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The Bihar Medical (Amendment) Act, 2017

The Bihar Medical (Amendment) Act, 2017

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The Bihar Medical Amendment Act of 2017 updates the regulation of healthcare professionals in the state of Bihar by restructuring the Bihar Council of Medical Registration. Applying to all registered medical practitioners and medical institutions, the act establishes a new ten-member council comprising government nominees, university faculty, Indian Medical Association representatives, and elected doctors. Notably, the legislation mandates the inclusion of at least one female medical practitioner. This law matters because it modernizes regional medical governance, ensuring that the body responsible for supervising doctors is representative, democratically led, and legally robust, which ultimately safeguards patient care and overall public welfare.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title extent and commencement.
  3. 2. Substitution of section, 3 and 4 of the Bihar Act, II, 1916.
  4. 3. Establishment of the Bihar Medical Council.
  5. 4. Constitution of Council.

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