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The Orissa Medical Registration Act, 1961

The Odisha Medical Registration Act, 1961

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This legislation establishes the Orissa Council of Medical Registration to oversee and regulate the practice of modern scientific medicine, surgery, and obstetrics across the state of Orissa. It applies to medical practitioners, medical colleges, examining bodies, and public health institutions. By setting formal registration requirements, maintaining an official register of qualified doctors, enforcing professional ethics, and penalizing unregistered individuals attempting to practice, the law ensures that healthcare professionals meet mandatory standard qualifications. Ultimately, this framework protects the public from unqualified practitioners and guarantees that state-funded or government-supervised hospitals hire certified medical personnel to maintain high standards of public health.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Establishment of Orissa Council of Medical Registration
  4. 4. Constitution of the Council
  5. 5. Unregistered practitioner not to be a member
  6. 6. Disqualifications for being elected or nominated as a member
  7. 7. Term of office of members
  8. 8. Nomination of members in default of election
  9. 9. Publication of names of members
  10. 10. Vacation of seat
  11. 11. Vacancies not to invalidate proceedings and filling of vacancies
  12. 12. Leave of absence of members
  13. 13. President and Vice-President
  14. 14. Executive Committee
  15. 15. Payment of fees and travelling expenses to members
  16. 16. Meetings
  17. 17. Registrar and establishment for the Council
  18. 18. Orders by Council for maintenance of register of registered practitioners
  19. 19. Maintenance of register by Registrar
  20. 20. Persons referred to in the Schedule entitled to be registered
  21. 21. Information to be furnished to the Registrar with application for Registration
  22. 22. Annual renewal fee
  23. 23. Entry of additional qualifications in the register
  24. 24. Amendment of Schedule
  25. 25. Provisional registration of candidates of Utkal University for clinical practice
  26. 26. Power of Council to call for certain information from authorities of Medical College or School included in the Schedule
  27. 27. Powers of council to direct removal of names from register, and re-entry of names therein
  28. 28. Effect of removal of name from register
  29. 29. Removal of fraudulent and incorrect entries
  30. 30. Appeal to the Council from decision of Registrar
  31. 31. Appeal to the state Government from decision of Council
  32. 32. Notice of death and removal of name from the register
  33. 33. Penalty on unregistered person representing that he is registered
  34. 34. Penalty for failure to surrender certificate of registration
  35. 35. Construction of references in Acts to Medical Practitioners
  36. 36. Unregistered persons not to hold appointment
  37. 37. Publication of use of register
  38. 38. Disposal of fees
  39. 39. Bar to suits and other legal proceedings
  40. 40. Rules and Regulations
  41. 41. Repeal

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