The Parliamentary Health Committee met yesterday, Thursday, 7 April 2022, and discussed the following issues:
1. The Registration of Music Therapists and Other Related Matters Act, 2021.
(Bill proposed by the Hon. Efthymios Diplaros, Savias Orphanidou and Charalambos Pazarou on behalf of the parliamentary group of the Democratic Rally, Panikos Leonidou and Chrysanthos Savvidis on behalf of the parliamentary group of the Democratic Party and Christos Christou on behalf of the National Popular Front)
(No. Fak. 23.02.062.133-2021)
The committee continued and concluded the article-by-article debate on the above-mentioned bill, the purpose of which is to legislate on the practice of the profession of music therapists.
2.The Private Hospitals (Establishment and Operation Control) (Amendment) Act, 2021.
(File No. 23.01.062.183-2021)
The Committee, in the presence of representatives of relevant departments and stakeholders, reviewed the above Bill, following a decision of the full House dated 24 February 2022. The purpose of the bill is to amend the Private Hospitals (Establishment and Operation Control) Act to provide for the licensing of hospitals that do not have a safety cabinet and intend to provide treatments whose preparation is done in a safety cabinet, provided that such hospitals are contracted with specialized centers for the dissolution of cytostatic and other specialized pharmaceutical products.
The Committee resolved that the Bill be re-introduced to the full House for a vote as it stands.
3. Proposal to reduce the sunset of the population-based screening program for breast cancer prevention and increase the frequency of the Pap smear test offered within the GHS.
(Self-review upon recommendation of Messrs. Efthymios Diplarou, Savias Orphanidou, Charalambos Pazarou, Marina Nikolaou, Nikos Kettirou, Christos Christofias and Christos Christos)
(Ref. No. 23.04.039.066-2022)
The Committee, in the presence of representatives of the relevant services and stakeholders, discussed the need to broaden the age limit for population-based breast cancer screening programmes and the frequency of Pap smears for cervical cancer.
The Committee, having heard the views of all parties, reserved the right to return to the matter shortly.
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