1715 Act Relating to Public Health in the Benacian Union

The 1715 Act Relating to Public Health in the Benacian Union was proposed to the Chamber of Guilds and Corporations by the Unified Governorates delegation of the Nationalist and Humanist Party on 23.XV.1715 AN.

An Act Relating to Public Health in the Benacian Union

Article 1 - Responsibility for Public Health

Public health in the Benacian Union shall be the primary responsibility of the realms comprising the Union. Each realm shall be responsible for implementing and maintaining public health measures within its territory, in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Charter and Union Covenant of the Benacian Union.

Article 2 - Funding for Healthcare

Healthcare costs in the Benacian Union shall be met by the membership fees and contributions of those meritorious subjects enrolled in the Guilds of Benacia and their dependents, as well as by the Civil Executives of the realms and the Benacian Union for public employees.

Article 3 - Healthcare for Subjects Without Merit

The healthcare of subjects without merit in the Benacian Union shall be provided through the charity of the United Ecclesiastical Corporation of Benacia. In addition, realms may opt to provide additional support for healthcare for subjects without merit through the payment of a poor rate on a voluntary basis.

Article 4 - Special Fund for Charitable Medical Services

A special fund for the support of charitable medical services in the Benacian Union shall be established through a punitive tax on the morbidly obese and those who are childless over the age of forty. The revenues from this tax shall be used to provide financial assistance for medical treatment for subjects without merit.

The Realm of Ransenar may exempt itself from the imposition of punitive taxation upon its subjects.

Article 5 - Guild Hospitals

A Guild Hospital shall be established in every bailiwick of the Benacian Union. These hospitals shall be accessible to all persons enrolled in the guilds of Benacia, as well as to public employees and their dependents. The Guild Hospitals shall be funded through the membership fees and contributions of those enrolled in the guilds, as well as through the contributions of the Civil Executives of the realms and the Benacian Union for public employees.

Article 6 - Implementation and Enforcement

This Act shall be implemented and enforced by the Commissioner for Internal Affairs and the Civil Executive for the realms of the Union-State, in accordance with the provisions of the Charter and Union Covenant of the Benacian Union.

Article 7 - Amendment and Repeal

This Act may be amended or repealed by the Chamber of Guilds and Corporations of the Benacian Union, provided that any such amendment or repeal is in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the Benacian Union and the Union Covenant.

Article 8 - Effective Date

This Act shall come into effect on the date of its publication in the official gazette of the Benacian Union.