prime Ministry
Place of publication
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Country
Jordan
URL
www.pm.gov.jo
File
-#1602;-#1575;-#1606;-#1608;-#1606; -#1575;-#1604;-#1589;-#1582;-#1577; -#1575;-#1604;-#1593;-#1575;-#1605;-#1577;.pdf (PDF in Arabic)