The Senate don pass one bill wen dey seek to make am compulsory for public and private hospitals across Nigeria to provide emergency medical treatment for second reading and the bill dey prescribe up to six months’ imprisonment for facilities and individuals when go against their provisions.
The proposed legislation still prescribe fine of up to ₦300,000, imprisonment for six months, or both, for anybody wen dem convict say deny emergency medical treatment.
The bill wen Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’Adua (APC, Katsina Central) sponsor dey seek to amend the National Health Act, 2014, to establish mandatory emergency medical treatment standards and referral protocols for healthcare facilities.
Under the proposed amendment, no healthcare provider, health worker or medical establishment dey allowed to deny anybody emergency medical treatment for any reason.