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Medical officer in charge to have discretion in granting admissions

Cap. 39, s. 25 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) The mere production of the order for admission as in the forms in the First and Second Schedules, shall not be deemed to entitle the persons to whom they refer to be admitted into the hospital for treatment. (2) In every case, the medical officer in charge shall exercise his professional discretion as to the desirability of treating such diseases as the applicant may be suffering from in the hospital, and he shall admit or refuse to admit the person as the case may be. (3) Every person, being dissatisfied with the decision of the medical officer in charge, shall have the right of appeal to the 14
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Medical officer in charge to have discretion in granting admissions — Cap. 39 s. 25 · Belize Law