The short answer
What is in force now?
The Act commenced on 1 July 2025.
A nearby public facility is not automatically the clinic assigned to a resident. The legal design depends on catchment and referral records.
What it changes
The practical changes
- The framework distinguishes levels of public care.
- Clinic catchments require a Government determination.
- Referral rules and facility assignments need separate operational records.
In Lahore
What this means here
We can show Lahore's official facilities now. A dependable assigned-clinic answer needs the missing catchment record.
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