The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021 section…

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70. Power to amend Schedule.— (1) The Central Government may, after consultation with the Commission, by a notification, add to or otherwise amend the Schedule for the purposes of this Act and thereupon the said Schedule shall be deemed to be amended accordingly. (2) A copy of every notification proposed to be issued under sub-section (1), shall be laid in draft before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in disapproving the issue of the notification or both Houses agree in making any modification in the notification, the notification shall not be issued or, as the case may be, shall be issued only in such modified form as may be agreed upon by both the Houses. THE SCHEDULE [ See section 2(r)] |Serial Number|Recognised Category|Allied and Healthcare Professional|ISCO Code| |---|---|---|---| |(1)|(2)|(3)|(4)| |1.|Medical Laboratory and Life Sciences Life Science||| ||Professional Note: Life Science Professional is a person who has knowledge of application of research on human and other life forms, their interactions with each other and the environment, to develop new knowledge, and solve human health and environmental problems and who works in diverse fields such as bacteriology, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, harmacology, toxicology and virology and who collect, analyse and evaluate the experimental and field data to identify and develop new processes and techniques among others.|(i) Biotechnologist (ii) Biochemist (non-clinical) (iii) Cell Geneticist (iv) Microbiologist (non-clinical) (v) Molecular Biologist (non-clinical) (vi) Molecular Geneticist|2131| ||Medical Laboratory Sciences Professional Note: Medical and pathology laboratory professional is a person who performs clinical test on specimens of bodily fluids and tissues in order to get information about the health of a patient or cause of death and having formal training in medical|(i) Cytotechnologist (ii) Forensic Science Technologist (iii) Histotechnologist (iv) Hemato Technologist (v) Medical Lab Technologist|3212| ||laboratory technology or related field, which includes testing and operating equipment such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters and flame photometers for analysis of biological material including blood, urine and spinal fluid.||| |---|---|---|---| |2.|Trauma,BurnCare and Surgical/Anesthesiarelated technology||| ||Trauma and Burn Care Professional Note: Trauma and Burn Care Professional is a person who provides advisory, diagnostic, curative and preventive medical services more limited in scope and complexity than those carried out by a medical doctor including emergency and burn care technologist who work autonomously, or with limited supervision of medical doctors and apply advanced clinical procedures for treating and preventing injuries and other physical impairments.|(i) Advance Care Paramedic|2240| |||(ii) Burn Care Technologist|2240| |||(iii) Emergency Medical Technologist (Paramedic)|3258| ||||| ||Surgical and Anaesthesia- related Technology Professional Note: Surgical and Anaesthesia-related Technology professional is a person who is a member of a multi-disciplinary team in|(i) Anaesthesia Assistants and Technologists|3259| |||(ii) Operation Theatre (OT) Technologists|3259| |||(iii) Endoscopy and Laparoscopy Technologists|3259| ||||| ||the operation theatres, who prepares and maintains an operating theatre, assists the anaesthetist and surgical team during peri-operative period and provides support to patients in the recovery room and the main role includes the set up, check, and maintains anaesthesia equipment, preparation of operation room and table, management of the central sterile services department functions, assistance in emergency situations and disaster preparedness and support of the surgeons and anesthetists in any other related clinical area.||| |---|---|---|---| |3.|Physiotherapy Professional Note: Physiotherapy Professional is a person who practices physiotherapy by undertaking comprehensive examination and appropriate investigation, provides treatment and advice to any persons preparatory to or for the purpose of or in connection with movement or functional dysfunction, malfunction, disorder, disability, healing and pain from trauma and disease, using physical modalities including exercise, mobilization, manipulations, electricaland thermalagents|Physiotherapist|2264| ||and other electro therapeutics for prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, health promotion and fitness. The physiotherapist can practice independently or as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and has a minimum qualification of a baccalaureate degree.||| |---|---|---|---| |4.|Nutrition Science Professional Note: Nutrition Science Professional is a person who follows a scientific process to assess, plan and implement programmes to enhance the impact of food and nutrition on health, promote good health, prevent and treat disease to optimize the health of individuals, groups, communities and populations as well as on human health with training in food and nutritional science, nutrition, dietetics.|(i) Dietician (including Clinical Dietician,Food ServiceDietician)|2265| |||(ii) Nutritionist (including Public Health Nutritionist, Sports Nutritionist)|2265| ||||| |5.|Ophthalmic Sciences Professional Note: Ophthalmic Sciences Professional is a person who studies eye, related ailments and specialises in the management of disorders of eye and visual system, limited in scope and complexity as performed by|(i) Optometrist|2267| |||(ii) Ophthalmic Assistant|3256| |||(iii) Vision Technician|3256| ||||| ||a medical doctor having Optometrists with a minimum of four years of baccalaureate degree and Ophthalmic Assistants/Vision Technician with a minimum of two years recognised diploma programme.||| |---|---|---|---| |6. |Occupational Therapy Professional Note: Occupational Therapy Professional is a person who delivers client-centred services concerned with promoting health and well- being through occupation to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life, which includes professionals such as Occupational Therapists who achieve this outcome by working with people and communities to enhance their ability to engage in the occupations they are expected to do, or by modifying the occupation or the environment to better support their occupational engagement. The Occupational Therapist can practice independently or as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and has a minimum qualification of a baccalaureate degree.