The NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION ACT, 2019

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the National Medical Commission Act, 2019.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.

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