Section 1. Short title and commencement

CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement. —(1) This Act may be called the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021. (2) It shall come into force on such date[1] as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision. 1. Ins. by S.O. 4238(E), dated 26th September, 2024. ||disease<br>and<br>other<br>impairments or administers<br>radiation<br>treatments<br>and<br>monitor patients' conditions<br>with training in medical<br>technology,<br>radiology,<br>sonography, mammography,<br>nuclear medical technology,<br>Magnetic<br>Resource<br>Imaging,<br>Dosimetry<br>or<br>radiotherapy,<br>under<br>the<br>supervision of a radiologist<br>or<br>other<br>medical<br>professional.||| |---|---|---|---| |9.|Medical Technologists and<br>Physician Associate<br>Biomedical<br>and<br>Medical<br>Equipment<br>Technology<br>Professional|(i) Biomedical Engineer|2149| |||(ii)<br>Medical<br>Equipment<br>Technologist|3211| ||Physician<br>Associate<br>or<br>Physician Assistant<br>Note: Physician Associate or<br>Physician Assistant is a<br>person who performs basic<br>clinical and administrative<br>tasks to support patient care<br>and is trained in a medical<br>model such that he is<br>qualified and competent to<br>perform<br>preventive,<br>diagnostic and therapeutic<br>services<br>with<br>physician<br>supervision.|Physician Associates|3256| ||Cardio-vascular,<br>Neuroscience and Pulmonary|(i) Cardiovascular Technologists|3259| ||TechnologyProfessional|(ii)Perfusionist|3259| |||(iii) Respiratory Technologist|3259| ||Note:<br>Cardio-vascular,<br>Neuroscience and Pulmonary<br>Technology<br>Professionals<br>include those persons who<br>have<br>studied<br>and<br>have<br>thorough understanding of<br>respiratory, neurological and<br>circulatory system and also<br>the ability to operate complex<br>equipment related therein and<br>includes professionals such as<br>Perfusionist, Cardiovascular<br>technologist,<br>respiratory|(iv)<br>Electrocardiogram<br>(ECG)<br>Technologist or Echocardiogram<br>(ECHO) Technologist|3259|