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Andhra Pradesh Para Medical Board Act, 2006

Andhra Pradesh Para Medical Board Act, 2006

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The Andhra Pradesh Para Medical Board Act, 2006 establishes an official regulatory body to oversee paramedical professionals and training institutes within the state of Andhra Pradesh. It applies to paramedical technicians, educational institutions offering paramedical courses, and state healthcare administrators. The Act defines the Board's composition, qualifications, administrative procedures, and powers to register technicians and accredit training centers. This legislation matters because it ensures standardized healthcare training, prevents unqualified practice, and maintains high professional standards among allied health staff, ultimately protecting public health and safety across the state.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2. August, 2006.
  4. 3. Constitution of the Andhra Pradesh Para Medical Board
  5. 4. Composition of the Board - The Board shall consist of the following members, namely: -
  6. 5. Disqualifications for members - A person shall not be qualified for being chosen or nominated as, and for being, a member of the Board, if,-
  7. 6. Term of office of members
  8. 7. Casual Vacancies
  9. 8. Cessation of membership - A member other than an ex-officio member of the Board shall be deemed to have vacated his office,-
  10. 9. Resignation of membership - A member other than Ex-officio member may at any time resign his office by giving notice in writing to the President and such resignation shall take effect from the date on which it is accepted by the President.
  11. 10. Validity of proceedings - No act done or proceedings taken by the Board shall be invalidated merely on the ground-
  12. 11. Meetings of the Board - The meetings of the Board, the proceedings for the conduct of business, and such other matters shall be as provided by regulations made by the Board in this behalf.
  13. 12. Constitution of Executive Committee
  14. 13. Payment of fees and allowances - The President, the Vice-President and other members of the Board shall be paid such sitting fees and allowances or travelling allowance for their attendance in connection with the meetings of the Board or of any Committee thereof, as may be prescribed.
  15. 14. Secretary, other officers and servants of the Board
  16. 15. Maintenance of registers
  17. 16. Dissolution of the Board
  18. 17. Powers and functions of the Board - Subject to the provisions of the Act and such conditions as may be prescribed, the Board shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties, namely:-
  19. 18. Power to make Bye-laws
  20. 19. Eligibility for registration
  21. 20. Registration - (1) Every person qualified for registration under sub-section
  22. 21. Secretary, may, within three months from the date of such rejection, file an appeal to the Board and the decision of the Board thereon shall be final.
  23. 22. Removal from the Register
  24. 23. Restoration to the Register - The Board may at any time, for reasons to be recorded in writing, order that the name of a person removed from the register under sub-section (1) of section 22 shall be restored on payment of such fee, as may be prescribed.
  25. 24. Recognition of Institutions
  26. 25. Withdrawal of recognition - Where, on the basis of a report of a Committee appointed by the Board in this behalf, it is satisfied that an institution recognized under this Act, -
  27. 26. Recognition of qualification
  28. 27. Inspection of institutions
  29. 28. Fund of the Board
  30. 29. Annual Accounts and Audits
  31. 30. Persons not registered under this Act not to practice
  32. 31. Offences by Hospitals, Institutions etc
  33. 32. Prohibition against unauthorized conferment of degree etc
  34. 33. Penalty for unauthorized use of titles
  35. 34. Trial of offenses
  36. 35. Members of Board, Officers etc., to be public Servants Central Act 45 of 1860 - Every member of the Board, the Secretary, all officers and servants appointed under this Act shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
  37. 36. Bar of Jurisdiction of Civil Courts - No act done or action taken, in exercise of any of the powers conferred by or under this Act, by the Government or the Board or the Executive Committee or the Secretary shall be called in question in any Civil Court.
  38. 37. Protection of actions taken in good faith - No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Government or the Board or its member or officer or other person in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules issued there under.
  39. 38. Nomination of the first Board
  40. 39. Compounding of offences - The Board or the Secretary may, compound any offence punishable under this Act before their cognizance by the Court, on payment of a sum which may not be less than the minimum of the fine stipulated for such offence but may extend to the maximum of the fine stipulated for such offence by way of composition of the offence :
  41. 40. Power to take evidence on oath etc
  42. 41. Directions by Government
  43. 42. Power to remove difficulties
  44. 43. Power to make regulations
  45. 44. Power to make rules
  46. 45. Repeal of Ordinance No. 7 of 2006 - The Andhra Pradesh Para Medical Board Ordinance, 2006 is hereby repealed.

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