Bare Act
The Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Act, 1926
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This law establishes a governing body in Tamil Nadu to oversee the practice of nursing and midwifery. It applies to registered nurses, midwives, health visitors, auxiliary nurse-midwives, and untrained practitioners known as dhais. The Act requires the Council to maintain official registers of qualified professionals and sets rules for admitting, removing, or restoring their names. By creating a formal system of registration and oversight, the legislation ensures that healthcare providers meet specific standards, protecting public health and maintaining professional integrity within the state's medical workforce.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title; extent; commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 4. Effect of failure to attend meeting of the Council
- 5. Registration of nurses, midwives, health visitors and auxiliary nurse-midwives
- 6. Registration of dhais
- 7. Removal and restoration of names
- 8. Appeal to Tribunal
- 9. Appeal to the State Government against the Council by training institution or person
- 10. Disabilities of unregistered persons
- 11. Power of State Government
- 12. By-laws by the council
- 13. Prohibition of unauthorized persons
- 14. Penalty for dishonest use of certificate or for procuring registration by false means and for falsification of register or certificate
- 15. Penalty for posing as a registered nurse, or dhai by a person who is not such
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