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The National Medical Commission Act, 2019

Central

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 assessment 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.

Act number
30 of 2019
Ministry
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department
Department of Health and Family Welfare
Enacted
8 Aug 2019

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61 sections

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