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The Orissa Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act, 2008

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This law protects healthcare workers and facilities in Orissa from violence and property damage. It applies to doctors, nurses, students, and support staff, as well as the hospitals and clinics they work in. The Act makes it a crime to attack these workers or destroy medical equipment, carrying penalties of up to three years in prison and fines. It also requires courts to order the accused to pay compensation for any damage caused, ensuring that victims of such attacks can recover the cost of repairs or lost equipment.

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  1. 1. Short title and extent.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Violence against Medicare Service Person and damage to property.
  4. 4. Cognizability of offence.
  5. 5. Recovery of loss for damage to the property.
  6. 6. Act not in derogation of any other law.

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