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The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021

71 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. I — PRELIMINARY
  3. 1Short title and commencement
  4. VIII — MISCELLANEOUS
  5. 2The health workforce in the Indian scenario has been defined with focus mainly on few cadres such as
  6. 3The 'para-medical professionals' as well as other technologists and therapists have finally been acc
  7. 4The United Nation's Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth with a focus on building res
  8. 5With the advancement in the health sector, changing preferences of consumers and service providers,
  9. 6Accordingly, the Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2018 was introduced in Rajya Sabha on the 3
  10. II — NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR ALLIED AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSION
  11. 7Meetings of Commission
  12. VIII — MISCELLANEOUS
  13. 8The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives
  14. II — NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR ALLIED AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSION
  15. 9Officers and other employees of Commission
  16. 10Professional Councils
  17. 11Functions of Commission
  18. 12National Allied and Healthcare Advisory Council
  19. 13Central Allied and Healthcare Professionals' Register
  20. 14Privileges for enrolment on Central Register
  21. 15Rights of persons who are enrolled on Central Register
  22. 16Registration in Central Register
  23. 17Issue of certificate of registration
  24. 18Registration of additional qualifications
  25. 19Removal of name from Central Register
  26. 20Interim Commission
  27. 21Search-cum-Selection Committee
  28. III — STATE ALLIED AND HEALTHCARE COUNCIL
  29. 22Constitution and composition of State Council
  30. 23Terms and conditions of service of Member
  31. 24Resignation and removal of Member
  32. 25Cessation of membership and filling up of casual vacancy of Member
  33. 26Meetings of State Council
  34. 27Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of State Council
  35. 28Officers and other employees of State Council
  36. 29Constitution and functions of Autonomous Boards
  37. 30Functions of State Council
  38. 31Constitution of Advisory Board
  39. 32State Allied and Healthcare Professionals' Register
  40. 33Registration in State Register
  41. 34Issue of duplicate certificates
  42. 35Renewal of name of Allied and Healthcare professionals in the State Register
  43. 36Removal of name of a person from State Register
  44. 37Restoration of name of a person in the State Register
  45. 38Recognition of persons offering services prior to commencement of Act
  46. IV — RECOGNITION AND RECIPROCITY
  47. 39Recognition of allied and healthcare institutions and reciprocity
  48. V — ESTATBLISHMENT OF NEW ALLIED AND HEALTHCARE INSTITUTION
  49. 40Permission for establishment of new allied and healthcare institutions, new courses of study, etc
  50. 41Power to require information from allied and healthcare institutions
  51. 42Recognition of allied and healthcare qualifications by State Council
  52. 43Withdrawal of recognition
  53. 44Failure to maintain minimum essential standards by allied and healthcare institutions
  54. VI — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  55. 45Grants by Central Government
  56. 46National Allied and Healthcare Fund
  57. 47Accounts and audit of Commission
  58. 48Annual report of Commission
  59. 49Returns and information
  60. 50Grants by State Government
  61. 51State Allied and Healthcare Council Fund
  62. 52Accounts and audit of State Council
  63. 53Annual report of State Council
  64. 54Authentication of orders, etc
  65. 55Practice by allied and healthcare professionals
  66. VII — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
  67. 56Penalty for falsely claiming to be entered in Central Register and State Register
  68. 57Misuse of titles
  69. 58Failure to surrender certificate of registration
  70. 59Penalty for contravention of provisions of Act
  71. 60Cognizance of offences
  72. VIII — MISCELLANEOUS
  73. 61Bar of jurisdiction
  74. 62Protection of action taken in good faith
  75. 63Direction by Central Government
  76. 64Act to have overriding effect
  77. 65Power of Central Government to make rules
  78. 66Power to make regulations
  79. 67Laying of rules and regulations
  80. 68Power of State Government to make rules
  81. 69Power to remove difficulties
  82. 70Power to amend Schedule