The National Medical Commission Act, 2019
Central Act · Act 30 of 201961 provisions26 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for a medical education system that improves access to quality and affordable medical education, ensures availability of adequate and high quality medical professionals in all parts of the country; that promotes equitable and universal healthcare that encourages community health perspective and makes services of medical professionals accessible to all the citizens; that promotes national health goals; that encourages medical professionals to adopt latest medical research in their work and to contribute to research; that has an objective periodic and transparent assessment of… |
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| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 30 of 2019 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 61 |
| Subjects | health |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.1 citing judgment
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Constitution of National Medical Commission.1 citing judgment
- Section 4 Composition of Commission.1 citing judgment
- Section 5 Search Committee for appointment of Chairperson and Members.1 citing judgment
- Section 6 Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.1 citing judgment
- Section 7 Removal of Chairperson and Member of Commission.
- Section 8 Appointment of Secretary, experts, professionals, officers and other employees of Commission.1 citing judgment
- Section 9 Meetings, etc., of Commission.
- Section 10 Powers and functions of Commission.
- Section 11 Constitution and composition of Medical Advisory Council.1 citing judgment
- Section 12 Functions of Medical Advisory Council.
- Section 13 Meetings of Medical Advisory Council.
- Section 14 National Eligibilitycum-Entrance Test.
- Section 15 National Exit Test.2 citing judgments
- Section 16 Constitution of Autonomous Boards.1 citing judgment
- Section 17 Composition of Autonomous Boards.1 citing judgment
- Section 18 Search Committee for appointment of President and Members.1 citing judgment
- Section 19 Term of office and conditions of service of President and Members.1 citing judgment
- Section 20 Advisory committees of experts.
- Section 21 Staff of Autonomous Boards.
- Section 22 Meetings, etc., of Autonomous Boards.
- Section 23 Powers of Autonomous Boards and delegation of powers.
- Section 24 Powers and functions of UnderGraduate Medical Education Board.3 citing judgments
- Section 25 Powers and functions of Post-Graduate Medical Education Board.
- Section 26 Powers and functions of Medical Assessment and Rating Board.1 citing judgment
- Section 27 Powers and functions of Ethics and Medical Registration Board.
- Section 28 Permission for establishment of new medical college.
- Section 29 Criteria for approving or disapproving scheme.
- Section 30 State Medical Councils.2 citing judgments
- Section 31 National Register and State Register.
- Section 32 Community Health Provider.
- Section 33 Rights of persons to have licence to practice and to be enrolled in National Register or State Register and their obligations thereto.
- Section 34 Bar to practice.1 citing judgment
- Section 35 Recognition of medical qualifications granted by Universities or medical institutions in India.
- Section 36 Recognition of medical qualifications granted by medical institutions outside India.
- Section 37 Recognition of medical qualifications granted by statutory or other body in India.
- Section 38 Withdrawal of recognition granted to medical qualification granted by medical institutions in India.
- Section 39 Derecognition of medical qualifications granted by medical institutions outside India.
- Section 40 Special provision in certain cases for recognition of medical qualifications.
- Section 41 Grants by Central Government.
- Section 42 National Medical Commission Fund.
- Section 43 Audit and accounts.
- Section 44 Furnishing of returns and reports to Central Government.
- Section 45 Power of Central Government to give directions to Commission and Autonomous Boards.
- Section 46 Power of Central Government to give directions to State Governments.
- Section 47 Information to be furnished by Commission and publication thereof.
- Section 48 Obligation of universities and medical institutions.
- Section 49 Completion of courses of studies in medical institutions.
- Section 50 Joint sittings of Commission, Central Councils of Homoeopathy and Indian medicine to enhance interface between their respective systems of medicine.
- Section 51 State Government to promote primary healthcare in rural areas.
- Section 52 Chairperson, Members, officers of Commission and of Autonomous Boards to be public servants.
- Section 53 Protection of action taken in good faith.
- Section 54 Cognizance of offences.
- Section 55 Power of Central Government to supersede Commission.
- Section 56 Power to make rules.1 citing judgment
- Section 57 Power to make regulations.4 citing judgments
- Section 58 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
- Section 59 Power to remove difficulties.
- Section 60 Repeal and saving.1 citing judgment
- Section 61 Transitory provisions.
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