(1) Application for registration. The applicant shall apply to the concerned registering authority, notified by the Government for provisional registration, either in person, or by post or through web based online facility with the necessary information in a format as per Form–‘A’.
(2) The applicant shall apply to the concerned registering authority notified by the Government for permanent registration, in person, or by post or through web based online facility with the necessary information filled and with evidence of having met the requirements of minimum standards and personnel for different categories of clinical establishments in a form and format as may be specified by the State Government.
(3) If an establishment is offering services in more than one category, the establishment will need to apply for a separate provisional or permanent registration for each category of establishment under section 14 (1) and section 30 of the Act. However, if a laboratory or diagnostic centre is a part of an establishment providing out-patient/inpatient care, no separate registration will be required.
(4) Acknowledgment of application: The registering authority or any person in his office authorized in this behalf, shall acknowledge receipt of the application for registration, in the acknowledgment slip in Form–‘AA’ immediately, if delivered at the office of the authority, or not later than the next working day, if received by post and by online acknowledgment to be generated automatically by the system.
(5) Grant of registration: The registering authority shall not undertake any enquiry prior to the grant of provisional registration and shall within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of such application, grant to the applicant a certificate of provisional registration containing particulars and information in Form–‘R’ either by post or electronically.
(6) Certificate of permanent registration: The District Registering Authority shall grant the applicant a certificate of permanent registration in form as specified by the State Government either by post or electronically after satisfying itself that the applicant has complied with 54 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II all the requirements and criteria, including provisions of minimum standards and personnel required to run the clinical establishment prescribed by the Government and statutory requirements.
(7) In case of permanent registration, under section 29 of the Act, the authority shall pass an order within the period prescribed hereunder:-
(a) allowing the application for permanent registration; or
(b) disallowing the application:
Provided that the authority shall record its justifications and reasons, if it disallows an application for permanent registration.
(8) Fees to be charged: The State Government may charge fees for different categories of clinical establishments.
(a) The various fees to be charged for provisional and permanent registration, renewal, late application, duplicate certificate, change of ownership, management or name of establishment shall be as in Form –‘AB’.
(b) The clinical establishments owned, controlled and managed by the Government (Central, State or local authority) or department of Government shall be exempted from payment of fees for registration.
(c) The fees prescribed for registration of various categories of clinical establishments may be revised by the State Council through a notification issued by the State Government.
(d) The fee shall be paid by a demand draft/online transaction in favour of the registering authority concerned.
(e) The fees collected by the registering authorities for registration of the clinical establishments shall be, deposited by the authority concerned in a nationalised bank account opened in the name of the official designation of the registering authority concerned and shall be utilised by the authority for the activities connected with the implementation of the provisions of the Act and rules as approved by the District Registering Authority.
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(f) There shall be a constituted fund called ‘The Puducherry Council for Clinical Establishments Fund’ and all District Registering Authorities shall credit five per cent of the total amount collected by them by way of fees.
(g) The account shall be maintained as per the general financial rules and shall be audited by a registered chartered accountant notified by the Government and the annual reports shall be submitted to the State Council.
(h) In the event of any change of ownership or management, the establishment shall intimate to the District Registering Authority in writing within one month of such change along with the fees prescribed in Form–‘AB’ for issue of a revised certificate of provisional or permanent registration as the case may be, incorporating the changes and on surrendering the old certificate of registration.
(i) In the event of certificate of registration (provisional or permanent) being lost or destroyed, the owner shall apply to the District Registering Authority to issue a duplicate certificate upon payment of the fees prescribed in Form–‘AB’.