(1) This Act may be called 2[the 3Telangana Allopathic Private Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2002.]
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of 3Telangana.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-
(a) „Authority‟ means the 3Telangana Private Medical Care Establishments Registering Authority constituted under section 4;
4[(aa) „District Level Advisory Committee‟ means the Committee constituted under section 5A;]
1. The Andhra Pradesh Private Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2002 received the assent of the Governor on the 2nd May, 2002. The said Act in force in the combined State, as on 02.06.2014, has been adapted to the State of Telangana, under section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (Central Act 6 of 2014) vide. the Notification issued in G.O.Ms.No.111, Health, Medical & Family Welfare (D1) Department, dated 29.12.2015.
2. Substituted by Act No.37 of 2006.
3. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.111, Health, Medical & Family Welfare (D1) Department, dated 29.12.2015.
4. Inserted by Act No.14 of 2006.
Short title, extent and commencement.
Definitions.
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(b) „Government‟ means the State Government of 5Telangana;
(c) „Hospital‟ means any premises having facilities for treatment of the sick and used for their reception or stay;
(d) „Maternity Home‟ means any premises where women are usually received and accommodated for the purposes of confinement and ante-natal and post-natal care in connection with child birth or anything connected therewith;
(e) „Medical Laboratory‟ means an establishment where,-
(i) biological, bacteriological, radiological, microscopic, chemical or other tests, examinations or analysis; or
(ii) the preparation of cultures, vaccines, sera or other biological or bacteriological products, in connection with the diagnosis or treatment of diseases, are usually carried on, and includes a diagnostic centre;
(f) „Medical Treatment‟ means treatment in modern medicine of “allopathic” treatment;
(g) „Modern Medicine‟ means western method and includes allopathic medicine, obstetrics, surgery and dentistry;
5. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.111, Health, Medical & Family Welfare (D1) Department, dated 29.12.2015.
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(h) „Notification‟ means a notification published in the 6Telangana Gazette and the word „notified‟ shall be construed accordingly;
(i) „Nursing Home‟ means any premises used or intended to be used, for the reception and accommodation of persons suffering from any sickness, injury or infirmity, whether of body or mind, and the providing of treatment or nursing or both of them and includes a maternity home or convalescent home;
(j) „Physiotherapy Establishment‟ means an establishment where massaging, electrotherapy, hydrotherapy, remedial gymnastics or similar processes are usually carried on, for the purpose of treatment of diseases or of infirmity or for improvement of health, or for the purpose of therapeutic relaxation;
7[(k) „Private Medical Care Establishment‟ means a clinic, a consultation room, a hospital, a medical laboratory, a diagnostic centre, a maternity home, a nursing home, an infertility or fertility clinic, a physiotherapy establishment, a polyclinic and any other like establishment providing inpatient or day care procedures, including surgery facilities by whatever name called, and administered or maintained by a person or body of persons whether incorporated or not, other than the Central or the State Government or any local authority or any other authority or body constituted by or under any Statute of a competent Legislature;]
(l) „Prescribed‟ means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and
6. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.111, Health, Medical & Family Welfare (D1) Department, dated 29.12.2015.
7. Substituted by Act No.14 of 2006.
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(m) „Register‟ means a register maintained under this Act and the expression „registered‟ and „registration‟ shall be construed accordingly;
8[(n) „State Level Advisory Committee‟ means the Committee constituted under section 5A;]
9[(o) „Allopathy‟ means a system of medical practice that aims to combat disease by use of remedies (as drugs/surgeries) producing effect different from or incompatible with those produced by the disease being treated, and the words „allopathic‟ shall be construed accordingly.]
CHAPTER - II REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF PRIVATE MEDICAL CARE ESTABLISHMENTS
3. On and from the date of commencement of this Act, no person shall establish, keep or carry on any private medical care establishment unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act:
Provided that an application for registration shall be made to the authority within three months from such commencement in respect of any Private Medical Care establishment in existence immediately before such commencement.
Explanation: For the purpose of this section, „person‟ includes a body, group of association of individuals, an organization, a firm or Company or Society or Trust whether registered or not.
8. Added by Act No.14 of 2006.
9. Added by Act No.37 of 2006.
Registration of Private Medical Care Establishments.
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4. The State Government may, by notification, constitute an Authority to be called the 10Telangana Private Medical Care Establishments Registering Authority and the Government may constitute different authorities for different areas.