23BApproval of transfer of non-emergency patient transport service licence

23B Approval of transfer of non-emergency patient transport service licence

(1) The Secretary may approve the transfer of a non‑emergency patient transport service licence.

(2) The Secretary must not approve a transfer under subsection (1) unless the Secretary is satisfied that—

(a) if the proposed transferee is an individual, the proposed transferee is a fit and proper person; and

(b) if the proposed transferee is a body corporate, each director and officer of the body corporate who does or may exercise control over the service is a fit and proper person; and

(c) the arrangements for the care to be provided by the transferred service to patients are such that the care will be safe and of an appropriate quality.

(3) In determining whether or not to approve a transfer under subsection (1), the Secretary must consider the following matters—

(a) the suitability of the equipment and vehicles to be used in the service;

(b) the suitability of the clinical governance arrangements and management and staffing arrangements for the service and the compliance of those arrangements with regulations made under this Act and any approved standards;

(c) the suitability of the arrangements for recording, monitoring and reviewing the clinical governance arrangements and management and staffing arrangements for the service;

(d) if the proposed transferee is a body corporate, whether the body corporate is of sound financial reputation and stable financial background.

S. 23C inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 19.