Bill: Draft Health Update Act

[Dogen851]

CONGRESS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
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A BILL TO

UPDATE HEALTH LAWS IN REDMONT




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The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:


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PART I — PRELIMINARIES

1. Short Title and Enactment

(1) This Act may be cited as the ‘Health Update Act’

(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.

(3) This Act has been authored by Vice President _GreyMC, and reviewed by Health Secretary RaiTheGuy07, Health Deputy Secretary Lxi404, Medical Specialist paper_cute, Medical Specialist RobotAlan, Medical Specialist SoapMcKakashi, Medical Specialist ElegantAlly, President antonfr, Doctor Krowyn, Doctor Rorroh, Doctor Starklower, Doctor Seedslol, Doctor sonofalancer, Doctor Kaizered, Doctor Aquacky, Doctor FroznVoid and Doctor Dogen851.

(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Deputy President of the Senate Lxi404.

(5) This Act amends the following acts:

(a) Redmontian Health Service Act

(b) Criminal Code Act

(c) Redmont Civil Code Act

2. Reasons and Intent

(1) The current Health law in Redmont is vague and old. It’s not up to the current state of the plugin and DOH policy.

PART II — AMENDMENTS

3. Redmontian Health Service Act

(1) Part I, Section 3(1) of the Redmontian Health Service Act shall be amended as follows:



“(1) For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) Health Condition. Any disease, injury, illness, or negative status effect recognised as such under DOH policy.
(b) Administration. The use of an item on a player by clicking.
(c) Dispensation. The sale, distribution or administration or distribution of an item.
(d) Treatment. Any item under DOH policy that, when used on a player, alleviates, cures, or prevents a health condition
(e) Cure. An item under DOH policy that cures a health condition
(f) Vaccine. An item under DOH policy that prevents a health condition
(g) Patient. The recipient of a treatment, whether given through dispensation or administration, or a person requesting a doctor or treatment”


(2) Part II, Section 4(2) of the Redmontian Health Service Act shall be amended as follows:



“(2) The DOH shall be the sole regulatory for healthcare and health-related services and items in Redmont, and may, subject to this Act:
(a) regulate the pricing, sale, crafting, distribution, administration, and provision of healthcare-related items and services;
(b) regulate the training and conduct standards of healthcare professionals; and
(b) regulate the diseases and infection rates of health conditions;
(c) regulate the education, conduct standards, training, and status of healthcare professionals;
(d) regulate the standards for properties that may sell healthcare-related items and services;
(e) manage the hospitals and clinics in Redmont and its’ towns with local permission; and
(f) issue, regulate, suspend, and revoke licences for the legal provision of healthcare.”


(3) The following shall be inserted as Part II, Section 4(4) of the Redmontian Health Service Act:


“ (4) The DOH shall administer the Commonwealth's hospitals and clinics, and shall, with the permission of the town, collaborate with towns in the management of town clinics.”


(4) Part II, Section 5(3) of the Redmontian Health Service Act shall be amended as follows:


“(3) The DOH shall establish and maintain a public Medicare policy which shall set out a Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) specifying:
(a) the healthcare services covered by Medicare;
(b) the extent and type of coverage for each service;
(c) any conditions or limitations to that coverage; and
(d) any co-payment applicable to a covered service. ; and
(e) any rules and restrictions that apply to Medicare.”


(5) The following shall be inserted into Part II, Section 5 of the Redmontian Health Service Act:



“ (6) A patient must notify their doctor if they do not have coverage to Medicare either due to opting out or being removed. Doctors must also notify patients if a cure or service requires any payment from the patient.

(7) If a player commits Failure to Disclose Medicare Status, the doctor who treated that player should be compensated for the funds that they lost in accordance with the Medicare Benefits Schedule.

(8) Notwithstanding §4(2) of this act, the Department of Health shall have the sole authority and responsibility to manage who can use medicare, and has the authority to remove anyone's access to medicare in accordance with law and policy.”


(6) Part II, Section 6 of the Redmontian Health Service Act shall be amended as follows:


"(1) Health treatments shall qualify as healthcare-related items and be defined under law as any item that, when used on a player, alleviates, cures or prevents a health condition.

(2) The DOH shall, through policy, assign each health treatment to one of three classes:
(a) Class A for treatments that are restricted to administration by the properly licensed individuals.
(b) Class B for treatments that may be dispensed by the properly licensed individuals.
(c) Class C for treatments that may be freely dispensed.

(1) The DOH shall, through policy, assign each health treatment to one of three classes:
(a) Class A for treatments that are restricted to administration and dispensation by the properly licensed individuals;
(b) Class B for treatments that may be dispensed by the properly licensed individuals; and
(c) Class C for treatments that may be freely dispensed.

(2) Players may self-administer any Class B or Class C treatment item that is in their possession without a need for a license.

(4) Until otherwise specified in policy, all treatments shall be automatically assigned to class A.

(3) Players without a proper license may not administer treatments on other players. Any player with a proper license may not administer treatments without consent from the patient, unless the administration is allowed under DOH policy.

(4) Until otherwise specified in DOH policy, all vaccines shall be assigned to Class C, and any other treatment, including cures, shall be assigned to Class A. However, if a treatment is an item that has not been added by a plugin, it shall be assigned to Class C.

