THE MEDICAL, DENTAL AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (SUPERVISORY OFFICERS) REGULATIONS, 2020

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Instrument: Regulation
Citation: THE MEDICAL, DENTAL AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (SUPERVISORY OFFICERS) REGULATIONS, 2020
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Language: en
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This section gives the short title of the Regulations and then starts an application heading. These Regulations apply to the appointment, functions, and duties of supervisory officers in regional, district level, and health institutions. This section defines key terms used in the Regulations, including “Act,” “medical, dental or allied health practitioner,” “council,” “Head of Health Institutions,” “district medical officers,” “supervisory officers,” and “health institution.” The Council may appoint a Regional Medical Officer as supervisory officer, and that officer represents the Council on medical, dental, and allied health matters in the Region. A person qualifies to be a supervisory officer only if the stated registration, licensing, or clean-record conditions are met.

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These Regulations may be cited as the Medical,
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AI-assisted research summary: This section gives the short title of the Regulations and then starts an application heading.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Medical, Dental and Allied Health Professionals (Supervisory Officers) Regulations, 2020. Application
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These Regulations shall apply in the appointment,
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AI-assisted research summary: These Regulations apply to the appointment, functions, and duties of supervisory officers in regional, district level, and health institutions.

2. These Regulations shall apply in the appointment, functions and duties of supervisory officers in the regional, district level and health institutions. Interpretation
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In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise
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AI-assisted research summary: This section defines key terms used in the Regulations, including “Act,” “medical, dental or allied health practitioner,” “council,” “Head of Health Institutions,” “district medical officers,” “supervisory officers,” and “health institution.”

3. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise Cap. 152 requires- “Act” means the Medical, Dental and Allied Health Professionals Act; “medical, dental or allied health practitioner” means a person who is registered, enrolled or enlisted under the Act; “minor transgression” has the meaning ascribed to it under the Medical Council of Tanganyika (Inquiry) Rules, 2020; “council” has the meaning ascribed to it under the Act; “Head of Health Institutions” means Medical Officer in charge or director of facilities; “district medical officers” includes town medical officers, municipal medical officer and city medical officers; “supervisory officers” means persons appointed by the Council to perform its functions under these Regulations; 1 Medical, Dental and Allied Health Professionals (Supervisory Officers) GN. NO. 821 Conted “health institution” means medical, dental and allied health universities, health training colleges, research centers, dispensaries, Non- hospitals, centres, health Governmental Organizations other any organization which has medical, dental or allied Health Professionals and practitioners. and PART II CONDUCTS AND STANDARD OF PRACTICE OF SUPERVISORY OFFICERS Appointment of supervisory officer Qualification of supervisory officer Functions of supervisory officer

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(1) Pursuant to section 15 of the Act, the Council
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AI-assisted research summary: The Council may appoint a Regional Medical Officer as supervisory officer, and that officer represents the Council on medical, dental, and allied health matters in the Region.

4.-(1) Pursuant to section 15 of the Act, the Council may appoint Regional Medical Officer to be supervisory officer. (2) Subject to subregulation (1) the supervisory officer shall be the representative of the Council in all matters relating to medical, dental and allied health services in the Region.
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A person shall qualify to be a supervisory officer if
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AI-assisted research summary: A person qualifies to be a supervisory officer only if the stated registration, licensing, or clean-record conditions are met.

5. A person shall qualify to be a supervisory officer if he has- (a) been fully registered by the Council; (b) valid practicing license or retentions; or (c) no record of professional disciplinary or criminal conviction for the past three years.
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The functions of supervisory officers is as follows
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AI-assisted research summary: Supervisory officers must oversee medical, dental, and allied health matters, handle complaints and investigations, report to the Council, and support registration and professional compliance.

