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The Jammu and Kashmir Nurses', Midwives' and Health Visitors' Registration Act, 1956

The Jammu and Kashmir Nurses', Midwives' and Health Visitors' Registration Act, 1956

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This Act establishes the Jammu and Kashmir Nurses', Midwives' and Health Visitors' Council to regulate the nursing and midwifery profession in the region. It mandates the creation and maintenance of an official register of qualified nurses, midwives, and health visitors. The Act sets standards for training institutions, oversees professional conduct, and provides a legal framework for disciplinary actions, including the removal of names from the register for misconduct. For the ordinary citizen, this law ensures that healthcare providers in these categories are properly trained, qualified, and accountable, thereby safeguarding public health and professional integrity within the medical system.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Establishment and incorporation of the Council
  4. 4. Such Council shall be a body corporate and have perpetual succession and common seal and may by the said name sue and be sued.
  5. 5. Note: Members 3 to 7 are to be nominated by the Jammu and Kashmir Government.
  6. 6. Term of office of the nominated members
  7. 7. Power to annual declaration under the Jammu and Kashmir State Press and publication Act, 1989
  8. 8. Cessation of membership
  9. 9. Leave of absence to members
  10. 10. Meetings of the Council and constitution of Committees
  11. 11. Payment of fees and travelling expenses to members
  12. 12. Registrar and office staff of the Council
  13. 13. Maintenance of Register
  14. 14. Maintenance of registers by the Registrar
  15. 15. Provided that any name erased under this sub-section may be re-entered in the register under the direction of the Council.
  16. 16. Erasure of fraudulent and incorrect entries in registers
  17. 17. Persons entitled to be registered
  18. 18. Admission to register of persons trained outside the State
  19. 19. Refusal of registration and removal and reentry of names
  20. 20. Right of appeal
  21. 21. Registration under this Act not to qualify for registration under the Jammu and Kashmir Medical Registration Act
  22. 22. Institutions for training nurses, midwives or health visitors to be recognised by council
  23. 23. Withdrawal of recognition from institutions
  24. 24. The order of such withdrawal shall be in writing and shall be served in the prescribed manner.
  25. 25. The decision of the Government on any such appeal shall be final.
  26. 26. Supervision by Civil Surgeon
  27. 27. Disabilities of unregistered persons
  28. 28. Penalty for dishonest use for certificates
  29. 29. Penalty for unlawful assumption of title of registered nurse, midwife or health visitor
  30. 30. Publication and use of annual list of registered nurses midwives and health visitors
  31. 31. Court competent to try offences under this Act
  32. 32. Cognizance of offences
  33. 33. Power of Government to make rules
  34. 34. Powers of Council to make rules
  35. 35. Protection of persons acting in good faith under the Act or rules
  36. 36. Certain persons to be public servants
  37. 37. Act not to apply to medical practitioners

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