(5) The DOH may create additional requirements for the possession, distribution, and administration of health treatments. The DOH may not create any requirement that penalizes the possession, distribution, nor administration of an item that has not been added by a plugin.”


(7) Part II, Section 7 of the Redmontian Health Service Act shall be amended as follows:


“(1) The following licences are recognised under this Act:
(a) Licence to Practise, which authorises the holder to, in the course of their official duties as an employee of the Department of Health, possess and administer treatments of any class.
(b) Pharmacist Licence, which authorises the holder to:
(i) dispense treatments of Class B and Class C, including through a business registered as a pharmacy under DOH policy; and
(ii) serve as the licensed pharmacist for a registered pharmacy.

(1) The DOH shall maintain an official, public list of all the health-related licenses in Redmont. This list should include:
(a) the qualifications needed for each license;
(b) the restrictions and regulations on each license;
(c) the benefits and privileges of each license; and
(d) any other condition needed for the license-holder to know while in possession of the license.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, a Required License is any license designated by the Department of Health as necessary to perform an activity or exercise a privilege identified in the Department's official list

(3) Unless otherwise set by the DOH, the main licenses will be:
(a) License to Practise. This authorizes the holder to possess Class A treatments, and administer any class pursuant to their duties as an employee of the Department of Health.
(i) Provisionary License to Practise. This license has the same privileges as the regular license to practise, but can be and is limited by the holder’s training in the DOH.
(b) Pharmacist License. This authorizes the holder to distribute Class B treatments according to DOH Policy. This also authorizes the holder to administer treatments inside of their own pharmacy or place of operation with the patient’s consent.

(4) Notwithstanding §4(2) of this act, the Department of Health has the sole responsibility and authority to remove and suspend health-related licenses in accordance with law and policy.”


4. Criminal Code Act

(1) Part IX, Sections 1-5 of the Criminal Code Act shall be amended as follows:


“1 - Providing Treatment without a Licence
1 - Illicit Administration of a Health Treatment
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty: Up to 50 Penalty Units; up to 15 minutes imprisonment
(a) Class A - 5 Penalty Units; 10 minutes imprisonment; notify Department of Health
(b) Class B - 3 Penalty Units; 5 minutes imprisonment
(c) Class C - 1 Penalty Unit; 5 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) administers a Class A health treatment without holding a valid licence to practise ; or
(b) administers a Class B or C health treatment in a way which violates DOH policy or §6 of the Redmontian Health Service Act
This offense shall not occur when:
(i) the player was acting within their lawful authority as a Department of Health employee.

2 - Illicit Trafficking of a Health Treatment
Offence Type: Indictable Summary
Penalty: Up to 200 Penalty Units; up to 60 minutes imprisonment
(a) Class A - 2.5 Penalty Units; 5 minutes imprisonment; notify Department of Health; confiscation of treatments
(b) Class B - 1 Penalty Unit; 1 minute imprisonment; notify Department of Health; confiscation of treatments
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) sells or distributes dispenses a Class A health treatment; or
(b) dispenses a Class B health treatment without holding the required licence.
This offense shall not occur when:
(i) dispensation has been approved by the Department of Health; or
(ii) the health treatment is Class B or C and is dispensed in a private and non-commercial exchange.

3 - Illicit Possession of a Class A Health Treatment
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty: 20 Penalty Units
(a) First offense - 10 Penalty Units; 5 minutes imprisonment; notify Department of Health; confiscation of treatments
(b) Subsequent offenses - 20 Penalty Units; 10 minutes imprisonment; notify Department of Health; confiscation of treatments
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) has wittingly in their possession, or within a container used by them for storage or commerce, a Class A health treatment, and one of the following conditions are met:
(i) the person is not properly licensed to possess the treatment; or
(ii) the possession is not within the course of the person's official duties as an employee of the Department of Health.

4 - Reckless Transmission of a Disease
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty:
(a) First offence - 10 Penalty Units; 20 minutes imprisonment
(b) Second offence - 20 Penalty Units; 40 minutes imprisonment
(c) Subsequent offences - 40 Penalty Units; 60 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) recklessly exposes , or attempts to expose, another player to a contagious disease by failing to take or adhere to reasonable containment measures. ; or
(b) intentionally attempts to expose another player to a contagious disease

5 - Intentional Transmission of a Disease
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty:
(a) First offence - 20 Penalty Units; 20 minutes imprisonment
(b) Second offence - 40 Penalty Units; 40 minutes imprisonment
(c) Subsequent offences - 80 Penalty Units; 60 minutes imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) intentionally infects, or threatens to infect, another player with a contagious disease. This offence overrides Reckless Transmission of a Disease.
(i) This offence overrides Reckless Transmission of a Disease and Threats.”


5. Redmont Civil Code Act

(1) The following shall be inserted as Part XIII, Section 12 of the Redmont Civil Code Act:


“ 12. Failure to Disclose Medicare Status
Violation Type: Administrative
Remedy: 200% of the Treatment Cost
A person commits a violation if the person:
(a) is not covered under medicare; and
(b) receives a treatment from the DOH; and
(c) fails to notify their doctor that they are not covered under medicare; and
(d) fails to pay the proper price for their treatment under the Medicare Benefits Schedule.”