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The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021

An Act to provide for regulation and maintenance of standards of education and services by allied and healthcare professionals, assessment of institutions, maintenance of a Central Register and State Register and creation of a system to improve access, research and development and adoption of latest scientific advancement and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto

राष्ट्रीय सहबद्ध और स्वास्थ्य देख-रेख वृति आयोग अधिनियम, 2021

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Act Details

Act Number:

14

Act Year:

2021

Location:

Enactment Date:

3/28/2021

Ministry:

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department:

Department of Health and Family Welfare

Full List of Sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 to Section 2

Section 1

Short title and commencement.

Section 2

NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR ALLIED AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSION

Section 3 to Section 21

Section 3

Constitution and composition of Commission.

Section 4

Term of office and conditions of service of Members.

Section 5

Resignation and removal of Members.

Section 6

Cessation of membership and filling up of casual vacancy of Member.

Section 7

Meetings of Commission.

Section 8

Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Commission.

Section 9

Officers and other employees of Commission.

Section 10

Professional Councils.

Section 11

Functions of Commission.

Section 12

National Allied and Healthcare Advisory Council.

Section 13

Central Allied and Healthcare Professionals' Register.

Section 14

Privileges for enrolment on Central Register.

Section 15

Rights of persons who are enrolled on Central Register.

Section 16

Registration in Central Register.

Section 17

Issue of certificate of registration.

Section 18

Registration of additional qualifications.

Section 19

Removal of name from Central Register.

Section 20

Interim Commission.

Section 21

Search-cum-Selection Committee.

STATE ALLIED AND HEALTHCARE COUNCIL

Section 22 to Section 38

Section 22

Constitution and composition of State Council.

Section 23

Terms and conditions of service of Member.

Section 24

Resignation and removal of Member.

Section 25

Cessation of membership and filling up of casual vacancy of Member.

Section 26

Meetings of State Council.

Section 27

Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of State Council.

Section 28

Officers and other employees of State Council.

Section 29

Constitution and functions of Autonomous Boards.

Section 30

Functions of State Council.

Section 31

Constitution of Advisory Board.

Section 32

State Allied and Healthcare Professionals' Register.

Section 33

Registration in State Register.

Section 34

Issue of duplicate certificates.

Section 35

Renewal of name of Allied and Healthcare professionals in the State Register.

Section 36

Removal of name of a person from State Register.

Section 37

Restoration of name of a person in the State Register.

Section 38

Recognition of persons offering services prior to commencement of Act.

RECOGNITION AND RECIPROCITY

Section 39

Section 39

Recognition of allied and healthcare institutions and reciprocity.

ESTATBLISHMENT OF NEW ALLIED AND HEALTHCARE INSTITUTION

Section 40 to Section 44

Section 40

Permission for establishment of new allied and healthcare institutions, new courses of study, etc.

Section 41

Power to require information from allied and healthcare institutions.

Section 42

Recognition of allied and healthcare qualifications by State Council.

Section 43

Withdrawal of recognition.

Section 44

Failure to maintain minimum essential standards by allied and healthcare institutions.

FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

Section 45 to Section 55

Section 45

Grants by Central Government.

Section 46

National Allied and Healthcare Fund.

Section 47

Accounts and audit of Commission.

Section 48

Annual report of Commission.

Section 49

Returns and information.

Section 50

Grants by State Government.

Section 51

State Allied and Healthcare Council Fund.

Section 52

Accounts and audit of State Council.

Section 53

Annual report of State Council.

Section 54

Authentication of orders, etc.

Section 55

Practice by allied and healthcare professionals.

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

Section 56 to Section 60

Section 56

Penalty for falsely claiming to be entered in Central Register and State Register.

Section 57

Misuse of titles.

Section 58

Failure to surrender certificate of registration.

Section 59

Penalty for contravention of provisions of Act.

Section 60

Cognizance of offences.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 61 to Section 70

Section 61

Bar of jurisdiction.

Section 62

Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 63

Direction by Central Government.

Section 64

Act to have overriding effect.

Section 65

Power of Central Government to make rules.

Section 66

Power to make regulations.

Section 67

Laying of rules and regulations.

Section 68

Power of State Government to make rules.

Section 69

Power to remove difficulties.

Section 70

Power to amend Schedule.