The Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act, 2007

Preamble

THE KARNATAKA PRIVATE MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS ACT, 2007 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Statement of Objects and Reasons Sections : 1. Short title and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Registration of Private Medical Establishments 4. Registration and Grievance Redressal Authority 5. Application for Provisional Registration and Renewal of Registration 5A. Grant or renewal of provisional registration 5B. Publication of list of expired registration of provisionally registered private medical establishments ~ Application Los Permanent registro. prov renewal 6. Pre-requisites for Permanent Registration or Renewal of Private Medical Establishments 7. Disposal of applications 8. Functions of the Registration and Grievance Redressal Authority 9. Standards 9A. Functions of the Experts Committees and other Committees 10. Schedule of charges and establishment details to be notified 11. Obligations of Private Medical Establishments 11A.Patient's Charter and Private Medical Establishment's Charter 11B. Power of State Government to amend the schedule. 12. Maintenance of clinical records 13. Procedure for obtaining information 14. Restrictions on furnishing of information 15. Penalty or suspension or cancellation of registration 16. Appellate Authority 17. Appeal RNMENT OF KAR RNATAKA 18. Private Medical Establishments to report the names of government doctors on their establishments 19. Penalties 19A. Cognizance of offence 19B. Jurisdiction of Magistrates 20. Offences by a Company 21. Power of entry, inspection etc 22. Sealing premises of un-registered Private Medical Establishments 23. Powers of State Government to give directions to the [Registration and Grievance Redressal Authorities] 24. Protection of action taken in good faith 25. Removal of difficulties 26. Power to make rules 27. Rules and orders to be placed before the State legislature 28. Repeal and Savings SCHEDULE diaCode A RNATAKA STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS I Amending Act 21 of 2007 .- It is considered necessary to bring a comprehensive legislation in place of the Karnataka Private Nursing Home (Regulation) Act, 1976 to have effective control over Private Medical Establishments in the State. The Bill among other things provides for,- (i) registration of Private Medical Establishments; (ii) pre-requisite for registration of Private Medical Establishments; (iii) constitution of Local Inspection Committee; (iv) laying down the Standards of Private Medical Establishments; (v) requiring to notify the schedule of charges payable for different medical treatment and other services in the form of brochures or booklets; (vi) prescribing statutory obligations to be performed by a Private Medical Establishments; (vii) maintenance of Clinical Records; (viii) to make available to the persons or his family member a copy of the gist of observations, treatment, investigation, advice and diagnostic opinion pertaining to the person; (ix) suspension or cancellation of registration; (x) penalties for violation of the provisions of the Act and cancellation of the registration. Certain other consequential and incidental provisions are also made. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 10 of 2007] [Entry 6 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] ERNMENT OF KARN RNATAKA II Amending Act 33 of 2010 .- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act, 2007, to provide for,- (1) extension of time prescribed for registration of existing Private Medical Establishments; and (2) reconstitution of the District Level Registration Authority. Hence the Bill. [L.A.Bill No.26 of 2010, File No.Samvyashe 21 Shasana 2010] e [Entry 6 of List II and entry 26 of list III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] In diaCo Amending Act 37 of 2012 .- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act, 2007 to provide for extension of time prescribed for the registration of existing Private Medical Establishments under the said Act

Sections

Type to filter. 26 sections.

1. 1Short title and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 5B
7. 5CApplication for Permanent registration or renewal
8. 9Standards
9. 11Obligations of Private Medical Establishments
10. 12Maintenance of clinical records
11. 13Procedure for obtaining information
12. 14Restrictions on furnishing of information
13. 15
14. 16Appellate Authority
15. 17Appeal
16. 18
17. 19Penalties
18. 20Offences by a Company
19. 21Power of entry, inspection etc
20. 22Sealing premises of un-registered Private Medical Establishments
21. 23
22. 24Protection of action taken in good faith
23. 25Removal of difficulties
24. 26Power to make rules
25. 27Rules and orders to be placed before the State legislature
26. 28Repeal and Savings

Rules made under this Act

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