Transitory Provisions

Section 50. All the affairs, properties, rights, liabilities and budget of the Health System Research Institute on the part of the Office of the National Health System Reform shall be transferred to be those of the Office under this Act.

The officials of the Office of the National Health System Reform, Health Systems Research Institute, shall be transferred to be officials of the Office under this Act.

Any Government official or employee assigned to perform the duties in the Office of the National Health System Reform, Health System Research Institute, on the date this Act is published in the Government Gazette shall, upon application in writing to the Secretary-General within sixty days from the date this Act comes into force, be transferred to be an official or employee of the Office as from the date of application thereof.

Section 51. All the regulations, rules, notifications or orders relating to the performance of duties of the Office of the National Health
Reform shall apply to the performance of duties of the Office until the regulation, rule, notification, or order is issued under this Act.

Section 52. The Government official transferred under section 50 shall be deemed to be retired from Government service by reason of the dismissal or revocation of position in accordance with the law on Government official’s gratuities and pensions, or the law on Government official’s pension fund, as the case may be.

The employee transferred under section 50 shall be deemed to be retired from employment by reason of revocation of position or retirement without fault and shall be entitled to receive gratuities in accordance with the Rule of the Ministry of Finance on employee’s gratuities.

Section 53. The provisions of section 52 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the retirement from Government service of a Government official or the retirement from employment of an employee who is recruited to the Office; provided that such Government official or employee shall apply for recruitment in writing to the Office within one year from the date this Act comes into force.

Section 54. The Acting Director of the Office of the National Health System Reform on the date this Act is published in the Government Gazette shall perform the duties of the Secretary-General for the time being until NHC appoints the Secretary-General under this Act.

Section 55. In the initial stage, the Prime Minister shall complete the appointment of the Selective Committee under section 19 within sixty days from the date this Act comes into force, subject to the following rules:
(1) the Chairperson under section 19 (1) shall be appointed from a person who has been a qualified member of the National Health System Reform Committee under the Rule of the Office of the Prime Minister on National Health System Reform, B.E. 2543 (2000);
(2) the Prime Minister shall appoint the qualified members under section 19 (2) from the persons proposed by the Secretary-General.
The Selective Committee shall proceed with section 20 and complete the process within two hundred and forty days from the date this Act comes into force.

Countersigned by
General Surayuth Julanon
Prime Minister

Remark:- The reasons for promulgation of this Act are as follows: Whereas health means the state of human being which is perfect in physical, mental, intellectual and social aspects, all of which are interrelated and integrated in balance. Thus the established system of health care service should not focus only on therapeutic service only. It, in fact, incurs huge expenses to be paid by the State and the public. Such expenses become increasingly higher while the diseases and health hazards vary and become more complicated. Hence, the public should be well-informed and participate in the health system. The complete health promotion and protection should be established. Therefore, it is expedient to have the law on national health in order to settle the framework and guidelines in formulating national policies, strategies and activities in respect of national health, with organs and mechanism for securing continuous performance of activities and participation from all sectors to lead to the ultimate goal of health promotion, as well as to solve the problems in respect of health for the public effectively and thoroughly. It is therefore expedient to promulgate this Act.

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