Section 29: Patients’ accounts

29. Patients’ accounts (1) (a) For the purposes of maintaining and administering an individual account for each patient, there shall be a committee to be known as the Accounts Committee. (b) The Accounts Committee shall consist of such members, and shall conduct its business in such manner, as may be prescribed. (2) Every account shall include any— (a) money belonging or any monetary benefit accruing to the patient, including any funds made available for the patient by his next of kin or any other person; (b) benefit accruing to the patient under the National Pensions Act; [Issue 1] M61 – 12 Revised Laws of Mauritius (c) allowance paid to the patient in consideration for work performed during his stay at the centre. (3) All money, benefits and allowances referred to in subsection (2) may be invested in such manner as the Accounts Committee may, with the approval of the Minister, decide. (4) There shall be credited to the account of each patient such portion of the income derived from any investment made under subsection (3) as corresponds to the amount of the patient’s money invested.