The Uttarakhand Paramedical Council Act
The Uttarakhand Paramedical Council Act
This Act establishes the Uttarakhand Paramedical Council to regulate paramedical education, training institutions, and healthcare technicians across Uttarakhand. It applies to educational institutions offering paramedical courses, clinical establishments like hospitals, and paramedical professionals including physiotherapists, radiographers, and medical laboratory technicians. Under the law, institutions must obtain official permission to conduct courses, and practitioners must be registered with the council to work. Unregistered individuals are barred from practicing or being employed, and independent practice without a specialist doctor's supervision is prohibited. This legislation matters because it standardizes paramedical qualifications, enforces ethical professional conduct, and protects public health by preventing unqualified medical practices.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Constitution of the Council
- 4. Term of office and casual vacancy
- 5. Cessation of membership
- 6. Resignation by member
- 7. Removal from membership and vacancy
- 8. Meeting of the Council
- 9. Vacancy etc. shall not invalidate proceedings of the Council
- 10. Minutes of meeting and validity of proceeding
- 11. Allowances to members of the Council
- 12. Power to associate persons with the Council for specific purposes
- 13. Committees of the Council
- 14. Functions of the Council
- 15. Appointment of Secretary/Registrar, officers and other employees of the Council
- 16. Secretary/Registrar to act as Chief Executive Officer of the Council
- 17. Duties of Secretary/Registrar
- 18. Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Council
- 19. Permission of State Government for providing Paramedical Education
- 20. Declaration of qualification of Paramedical Education
- 21. Minimum standards for Paramedical Education
- 22. Sending information to the Council by the University or institution regarding Paramedical Education
- 23. Appointment of Inspectors
- 24. Withdrawal of recognition
- 25. Register of Paramedical Professionals
- 26. Entry of name in the register
- 27. Professional conduct and removal of name from register
- 28. Procedure for inquiries related to misconduct
- 29. Re-entry in register
- 30. Appeal against orders passed by the Council
- 31. Payment by State Government
- 32. Fund of the Council
- 33. Budget
- 34. Annual Report
- 35. लेखा और संपरीक्षा
- 36. क्लिनिकल स्थापन द्वारा परा-चिकित्सा व्यवसायिक के रूप में नियोजन पर प्रतिषेध
- 37. परा-चिकित्सक व्यवसायिक की रिपोर्ट को संज्ञान में न लिया जाना तथा स्वतंत्र व्यवसाय पर प्रतिबन्ध
- 38. इस अधिनियम के उपबन्धों के अधिक्रमण के लिए शास्ति
- 39. गैर वृत्तिक द्वारा वृत्तिक के रूप में व्यवसाय करने के लिए शास्ति
- 40. प्रमाण-पत्रों आदि का बेईमानी से उपयोग करने के लिए दण्ड
- 41. अपराधों का संज्ञान
- 42. राज्य सरकार द्वारा निर्देश
- 43. सद्भावपूर्वक की गई कार्यवाही का संरक्षण
- 44. नियम बनाने की शक्ति
- 45. विनियम बनाने की शक्ति
- 46. नियमों और विनियमों का विधान सभा में रखा जाना
- 47. कठिनाइयों को दूर करने की शक्ति
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