The Tripura Clinical Establishments Act, 1976
The Tripura Clinical Establishments Act, 1976
The Tripura Clinical Establishments Act of 1976 regulates private clinical establishments, including nursing homes, maternity clinics, physical therapy centers, and medical laboratories across the state of Tripura. It applies to any private individual or company operating these medical facilities, while excluding government-run institutions. Under this law, operators must obtain a license, register annually, and maintain strict standards regarding qualified health staff, sanitary construction, and proper equipment. This Act matters to the public because it safeguards patient safety by ensuring that healthcare facilities are clean, appropriately staffed, regularly inspected, and subject to legal penalties if they function without official state authorization.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Clinical establishment not to be kept or carried on without registration.
- 4. Application for registration.
- 5. Registration.
- 6. Penalty for non-registration.
- 7. Cancellation of registration.
- 8. Notice of refusal or of cancellation of registration.
- 9. Inspection of clinical establishment.
- 10. Credit of fees and fines.
- 11. Expenses of supervising authority.
- 12. Penalty for offences under the Act.
- 13. Offences by corporations.
- 14. Court competent to try offences under this Act.
- 15. Protection of action taken in good faith.
- 16. Power to make rules.
- 17. Savings.
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