Section 155: Hospitals

155. Hospitals (1) The primary object of every hospital shall be to provide hospital accommodation and treatment for such of the poorer classes as are unable to secure proper medical treatment at their own homes. (2) (a) Accommodation in a hospital shall also be provided at a fair and moderate charge, for persons able and willing to pay for it. (b) The charge shall be according to a tariff to be prescribed. (3) Persons who are not required to provide hospital accommodation for their servants under any enactment shall be allowed to have such of their servants as require hospital treatment, received and treated in hospital, on payment at a rate to be prescribed. (4) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), the public hospitals shall further be available for all Government officers, servants and employees who shall pay such charges as may be fixed in the tariff referred to in subsection (2). (b) The Minister may, by regulations, exempt any class of Government officers, servants or employees or any member of the family of such officer, servant or employee from the payment of charges for medical treatment, attendance, subsistence or otherwise. (5) Persons entitled to poor relief shall be accommodated in the hospitals.