(1) An application for a license under sections 3, 3A or section 5 of the Act or for renewal of license under section 10 of the Act, as the case may be, shall be made to the Competent Authority in Form I hereto alongwith a fee of Rs.
250/- (Rupees Two hundred fifty only) by demand draft drawn in favour of the Director.
(2) The Competent Authority, on receipt of such application, shall make enquiry and direct the Inspecting Authority to inspect the Clinic/Hospital/Nursing Home/Diagnostic Centre/Pathological Laboratory where the applicant is practicing/proposes to practice and to find out whether the applicant fulfills the minimum standards specified in the Schedule to these rules and submit to the Competent Authority its Inspection Report.
(3) On the basis of the Inspection Report, the Competent Authority may grant the license, or as the case may be, refuse to grant the license after recording the reasons for such refusal in writing.
(4) The license shall be granted in Form II hereto.
(5) The license granted under sub-rule (4) shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of its issue, provided that the licensee is holding or continues to hold a valid registration from the Goa Medical Council or the Goa Dental Council or the Goa Board of Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy, as the case may be. The Licensee shall apply for renewal of license within ninety days before the date of expiry of the license.
(6) The Competent Authority or the Inspecting Authority, at any time, on receipt of complaint or otherwise, visit a Clinic/Hospital/Nursing Home/Diagnostic Centre/Pathological laboratory with or without prior notice, and verify whether the provisions of the Act, these rules and the conditions of the license are being duly observed or not.
(7) The Inspection Report, together with the observations, if any, of the Competent Authority, shall be communicated to the concerned doctor or the Medical Superintendent, as the case may be, for compliance within sixty days from the date of receipt of the same.
(8) In case of failure to comply with the observations communicated under sub-rule (7) above within the specified time, the license shall be liable to be cancelled/suspended for such period as may be specified in writing in that behalf.