6. The functions of supervisory officers is as follows: (a) overseer of medical, dental and allied Health (b) ensure medical, professional and practitioners in the region; allied health dental professionals and practitioner comply with the code of professional ethics and conducts; or (c) ensure all medical, dental or allied health respective areas are their in professionals registered; (d) receive complaints on behalf of the Council, against any allegation of misconduct or incapacity of a Medical, Dental or Allied Health Practitioner; (e) conduct preliminary investigation on charges or complaints and consequently submit the report to the Council for further determination; (f) notify the complainant on the decision of the Council; (g) refer issues that needs council decisions; (h) dispatch certificates of registration and practicing license in the Region; 2 Medical, Dental and Allied Health Professionals (Supervisory Officers) GN. NO. 821 Conted (i) submit quarterly report of status of registered and unregistered practitioners to the Council; (j) submit to the Council the report of the registered medical, dental or allied health professionals and practitioners who have ceased to practice; (k) conduct dissemination on issues of registration, continuous professional development, disciplinary, law and its regulations; and (l) any other function that may be introduced by Council in relation to its functions. (2) The report under subregulation 6(j) shall state the names of professionals and practitioners who have ceased to practice due to following reasons- (a) death; (b) unfit to practice; (c) criminal conviction; (d) abscondment; or (e) any other reason. Duties of district medical officer and head of institution
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District Medical Officers and head of health
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AI-assisted research summary: District Medical Officers and heads of health institutions must report specified professional and licensing matters to the supervisory officer.

7. District Medical Officers and head of health institutions shall have the duty to report to the supervisory officer: (a) issues of professional misconduct and unfit to practice; (b) matters of minor transgressions within seven days after determination; (c) all practitioners and professionals who have valid practicing license and retention; (d) report number of medical, dental and allied health the professionals and practitioners private Health facilities in their respective areas of practice; located in (e) dispatch certificates of registration and practicing license in the district; (f) conduct dissemination on issues of registration, continuous professional development, disciplinary and the law and its regulations; (g) any other duties that may be introduced by the Council in relation to its functions. Handling of complaints
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(1) Supervisory officers shall receive professional
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AI-assisted research summary: Supervisory officers must receive professional complaints and send them to the Registrar. They may also begin preliminary investigations on their own motion, and for minor transgressions may determine the matter, but must send the written decision to the Registrar within 14 days.

8.-(1) Supervisory officers shall receive professional complaints and forward them to the Registrar. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1) 3 Medical, Dental and Allied Health Professionals (Supervisory Officers) GN. NO. 821 Conted supervisory officer may on his own motion conduct preliminary investigation against any medical, dental, or allied health professional in any matter relating to professional misconduct. (3)Where the complaints are matters of minor transgression, the supervisory officers may have powers to make determination and shall forward the decision in writing to the Registrar within fourteen days after determination for record purpose.
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Without the consent of the Council or in compliance
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AI-assisted research summary: Certain health officials must not disclose information about practitioners unless the Council consents or the law allows it.

9. Without the consent of the Council or in compliance with the law, the supervisory officer, District Medical Officers or head of health institutions shall not divulge any matter or information concerning the practitioners, which shall come to his knowledge in the course of or incidental to discharge of his duties.
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(1) Supervisory officer, District Medical Officers
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AI-assisted research summary: Supervisory officers, district medical officers, and heads of health institutions must ensure professionals and practitioners follow the professional conduct and ethics code, and they must not act in ways that bring the profession or Council into disrepute.

10.-(1) Supervisory officer, District Medical Officers or head of health institutions shall ensure all professionals and practitioners discharge their duties in accordance with the code of professional conduct and ethics. (2) The supervisory officer, District Medical Officers or head of health institution, shall not conduct himself/herself in such manner as to put the medical, dental or allied health profession or Council reputation into disrepute. PART III MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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Professional associations has the duties to report
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AI-assisted research summary: Professional associations must report professional misconduct issues to the council and sensitize members on professional and development matters.

11. Professional associations has the duties to report issues of professional misconduct to the council, sensitize on matters professional and of development. registration continuous
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(1) The supervisory officer, head of health
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AI-assisted research summary: These health officials must avoid actions that could create a conflict of interest and must formally disclose any matter likely to cause one.

12.-(1) The supervisory officer, head of health institution and District Medical Officer shall refrain from any undertakings that may occasion to a conflict of interest. (2) The supervisory officer, head of health institution and District Medical Officer shall make a formal disclosure of any matter that is likely to occasion the conflict of interest. Confidentiality Code of ethics Duties of professional association Conflict of interest Dodoma, 19th September, 2020 UMMY A. MWALIMU Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children 4

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