Registration of NHI health care providers

(1) All NHI health care providers shall at all times be accredited and licensed by the Ministry of Health and other accrediting medical institutions and shall be registered by the Board as NHI providers. (2) NHI health care providers shall be eligible to– (a) negotiate with the Board to provide specific type or types of health care services in specified quantity and quality to NHI beneficiaries for an agreed fee; and (b) negotiate with the Board for the provision of specific care to NHI beneficiaries for an agreed rate of payment from the Board for every service provided. (3) The Board shall by statutory instrument make rules to establish minimum registration requirements in keeping with nationally established standards and norms for health care providers which may require them to– (a) possess relevant acceptable professional qualifications and experience as may be required by the Ministry of Health; (b) offer services in facilities of an appropriate size and with adequate and acceptable standards of physical structure and equipment; 70 (c) accept appropriate payment from the Board for services provided to NHI beneficiaries; (d) keep adequate and acceptable patient information and accounting records; (e) recognise the rights of patients; or (f) adopt referral protocols to other health care