Parliament Parliament of India
Allied and Healthcare Council of India established as body corporate
This Bill aims to regulate the education and services of allied and healthcare professionals in India and maintain a Central Register for them.
It establishes a regulatory framework to ensure standards in these professions.
Who it concerns: Allied and healthcare professionals (including technicians, technologists, scientists, therapists, and others providing preventive, curative, or rehabilitative services), allied and healthcare educational/research institutions, and the newly created Allied and Healthcare Council of India and State Allied and Healthcare Councils.
What the bill does
- Constitution of the Allied and Healthcare Council of India (AHC) as a body corporate.
- Constitution of State Allied and Healthcare Councils.
- Maintenance of a Central Register and State Registers for allied and healthcare professionals.
- Definition of 'allied health professional' requiring a qualification of at least 2,000 hours.
- Definition of 'healthcare professional' requiring a qualification of at least 3,600 hours.
- Provisions for the recognition of institutions and reciprocity.
- Permission required for establishing new allied and healthcare institutions or courses.
- Penalties for falsely claiming registration, misuse of titles, and failure to surrender certificates.
- Power of the Central and State Governments to make rules and regulations.
Also in the document
- The Act extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
- It creates specific offences and penalties for contraventions of the Act.
- It provides for the recognition of persons offering services prior to the commencement of the Act.
Where this bill is now: Withdrawn
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Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha)
Bill / law · Ref. LX · 31 Dec 2018
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