Vidhi Codex

Bare Act

The Clinical Establishment ACT

Health202053 sections

This law regulates healthcare facilities across Punjab by creating a mandatory registration and oversight framework. It applies to public and private clinical establishments, including hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centers, and nursing homes, regardless of the medical system practiced, while excluding armed forces facilities. By establishing state and district authorities, the law enforces minimum standards for infrastructure, staffing, hygiene, biomedical waste disposal, and emergency care. It protects patients by mandating transparent billing, non-discrimination, access to medical records, and formal grievance mechanisms. Overall, it aims to improve healthcare quality, ensure patient safety, and hold medical service providers accountable to standard practices.

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  1. 1. Short title, application and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Establishment of the Punjab State Council
  4. 4. Functions and powers of the Punjab State Council.
  5. 5. Disqualification of a Member of the Punjab State Council.
  6. 6. State Registrar of Clinical Establishments.
  7. 7. State Registration Authority.
  8. 8. Functions of the State Registration Authority.
  9. 9. District Registration Authority.
  10. 10. Functions of the District Registration Authority.
  11. 11. Registration certificates for clinical establishments.
  12. 12. Classification of clinical establishments
  13. 13. Application for provisional certificate of registration.
  14. 14. Provisional certificate.
  15. 15. No inquiry prior to grant of provisional registration.
  16. 16. Validity of provisional registration.
  17. 17. Extension of provisional registration.
  18. 18. Time limit for provisional registration.
  19. 19. Application for permanent registration.
  20. 20. Verification of application.
  21. 21. Conditions for permanent registration.
  22. 22. Standards for permanent registration.
  23. 23. Allowing or disallowing of registration.
  24. 24. Certificate of permanent registration and its renewal.
  25. 25. Display of certificate of registration.
  26. 26. Duplicate certificate.
  27. 27. Certificate to be non-transferable.
  28. 28. Publication of expiry of registration.
  29. 29. Cancellation or suspension of registration.
  30. 30. Inspection of clinical establishment
  31. 31. Improvement notice
  32. 32. Prohibition order
  33. 33. Power to enter
  34. 34. Punjab State Appellate Authority
  35. 35. Functions of Punjab State Appellate Authority
  36. 36. Appeal and revocation
  37. 37. District Register of Clinical Establishments
  38. 38. State Register of Clinical Establishments
  39. 39. Punjab State Master Register
  40. 40. Penalty
  41. 41. Penalty for non-registration
  42. 42. Disobedience of direction, obstruction and refusal of information
  43. 43. Penalty for minor deficiencies
  44. 44. Contravention by companies
  45. 45. Offences by Government Departments
  46. 46. Recovery of fine
  47. 47. Grievance redressal
  48. 48. Protection of action taken in good faith
  49. 49. Furnishing of returns etc.
  50. 50. Power to give directions
  51. 51. Employees of the registration authorities etc., to be public servants.
  52. 52. Power to remove difficulties.
  53. 53. Power of State Government to make rules.

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