(1) The State Government shall, by notification, appoint a Nodal Officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department for entertaining complaints with regard to the contravention of the provisions of this Act or any notification issued thereunder.
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(2) The State Government may also take a suo-moto notice of the contravention for the provisions of this Act or any notification issued thereunder.
(3) The State Government may cause an enquiry to be made by an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department into the allegation of contravention of provisions of this Act levelled by the complainant or on its suo-moto initiative and take the following actions, namely:- a) direct the complainant to furnish additional information or an affidavit in support of his allegations; or b) take such actions, as it may deem it appropriate, keeping in view the factors and circumstances of the case:
Provided that actions taken under this sub-clause may include but limited to issuing a notice to the concerned medical institution to amend or remove any provisions in its rules, regulations, or practices that contravene the provisions of this Act; or c) file the complaint, if in its opinion, it is a vexatious, anonymous or pseudonymous complaint.
(4) For conducting an enquiry under sub-section (3), a summary procedure shall be followed and the enquiry shall be completed within a period of sixty days.
(5) The Nodal Officer shall have the powers of a civil court to access, obtain and scrutinize the records of the Private Medical Institutions including Institutes under Private University as well as summoning of any person or any relevant official record, which he may deem necessary.