The Telangana Nurses, Midwives, Auxiliary Nurse-midwives and Health Visitors Act, 1926.
Section 14. Penalty for posing as registered nurse, health visitor, midwife or auxiliary nurse-midwife by a person who is not such.
(1) Any person, who, not being a registered 1[nurse or health visitor] takes or uses the name or title of registered 1[nurse or health visitor] or uses any name, title, description, uniform, badge or signboard, with the intention that it may be believed or with the knowledge that it is likely to be believed that such person is a registered 1[nurse or health visitor] shall be punishable with fine not exceeding one hundred rupees.
(2) Any person, who, not being a registered midwife 1[or auxiliary nurse-midwives] takes or uses the name or title of registered midwife 1[or auxiliary nurse-midwives] or uses any name, title, description, uniform, badge or signboard, with the intention that it may be believed or with the knowledge that it is likely to be believed that such person is a registered midwife 1[or auxiliary nurse-midwives] shall be punishable with fine not exceeding fifty rupees.
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