Section List

30/2019 - The National Medical Commission Act, 2019 ▶

Act Number: 30

Act Name: The National Medical Commission Act, 2019

Year: 2019

Enactment Date: 2019-08-08

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 medical institutions and facilitates maintenance of a medical register for India and enforces high ethical standards in all aspects of medical services; that is flexible to adapt to changing needs and has an effective grievance redressal mechanism and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare

Section Number	Title	Actions
1	Short title, extent and commencement.
2	Definitions.
3	Constitution of National Medical Commission.
4	Composition of Commission.
5	Search Committee for appointment of Chairperson and Members.
6	Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.
7	Removal of Chairperson and Member of Commission.
8	Appointment of Secretary, experts, professionals, officers and other employees of Commission.
9	Meetings, etc., of Commission.
10	Powers and functions of Commission.
11	Constitution and composition of Medical Advisory Council.
12	Functions of Medical Advisory Council.
13	Meetings of Medical Advisory Council.
14	National Eligibilitycum-Entrance Test.
15	National Exit Test.
16	Constitution of Autonomous Boards.
17	Composition of Autonomous Boards.
18	Search Committee for appointment of President and Members.
19	Term of office and conditions of service of President and Members.
20	Advisory committees of experts.
21	Staff of Autonomous Boards.
22	Meetings, etc., of Autonomous Boards.
23	Powers of Autonomous Boards and delegation of powers.
24	Powers and functions of UnderGraduate Medical Education Board.
25	Powers and functions of Post-Graduate Medical Education Board.
26	Powers and functions of Medical Assessment and Rating Board.
27	Powers and functions of Ethics and Medical Registration Board.
28	Permission for establishment of new medical college.
29	Criteria for approving or disapproving scheme.
30	State Medical Councils.
31	National Register and State Register.
32	Community Health Provider.
34	Bar to practice.
35	Recognition of medical qualifications granted by Universities or medical institutions in India.
36	Recognition of medical qualifications granted by medical institutions outside India.
37	Recognition of medical qualifications granted by statutory or other body in India.
39	Derecognition of medical qualifications granted by medical institutions outside India.
40	Special provision in certain cases for recognition of medical qualifications.
41	Grants by Central Government.
42	National Medical Commission Fund.
43	Audit and accounts.
44	Furnishing of returns and reports to Central Government.
45	Power of Central Government to give directions to Commission and Autonomous Boards.
46	Power of Central Government to give directions to State Governments.
47	Information to be furnished by Commission and publication thereof.
48	Obligation of universities and medical institutions.
49	Completion of courses of studies in medical institutions.
51	State Government to promote primary healthcare in rural areas.
52	Chairperson, Members, officers of Commission and of Autonomous Boards to be public servants.
53	Protection of action taken in good faith.
54	Cognizance of offences.
55	Power of Central Government to supersede Commission.
56	Power to make rules.
57	Power to make regulations.
58	Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
59	Power to remove difficulties.
60	Repeal and saving.
61	Transitory provisions.
33	Rights of persons to have licence to practice and to be enrolled in National Register or State Register and their obligations thereto.
38	Withdrawal of recognition granted to medical qualification granted by medical institutions in India.
50	Joint sittings of Commission, Central Councils of Homoeopathy and Indian medicine to enhance interface between their respective systems of medicine.