Insertion of new section 10A

Insertion of new section 10A.—After section 10 of the principal Act the following section shall be inserted, which is as follows:— “10A- Practice on submission of self-certification:—

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, any nurse, health visitor, or midwife whose name is validly entered in the register of the Indian Nursing Council or any other State Nursing Council, shall be entitled to lawfully practice in the State of Bihar, without requiring a No Objection Certificate
   • (NOC) from the previous state nursing council or fresh local registration, provided that they submit a self-certification to the council.
2. (2) The council shall maintain a register of nurses, health visitors, and midwives practicing in the state on the basis of self-certification.
3. (3) The Council shall have the power to suspend the right to practice within the State of Bihar for any personnel operating under the self-certification model who is found guilty of professional misconduct.
4. (4) Where the right to practice of any personnel is suspended under sub-section
5. (3) of this section, such suspension shall be marked in the register maintained under sub-section (2) of this section and shall be communicated to the parent department or state nursing council or Indian Nursing Council.

Provided that Any nurse, health visitor, or midwife lawfully practicing in the state under the self-certification provisions of this section shall be treated as a registered nurse, health visitor, or midwife for the purposes of section 21 of this Act.”