The 2[Telangana] Nurses, Midwives, Auxiliary Nurse-midwives and Health Visitors Act, 1926
The 2[Telangana] Nurses, Midwives, Auxiliary Nurse-midwives and Health Visitors Act, 1926
The Telangana Nurses, Midwives, Auxiliary Nurse-midwives and Health Visitors Act, 1926, regulates the professional registration, education, and standards of healthcare practitioners in the State of Telangana. It applies directly to all practicing male and female nurses, midwives, auxiliary nurse-midwives, and health visitors, establishing a state council tasked with maintaining official registers, supervising professional conduct, enforcing penalties, and approving medical training institutions. This legislation is vital for public safety because it guarantees that only qualified, registered practitioners can hold employment in state-supported medical facilities, stopping unqualified individuals from falsely claiming certification and ensuring a reliable standard of care for all patients.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Constitution of the Council and the term of members.
- 3-A. Acts etc. of Council not to be invalidated by informality, vacancy, etc.
- 4. Effect of failure to attend meetings of the Council.
- 5. Registration of nurses and midwives etc.
- 6. Omitted.
- 7. Removal and restoration of names.
- 8. Appeal from Council to Tribunal.
- 9. Appeal to the State Government against refusal by the Council to approve training institution or person.
- 10. Disabilities of unregistered persons.
- 11. Rules by the State Government.
- 12. Bye-laws by the Council.
- 13. Penalty for dishonest use of certificate for procuring registration by false means and for falsification of register or Certificate.
- 14. Penalty for posing as registered nurse, health visitor, midwife or auxiliary nurse-midwife by a person who is not such.
- 15. Magistrates empowered to try offences under this Act.
- 16. Power to remove difficulties.
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