The Gujarat Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1949
The Gujarat Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1949
The Gujarat Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1949 regulates the establishment, registration, and operation of private nursing homes and maternity homes within the state of Gujarat. It applies to individuals, corporations, and organizations operating private medical residential care facilities, while exempting government-run hospitals and mental health institutions. The law requires facility owners to register annually with local supervising authorities, maintain qualified medical and nursing staff, keep accurate records, and submit to official inspections. By enforcing mandatory registration and penalizing non-compliance, the Act ensures that private healthcare establishments maintain essential standards of safety, quality care, and professional supervision for patient welfare.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Prohibition to carry on nursing home without registration
- 4. Application for registration
- 5. Registration
- 6. Penalty for non-registration
- 7. Cancellation of registration
- 8. Notice of refusal or of cancellation of registration
- 9. Inspection of nursing homes
- 10. Income of local supervising authority
- 11. Expenses of local supervising authority
- 12. Penalty for offences under Act
- 13. Offences by corporations
- 14. Court competent to try offences under Act
- 15. Indemnity to persons acting under this Act
- 16. Rules
- 17. By-laws
- 18. Saving
- 0. Preamble
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