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The Sikkim Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act, 2008

The Sikkim Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act, 2008

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This law establishes the Sikkim Nursing Council to regulate healthcare professionals in the state. It requires nurses, midwives, and health visitors to register with the Council to ensure they meet specific educational and professional standards. By creating a centralized register, the Act aims to maintain high-quality healthcare services and protect public safety by ensuring only qualified individuals practice in Sikkim. The legislation applies to the entire state and provides the legal framework for the licensing and oversight of these essential medical roles.

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Part IV NURSES, MIDWIVES, AUXILIARY NURSE-MIDWIVES AND

  1. 20Persons not registered or included in the list not to practice as nurses etc.
  2. 21Conditions on practice in certain areas
  3. 22Licensing authority to exercise general supervision.
  4. 23Notice to licensing authority before commencement of practice.

Part VII MISCELLANEOUS i

  1. 27Removal of names from register on notice of death
  2. 29Penalty for unlawful assumption of title of registered nurse, midwife, auxiliary nurse-midwife, or health visitor
  3. 30Court competent to try offences under Act
  4. 32Power of Council to make by-laws
  5. 33Protection of persons acting in good faith under the Act, rules, or by-laws
  6. 34Jurisdiction of Civil Courts
  7. 35Control
  8. 36Power to remove difficulties.
  9. LR.-cum-Secretary,

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