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JOR-2002-L-95212
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Public Health Law No. 54 of 2002.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Jordan
Subjects (Classification)
Medical care and sickness benefit
Adopted on (Date of text)
2002
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Law consists of 15 Chapters divided into 69 articles. Chapter I deals with duties, competencies and responsibilities of the Ministry of Public Health. Chapter II provides for practicing medicine and the sanitary professions. Chapter III pertains to hospitals and private clinics. Chapter IV relates to mental hygiene and addiction. Chapter V addresses contagious diseases. Chapter VI provides for vaccination and inoculation. Chapter VII concerns withm medicines. Chapter VIII refers to Potable water. Chapter IX deals with chemical substances. Chapter X provides for unfavourable sanitary conditions. Chapter XI provides for sewerage water and treatment. Chapter XII pertains to craftsmen, handicrafts and peddlers. Chapter XIII deals with burial of deads. Chapter XIV contains penalties and offences. Chapter XV contains general provisions.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
Publisher
FAOLEX
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/
File
JOR95212 Ara.pdf (PDF of Law in Arab)