National Medical Commission Act, 2019

The National Medical Commission Act, 2019

राष्ट्रीय आयुर्विज्ञान आयोग अधिनियम, 2019

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Act ID:	201930
Act Number:	30
Enactment Date:	2019-08-08
Act Year:	2019
Short Title:	The National Medical Commission Act, 2019
metadata.dc.title.hindi:	राष्ट्रीय आयुर्विज्ञान आयोग अधिनियम, 2019
Long Title:	An Act to provide for a medical education system that improves access to quality and affordable medical education, ensures availability of adequate and high quality medical professionals in all parts of the country,that promotes equitable and universal healthcare that encourages community health perspective and makes services of medical professionals accessible to all the citizens,that promotes national health goals,that encourages medical professionals to adopt latest medical research in their work and to contribute to research,that has an objective periodic and transparent assessmet of medical institutions and facilitates maintenance of a medical register for India and enforces high ethical standards in all aspects of medical services,that is flexible to adapt to changing needs and has an effective grievance redressal mechanism and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Ministry:	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department:	Department of Health and Family Welfare
Enforcement Date:	2nd September, 2019,Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 56 and 57, vide notification No. S.O. 3162(E), dated 2nd September, 2019, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).


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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPER II

THE NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION

CHAPTER III

THE MEDICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

CHAPTER IV

NATIONAL EXAMINATION

CHAPTER V

AUTONOMOUS BOARDS

CHAPTER VI

RECOGNITION OF MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS

CHAPTER VII

GRANTS, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS

CHAPTER VIII

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Constitution of National Medical Commission.
Section 4. Composition of Commission.
Section 5. Search Committee for appointment of Chairperson and Members.
Section 6. Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.
Section 7. Removal of Chairperson and Member of Commission.
Section 8. Appointment of Secretary, experts, professionals, officers and other employees of Commission.
Section 9. Meetings, etc., of Commission.
Section 10. Powers and functions of Commission.
Section 11. Constitution and composition of Medical Advisory Council.
Section 12. Functions of Medical Advisory Council.
Section 13. Meetings of Medical Advisory Council.
Section 14. National Eligibilitycum-Entrance Test.
Section 15. National Exit Test.
Section 16. Constitution of Autonomous Boards.
Section 17. Composition of Autonomous Boards.
Section 18. Search Committee for appointment of President and Members.
Section 19. Term of office and conditions of service of President and Members.
Section 20. Advisory committees of experts.
Section 21. Staff of Autonomous Boards.
Section 22. Meetings, etc., of Autonomous Boards.
Section 23. Powers of Autonomous Boards and delegation of powers.
Section 24. Powers and functions of UnderGraduate Medical Education Board.
Section 25. Powers and functions of Post-Graduate Medical Education Board.
Section 26. Powers and functions of Medical Assessment and Rating Board.
Section 27. Powers and functions of Ethics and Medical Registration Board.
Section 28. Permission for establishment of new medical college.
Section 29. Criteria for approving or disapproving scheme.
Section 30. State Medical Councils.
Section 31. National Register and State Register.
Section 32. Community Health Provider.
Section 33. Rights of persons to have licence to practice and to be enrolled in National Register or State Register and their obligations thereto.
Section 34. Bar to practice.
Section 35. Recognition of medical qualifications granted by Universities or medical institutions in India.
Section 36. Recognition of medical qualifications granted by medical institutions outside India.
Section 37. Recognition of medical qualifications granted by statutory or other body in India.
Section 38. Withdrawal of recognition granted to medical qualification granted by medical institutions in India.
Section 39. Derecognition of medical qualifications granted by medical institutions outside India.
Section 40. Special provision in certain cases for recognition of medical qualifications.
Section 41. Grants by Central Government.
Section 42. National Medical Commission Fund.
Section 43. Audit and accounts.
Section 44. Furnishing of returns and reports to Central Government.
Section 45. Power of Central Government to give directions to Commission and Autonomous Boards.
Section 46. Power of Central Government to give directions to State Governments.
Section 47. Information to be furnished by Commission and publication thereof.
Section 48. Obligation of universities and medical institutions.
Section 49. Completion of courses of studies in medical institutions.
Section 50. Joint sittings of Commission, Central Councils of Homoeopathy and Indian medicine to enhance interface between their respective systems of medicine.
Section 51. State Government to promote primary healthcare in rural areas.
Section 52. Chairperson, Members, officers of Commission and of Autonomous Boards to be public servants.
Section 53. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 54. Cognizance of offences.
Section 55. Power of Central Government to supersede Commission.
Section 56. Power to make rules.
Section 57. Power to make regulations.
Section 58. Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
Section 59. Power to remove difficulties.
Section 60. Repeal and saving.
Section 61. Transitory provisions.


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