(1) ThisAct may be called theArunachal Pradesh Health Establishments Acl, 2oo2.
(2) lt shall extend to the whole ol the State ol Arunachal Pradesh.
(3) lt shall come into force on such date as the State Govemment may, by notilication in the otficial Gazette, appoint.
2. ln this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
(a) 'Clinical Laboratory" means an establishment where lests are carried oul lor biological, pathologbal microbiological, biochemical, radiological or any other method analogous any to tests carried oul lor diagnosis ol disease and health condition.
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(b) 'Govemmenf means the Government ol . Arunachal Pradesh.
(c) "Health eslablishment" means a nursing home, a research institute, a hospital, dental clinic, a maternity home, a physical therapy establishment, a clinical laboratory or an establishment analogous to any ol them :
(d) "Health Authority' means State Health Authority constituted under section 4 ;
(e) 'Licensing Authority" means State Health Authority or other Aulhority authorised by the Stale Government lor issue of licence.
(l) 'Maternity Home" means an eslablishment or premises where women are usually received or accommodated or both lor providing ante-natal or post-natal medical or health care services in connection with pregnancy and child birth ;
(g) 'Medical practitionef means a person who possesses Medical Qualifications Prescribed in the lndian Medical Council Act, 1956, lndian Medicine and Central Council Act, 1970 and the Homoeopathic Central Council Act, 1973 and who has been Registered as a medical practitioner in the Registeras provided in the aforementioned Act ;
(h) 'Midwife" means a midwr{e registered under any hw for the time teing in lorce forthe registration ol midwile ;
(i) "Nurse" means a nurse registred under any law lor the time being in force for the registration ol nurse i
(j) "PhysicalTherapyEstablishment"means an eslablishment where physical theraphy, electro theraphy, hydro theraphy Health Establishmenl not to be established or maintained without registration and licence.
Conslitution ot state HealthAuthority and its terms 98 remedical gymnastic, or similar works is usually carried on lor the purpose ol treatment of disease or infirmity lor improvement ol health orforthe purpose ol relaxation or for any other purpose whatsoever, whether or not analogous to the purpose here-in-before mentioned in this clause ;
(k) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;
(l) "Rules" means rule made under this Act ;
3. No person shall establish or maintain a health establishment without being registered in respecl thereol and except under and in accordance with the terms ol a licence granted therefor.
a. (1) The Government may by notification, conslilute an authority to be called the State Health Authority. The Health Authority shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and common seal and may sue and be suede.
(2) The Health Authority shall consisl ol seven members including Chairman and shall be constituted in the following manner.
(i) Secretary, Health and Family Welfare/CommF ssioner, Health and Family Welfare/ Special Commissioner/ Special Secretary (Health and Family Wellare) - Chairman.
(ii) Director of Health Services (DHS) - Member .
(iii) Jt. Director ot Health Services (E) - Member.
(iv) Jt. Director ol Health Services (P&D) - Member.
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(v) Deputy Director of Health Services (PH) -Member
(3) The lirst Health Authority shall be constituted within six months from the date of this Act comes into lorce and the name ol members shall be published in the Oflicial Gazette and such Authority shall function for a period ot lhree years.
(4) Term ol subsequent Health Authority shall be three years from the date of its lirst meeting. Provided that such subsequent Health Authority shall sit within forty{ive days f rom the date ol its constitution.
(5) The Government may by notification, for sufficient reasons to be stated therein lrom time to time, extend, the lerm o, Health Authority by such period nol exceeding one year at a lime,as may be specified in the notilication :
Provided that the lotal period ol such extension shall not exceed two Years.
5- (1) The first Health Authority shall, as soon as may be after ils constitution and not later than six months lrom the coming into force o, lhis Act, make orders lor Maintenance ol Register lor the health establishment.
(2) The Begister reterred to in subsection (1 ) shall contain the names ol all the health establishments and shall be iJublished in the Official Gazette.
(3) The Register shall be maintained in such trom as may be prescribed.
Maintenance o, Reg ister of health establishment.
(vi) Two eminent medical prolessionals to be nominated by the Government - Members.
Appointment of Registrar and Staft.
Oualilication, lunction, salary, duties and allowances ol the Registrar and Stafi.
Establishment and maintenance of heallh establishment.
Application for registration and Iicence.
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6. The Government shallappoint a Registrar who shall be the Secretary to the Health Authority and also appoint lhe stall as necessary lor carrying out the purposes ol this Act.
7. The qualification, function, duties, salary and allowances and such olher matters relating to Begistrar and the stalt shall be such may be prescribed from time to time.
8. The Health Authority may, in any part of Arunachal Pradesh within its jurisdiction, allow to establish or maintain health establishment for reception, admission, treatmenl and care ol physically ill persons, pregnant Woman and carry out laboratory prccedure for diagonosis ot health Disease al such places as it lhinks tits.