IMA protest against Clinical Establishments Bill 2010

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IMA delegates protest against Clinical Establishments (Registration and

Regulation) Bill, 2010

IMA delegates meet MP Tewari

By Manmeet kaur - June 28, 2010 - 0 comments

As per the reports, the delegation of the local unit of Indian Medical

Association (IMA), Ludhiana, discussed the implications of Clinical

Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2010 with Manish Tewari,

local MP and national spokesperson of the All India Congress Committee.

The members also submitted a memorandum and asked Tewari to appeal the

government in order to withdraw the 'Clinical Establishment Bill', which was

passed in the Lok Sabha without any discussions and deliberations.

Agenda behind the protest

The members protested against the bill and put forward the demerits of the bill

as it will open the doors for unqualified persons to get registered under the

name of yoga, unani, siddha, nursing, pharmacy and education related to the

healthcare.

Further, the Chief Medical Officer of the district can have the power, as per

the provisions under the bill, to inspect a private health institution that can

impose a fine up to Rs 5 lakh and cancel registration of clinics, nursing homes

or hospitals.

" The bill also makes it mandatory for all private health institutions to provide

medical treatment to all emergency cases without making it necessary for

patients to pay for the expenses incurred on treatment.

This is not justified, " a member of the delegation said.

According to Dr Narotam Dewan, president of IMA, " The introduction of bill is a

severe blow to the private health sector in India. "

Dr. Hardeep Singh, secretary of IMA, Ludhiana, stated that, " The government is

coming up with the bill to favour big corporate hospitals at the cost of small

hospitals and self entrepreneur doctors. "

Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2010 was passed in

Union Cabinet

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had put the proposal for the approval

of Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2010 in order to

achieve the mandate of Article 47 of the Constitution for improvement in public

health.

The Union Cabinet had approved the proposal in January, 2010 and was finally

approved in Lok Sabha. The bill will be passed in the upper house, Rajya Sabha

in the coming Monsoon Session, which will start from July 7.

With the enactment of the bill, there will be a marked improvement in the

quality of healthcare facilities.

The bill will also allow categorization and registration of different hospitals,

clinics and health establishments, depending on their location and services

being offered, according to the new regulations.

Tewari gave assurance to the IMA delegation to take up the issue with the

Central government.

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