Renewal of license

The application for renewal of license shall be submitted 30 days before the expiry of the license along with the prescribed fee, otherwise a penalty as prescribed shall be imposed. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any rules made there under, the license granted under section (6) of this Act, shall have an initial validity of 5 years. After every five years this license shall be put up for renewal before the supervisory authority, who may renew or otherwise the license by following the procedure as may be prescribed. Every license granted under section 6 (a) shall be upon such terms as may be prescribed and such terms may, inter alia, require:- (a) Such precautions to be observed for safeguarding that the nursing home or the clinical establishment is not used for unlawful/anti-social or immoral purposes or both; (b) Such sanitary and hygienic measures to be taken and such accommodation to be provided as may be specified by the supervisory authority; (c) Such minimum equipment to be provided as may be specified by the supervisory authority in this behalf; (d) Every licensed nursing home shall maintain such records as may be prescribed and shall produce these records for inspection and examination to the supervisory authority or any other officer duly empowered by him under this act or rules made there under. A part from these periodical information in respect of births, deaths, miscarriages, (Medical Termination of Pregnancy), notifiable disease and any other information shall be submitted to the supervisory authority as and when required or prescribed. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any rules made there under, the license granted under section (6) of this Act, shall have an initial validity of 5 years. After every five years this license shall be put up for renewal before the supervisory authority, who may renew or otherwise the license by following the procedure as may be prescribed.