The National Medical Commission Act, 2019

Sections

1. I — PRELIMINARY
2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
3. 2Definitions
4. II — THE NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION
5. 3Constitution of National Medical Commission
6. 4Composition of Commission
7. 5Search Committee for appointment of Chairperson and Members
8. 6Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
9. 7Removal of Chairperson and Member of Commission
10. 8Appointment of Secretary, experts, professionals, officers and other employees of Commission
11. 9Meetings, etc., of Commission
12. 10Powers and functions of Commission
13. III — THE MEDICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
14. 11Constitution and composition of Medical Advisory Council
15. 12Functions of Medical Advisory Council
16. 13Meetings of Medical Advisory Council
17. IV — NATIONAL EXAMINATION
18. 14National Eligibility cum-Entrance Test
19. 15National Exit Test
20. V — AUTONOMOUS BOARDS
21. 16Constitution of Autonomous Boards
22. 17Composition of Autonomous Boards
23. 18Search Committee for appointment of President and Members
24. 19Term of office and conditions of service of President and Members
25. 20Advisory committees of experts
26. 21Staff of Autonomous Boards
27. 22Meetings, etc., of Autonomous Boards
28. 23Powers of Autonomous Boards and delegation of powers
29. 24Powers and functions of Under-Graduate Medical Education Board
30. 25Powers and functions of Post-Graduate Medical Education Board
31. 26Powers and functions of Medical Assessment and Rating Board
32. 27Powers and functions of Ethics and Medical Registration Board
33. 28Permission for establishment of new medical college
34. 29Criteria for approving or disapproving scheme
35. 30State Medical Councils
36. 31National Register and State Register
37. 32Community Health Provider
38. 33Rights of persons to have licence to practice and to be enrolled in National Register or State Register and their obligations thereto
39. 34Bar to practice
40. VI — RECOGNITION OF MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS
41. 35Recognition of medical qualifications granted by Universities or medical institutions in India
42. 36Recognition of medical qualifications granted by medical institutions outside India
43. 37Recognition of medical qualifications granted by statutory or other body in India
44. 38Withdrawal of recognition granted to medical qualification granted by medical institutions in India
45. 39Derecognition of medical qualifications granted by medical institutions outside India
46. 40Special provision in certain cases for recognition of medical qualifications
47. VII — GRANTS, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS
48. 41Grants by Central Government
49. 42National Medical Commission Fund
50. 43Audit and accounts
51. 44Furnishing of returns and reports to Central Government
52. VIII — MISCELLANEOUS
53. 45Power of Central Government to give directions to Commission and Autonomous Boards
54. 46Power of Central Government to give directions to State Governments
55. 47Information to be furnished by Commission and publication thereof
56. 48Obligation of universities and medical institutions
57. 49Completion of courses of studies in medical institutions
58. 50Joint sittings of Commission, Central Councils of Homoeopathy and Indian medicine to enhance interface between their respective systems of medicine
59. 51State Government to promote primary healthcare in rural areas
60. 52Chairperson, Members, officers of Commission and of Autonomous Boards to be public servants
61. 53Protection of action taken in good faith
62. 54Cognizance of offences
63. 55Power of Central Government to supersede Commission
64. 56Power to make rules
65. 57Power to make regulations
66. 58Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
67. 59Power to remove difficulties
68. 60Repeal and saving
69. 61Transitory provisions