Copies of any order passed by the State Council orthe Regzstrar or of‘ any entry in the register or in the‘list maintained under section 16. sha11 besuppned on payment ofsnch fees as may be specified in the regulations.
19. Pubiicazions of registers and 1ist: The Registrar shaH on or before a date to be fixed inthis behait by the State CounciI, and thereafter every year. cause to be printed and published thenames, for the time being entered in the register in such manner as may be prescribed.
(1 . CHAPTER 1V NURSES, AUXIIJARY NURSE M11)W1VES,FEMALE 1110A11'1‘11 VV()R1<1".R, LADY HIPALTH VISI'i‘OR/HEAI[1‘11SUPERVESURS 111N'1'1'1‘1.11‘,1)’1'<) PRACTICE AND CONTROL OF LlCENCiNG AUTHOR!“ 1115
20. Licensing and supervisions : (1) Subject to the provisions 01‘ this Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder. every 1ieencing authority sha11 exercise peneral supervision and eontt‘o1 111’ the Nurses, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives, l"t:1nnle 111::11111 Workers, Lady Health Visitor/Heztlth Supervisor practicing within the area under its jurisdiction.
(2) The licensing:1 authority s11a11 delegate any: 01' its powers to sneh oHieer authorised in this regard.
21. Notiee'to licensingauthorityhe1i1re eommeneen'tent ol'praetiee: (1) 1ive1'y person registered under this Act who intends to practice anywhere in Maniptn‘ as; a Nurse, Auxihary Nurse Midwives, Female Health Worker, 1,a(1y Health Visitor/i teatth Supervisor, shall give notiee in writing, to the lieensing authority in the month ot’.1annary for every tive years thereafter during the period continues to praetiee within the said area
(2) Every such notice shall contain such particulars and shall he in. such 1111111 as lnay be Specified in. the regulations. ‘
22. Recognition ot‘tt‘ainitng, institutions: (1’) No ntn‘singi, educational 111:;lilntion'.1ni11 he startedwithont priorappi’ovn1ol't11e('onneilant!the State ( 'onneil.
(2) The State Council may, by the regulations, speeity examinations to he 11e111 tor different courses as laid down by the Council from time to time. i
(3) The State Connei1 may, in aeeoi'tianee with the teguhttions and a1‘te1‘ inspeetioizz. 1:1141 stteh enquiry as it deems 111 and with the prior approval 111' the intIian Nursing ( omzeil .
recognise any institution for the training o1‘Nurses, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives. i-‘emaIe Health Workers, Lady Health Visito1‘s/11ea1th Supervisors, for appearing at any examination held by the State (Tonnei1.
(4) No 5011001 or hospital or institution which is not approved and recognized under this Act 5112111 issue to any person a certificate or enter the name ot‘ any pet‘ram in any Lloetnnentsupporting to show that such person is qualified 1):,31't115t111 o1‘11aving passed any examination or undergone any course o1~ training,1 to praetitv; as Nurse. Anxi1izn'y Ntll'f;c Midwives, 1’e111111e 11ea1111 Worker, Lady 11ea1th Visitor, ttezihh Supervisor unless. 111'. or her name is registered nntler this Aet or entered in the list. .
(5) A11 11:;titt1tions .eontttleting nursing training, should he recognized hy the State Council. ‘
(6) No person sha11 issue any ee1‘ti1ieate to a person who does not 11111111 the regulations ofthe State Council.
(7) No registered hospital and no Nursing Home shall employ nursing personnel who do not posses the minimum requisite qualifications laid down by the Council.
23. Recognition ofinstitution, etc..: Any person who is aggrieved on refusal by theState Council to approve and recognize any institution to train Nurses, Auxiliary NurseMidwives, Female Health Worker, Lady Health Visitor/Health Supervisor may appealwithin three months from the date ot‘such refusal to the Government. The Government‘sdecision shall be final. '
24. Affiliation: The State Council may, in accordance with the regulations and afterinspection and holding such enquiry as it deems fit, affiliate to it any Institutions orhospital for preventive, promotive, curative and rehabiiitative nursing care of clients orpatients.
