(1) With effect from such date as the State Government may, by notification appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for the purposes of this Ordinance, a Punjab State Council to be called the Punjab State Council for Clinical Establishments.
(2) The Punjab State Council shall consist of the following, namely:-
(a) Administrative Secretary, Department of : Chairperson Health and Family Welfare, Punjab;
(b) Director Health and Family Welfare, : Member- Punjab; Secretary
(c) Director Health Services (Family Welfare), : Member Punjab;
(d) Director Health Services (Social Insurance), : Member Punjab;
(e) Directors of different recognised systems of : Members medicine of the State Government, including but not limited to the Director, Ayurveda, Punjab and the Head of Homoeopathic Department, Punjab;
Establishment of the Punjab State Council.
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(f) President of the Punjab Medical Council; : Member
(g) President of the Punjab Dental Council; : Member
(h) Registrar of the Punjab Nurses Registration : Member Council;
(i) Registrar of the Punjab State Pharmacy : Member Council;
(j) one representative to be elected by the : Member executive of the Board of Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of Medicine, Punjab;
(k) one representative of the State Branch of the : Member Indian Medical Association;
(l) one representative from the field of : Member paramedical systems to be nominated by the State Government;
(m) two representatives from amongst the State : Members level consumer groups or reputed Non Governmental Organisations working in the field of healthcare to be nominated by the State Government; and
(n) one Law Officer to be nominated by the : Member State Government.
(3) The nominated and elected Members shall hold office for a term of three years, but shall be eligible for re-nomination for a maximum of one additional term not exceeding three years:
Provided that the person so nominated or elected, as the case may be, shall hold office for as long as he or she holds the appointment of the office or the position by virtue of which he or she was nominated or elected to the Council.
(4) The Punjab State Council may, subject to the previous approval of the State Government, make bye laws fixing a quorum and regulating its own procedure and the conduct of business to be transacted by it.
(5) The Punjab State Council shall meet at least once in three months.
(6) The functions of the Punjab State Council may be exercised not withstanding any vacancy therein.
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4. The Punjab State Council shall have the following functions and powers, namely: –
(a) maintain the Punjab State Master Register;
(b) sending monthly returns for updating the National Register as required by the Central Government or the National Council established under the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 (Central Act No. 23 of 2010);
(c) representing the State of Punjab in the National Council as may be required by the Central Government or the National Council established under the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 (Central Act No. 23 of 2010);
(d) publication, on an annual basis, of report regarding the status of implementation of this Ordinance;
(e) constituting any Committee to perform any of its roles and functions;
(f) issuing such directions, including furnishing returns, statistics and other information for the proper functioning of clinical establishments, and any such directions, as may be issued from time to time, shall be binding;
(g) associating with itself, any person or body whose assistance or advice it may require in carrying out its functions under any of the provisions of this Ordinance; and
(h) any other functions, as may be determined by the State Government, from time to time.
5. A person shall be disqualified from being appointed as a Member of the Punjab State Council, if, he,-
(a) has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which, in the opinion of the State Government, involves moral turpitude; or
(b) is an undischarged insolvent; or
(c) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or
(d) has been removed or dismissed from the service of the Government or a Corporation owned or controlled by the Functions and powers of the Punjab State Council.
Disqualification of a Member of the Punjab State Council.
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(e) has, in the opinion of the State Government, such financial or other interest in the Punjab State Council as is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by him of his functions or duties as a Member.
CHAPTER III REGISTRATION AND STANDARDS FOR CLINICAL ESTABLISHMENTS