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The Telangana Medical Practitioners Registration Act, 1968

The Telangana Medical Practitioners Registration Act, 1968

Civil196841 sections

The Telangana Medical Practitioners Registration Act, 1968 establishes the Telangana Medical Council to oversee and regulate practitioners of modern scientific medicine across Telangana. The Act mandates that qualified medical professionals must be officially registered to practice, hold medical appointments in public institutions, or issue legal medical certificates. It requires doctors to periodically renew their registrations through continuing medical education, while allowing temporary permissions for visiting foreign or out-of-state specialists. By setting standards, penalizing unregistered individuals or quacks, and disciplining professional misconduct, this law safeguards public health, ensures ethical medical standards, and guarantees that citizens receive healthcare from legitimate doctors.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Constitution and composition of the Council.
  4. 4. Term of office of elected and nominated members.
  5. 5. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
  6. 6. Disqualifications for becoming members.
  7. 7. Cessation of membership.
  8. 8. Resignation of Chairman, Vice-Chairman or members.
  9. 9. Filling of casual vacancy.
  10. 10. Meetings of the council.
  11. 11. Executive Committee.
  12. 12. Special committees and their functions.
  13. 13. Registrar and other officers.
  14. 14. Medical Register.
  15. 15. Registration of Medical Practitioners.
  16. 15A. Central Act 102 of 1956.
  17. 15B. Section 15B
  18. 15C. Section 15C
  19. 15D. Section 15D
  20. 15AA. Section 15AA
  21. 16. Notice of death.
  22. 17. Cancellation or alteration of entry made in the register.
  23. 18. Issue of duplicate certificate of registration.
  24. 19. Medical Practitioners Registration Fund.
  25. 20. Privileges of registered practitioners.
  26. 21. Penalty for falsely claiming to be registered.
  27. 22. Penalty for contravention of provisions of clause (ii) of section 20.
  28. 23. Failure to surrender certificate of registration.
  29. 24. Jurisdiction of magistrate.
  30. 25. Appeal from the decision of the Council.
  31. 26. Procedure in inquiries and appeals.
  32. 27. Appeal from order of Registrar.
  33. 28. Control by Government.
  34. 29. Bar of jurisdiction.
  35. 30. Protection of Acts done in good faith.
  36. 31. Power to make rules.
  37. 32. Power of council to make regulations.
  38. 33. Acts of Council, etc., not to be invalidated by vacancy, etc.
  39. 34. Allowances to members.
  40. 35. Repeals and Savings.
  41. 36. Extension and amendment of Central Act 7 of 1916 to the Telangana Area.

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