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25. Withdrawal ofrecognition, etc.: (1)Whea upon report by the Executive Committee. itappears to the State Council:
(a).that the course ofstudy and training and the examinations to be gone throughin order to obtain a recognized qualification from any authority in the State or theconditions for admission to such courses or the standard ofproficiency requiredfrom the candidates at suchexamination are not in conformity with theregulations made under this Act or fall short ofthe standards required thereby. or(b) that all Institutions recognised by the State Council for the training 01‘Nurses, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives, Female Health Worker, Lady HealthVisitor/Health Supervisor do not satisfy the requirement ofthe State Council-the State Council shall send to the Government a statement to such ct‘tbet andthe Government shall lorward it along with such remarks as it may think fit to theauthority or institution concerned and in a case referred to in clause (b) to theState Council also, with an intimation ofthe period within which the authority orinstitution may submit its explanation to the Government. '
(2) On the receipt of the explanation or where no explanation is received within theperiod fixed, than on the expiry of that period, the Government shall make itsrecommendations to the State Council. '
(3). The State Council, after such further enquiry, ifany, as it may think fit to make andin a case referred to in clause (b) 01’ sub-seetion (l) alter considering the remarks whichthe State Council may have addressed to it, may declare- ' I(a) in a case referred to in clause (a) of sub-seetion (1), that the qualificationsgranted by the authority concerned shall be the recognized qualification onlywhen granted be1'o1'ea specified date, or
(b) in a case referred to in the clause (b) of sub-scction (1) that with effectfrom a date specified in the declaration any person holding a recognizedqualification whose period of trainingand study preparatory to the grant of thequalification passed at the institution concerned shall be entitled to be registeredonly in the State in which the institution is situated.
{-1) The State Council may declare that any recognized qualification granted outside the:State siail be recognized qualification only if it is recognized by the Council undersection 11 ofthe Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947.
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26. Penalties: (1) Any person who acts in contravention ol’thc provisions o1‘seetion 17 shall, on conviction be punished with fine which may extend to one thou:;;nthe first ot‘l‘ence , two thousand rupees for the second offence and liveany subsequent olilentte.
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(2). A person who fails to comply with the provisions ofsnh-section. (1) o1‘seetion 22 shall, on conviction be ['nniishetl with line which may extethe 1irst o1‘1bnee, two thousand rupees 1111' the second o1'1'enee and live thousand rupees 1111‘ any subsequent ol'lenees. Such institutions will not be considered for recognition underthe Act.
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(3). A person who tails to comply with the provision-ol‘ sub-section (4) o1’section 22 shall on conviction, be annishetl with fine whieh ma extend to five thousand 1’11 )ees.
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(4) Any person found issuing a certificate in violation ot‘sub—section (5) ofseetion 7 7 .
2.. is liable to pay a line of rupees one thousand or simple imprisonment for a term 01‘ threemonths or with both.
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(5) Any registered hospital or Nursing Home lountl appointing Nursing personnel who does not possess the minimum requisite qualification laitl down by the Indian Nltt'fs‘it'tfl Council Act, 19/17. is liable to be pnnisheil with a line (11' 10;. 111111) (11 aiinph:
imprisonmentsloi'atei'inol’tln'ee1111111212soi‘w1111both.
27. l’unislnnent tor dishonest use ol‘cei'ti1ieatcs, etc. '/\ny person ~(a) who dishonestly makes use ofztiiy cei‘titicatc ofregistration issuedthe provisions ot‘this Act, or
(b) who pt'oetn‘es, or attempts to procure registration nntler lilt:
antler this Aet by111111<i11got'pt'otltteing oreansing to be lllittict71'[)1't1iitiL'L;:1 any 1111111or 1i'ant1111ent declaration or representation whether in writing or otherwise or
(c) who will1‘tillymakcs or makes false representation in any matter relating,to the register (11‘ the list or any certificate issued tniiiez' the t)l()\’i.‘;it)lt'; 11111112 I Act, or ((1) who knowineg or willl‘ttlly makes oi~ causes or prepares; any other personto make any 1211se staten‘ients in any notice under this Actshall on conviction be pnnished’wilh line which may extend to live thousand rupee; 1111' the first otil'enee :tltttl l'oi‘ any'subsequent offence with simple illlt)l‘1.‘;()tllllt‘tll 1111‘ a teiinwhich may extend to six months or with tine which may extend to one thousboth.