|Occupational Therapist|2269| |7.|Community Care, Behavioural Health Sciences and other Professionals|Community Care, Behavioural Health Sciences and other Professionals|Community Care, Behavioural Health Sciences and other Professionals| |---|---|---|---| ||Community Care Note: Primary and Community Care Professional is a person who provides health education, referral and follow up, case management, and basic preventive healthcare and home visiting services to specific communities at field level and provides support and assistance to individuals and families in navigating the health and social services system and establish a referral network.|(i) Environment Protection Officer|2133| |||(ii) Ecologist|2133| |||(iii) Community Health promoters|3253| |||(iv) Occupational Health and Safety Officer (Inspector)|3257| ||||| ||Behavioural Health Sciences Professional Note: Behavioural Health Sciences Professional is a person who undertakes scientific study of the emotions, behaviours and biology relating to a person's mental well- being, their ability to function in everyday life and their concept of self. "Behavioural health" is the preferred term to "mental health" and includes professionals such as counsellors, analysts, psychologists, educators and support workers, who provide counselling, therapy and mediation services to individuals, families, groups and communities in response to social and personal difficulties.|(i) Psychologist (Except Clinical Psychologist covered under RCI for PWD)|2634| |||(ii) Behavioural Analyst|2635| |||(iii) Integrated Behaviour Health Counsellor|2635| |||(iv) Health Educator and Counsellors including Disease Counsellors, Diabetes Educators, Lactation Consultants|2635| |||(v) Social workers including Clinical Social Worker, Psychiatric Social Worker, Medical Social Worker|2635| |||(vi) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Counsellors or Family Planning Counsellors|3259| |||(vii) Mental Health Support Workers|3259| ||||| ||Other Care Professionals|(i) Podiatrist|2269| |||(ii) Palliative Care Professionals|3259| |||(iii) Movement Therapist (including Art, Dance and Movement Therapist or Recreational Therapist)|2269| |||1[(iv)AcupunctureProfessionals|2230, 3230]| |8.|Medical Radiology, Imaging and Therapeutic Technology Professional Note: Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Equipment Technology Professionals include persons who tests and operate radiographic, ultrasound and other medical imaging equipment to produce images of body structures for the diagnosis and treatment of injury,|(i)Medical Physicist|2111| |||(ii) Nuclear Medicine Technologist|3211| |||(iii) Radiology and Imaging Technologist [Diagnostic Medical Radiographer, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed Tomography (CT), Mammographer, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers]|3211| |||(iv) Radiotherapy Technologist|3211| |||(v) Dosimetrist|3211| 1. Ins. by S.O. 4238(E), dated 26th September, 2024. ||disease and other impairments or administers radiation treatments and monitor patients' conditions with training in medical technology, radiology, sonography, mammography, nuclear medical technology, Magnetic Resource Imaging, Dosimetry or radiotherapy, under the supervision of a radiologist or other medical professional.||| |---|---|---|---| |9.|Medical Technologists and Physician Associate Biomedical and Medical Equipment Technology Professional|(i) Biomedical Engineer|2149| |||(ii) Medical Equipment Technologist|3211| ||Physician Associate or Physician Assistant Note: Physician Associate or Physician Assistant is a person who performs basic clinical and administrative tasks to support patient care and is trained in a medical model such that he is qualified and competent to perform preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic services with physician supervision.|Physician Associates|3256| ||Cardio-vascular, Neuroscience and Pulmonary|(i) Cardiovascular Technologists|3259| ||TechnologyProfessional|(ii)Perfusionist|3259| |||(iii) Respiratory Technologist|3259| ||Note: Cardio-vascular, Neuroscience and Pulmonary Technology Professionals include those persons who have studied and have thorough understanding of respiratory, neurological and circulatory system and also the ability to operate complex equipment related therein and includes professionals such as Perfusionist, Cardiovascular technologist, respiratory|(iv) Electrocardiogram (ECG) Technologist or Echocardiogram (ECHO) Technologist|3259| ||technologist and Sleep Lab Technologists.||| |---|---|---|---| |||(v) Electroencephalogram (EEG) or Electro-neurodiagnostic (END) or Electromyography (EMG) Technonlogists or Neuro Lab Technologists or Sleep Lab Technologists|3259| ||Renal Technology Professional Note: Renal Technology Professional is a person who deals with dialysis therapy process and technology to ensure an effective dialysis therapy to the patient and includes professionals such as Dialysis Therapy Technologists having baccalaureate degree who operate and maintain an artificial kidney machine, following approved methods.|Dialysis Therapy Technologists or Urology Technologists|3259| |10.|Health Information Management and Health Informatic Professional Note: Health and Information Management Professional is a person who develops, implements and assesses the health record processing, storage and retrieval systems in medical facilities and other health care settings to meet the legal, professional, ethical and administrative records- keeping requirements of health services delivery and processes, maintains, compiles and reports patient information for health requirements and standards in a manner consistent with the healthcare industry's numerical coding system.|(i) Health Information Management Professional (Including Medical Records Analyst)|3252| |||(ii) Health Information Management Technologist|3252| |||(iii) Clinical Coder|3252| |||(iv) Medical Secretary and Medical Transcriptionist|3344| STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Allied and healthcare professions include a wide-range of health professionals for the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. The Allied and healthcare professions also work to optimize patient outcomes and attend to overall prevention, promotion, wellness and management of diseases.

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Section 70. Power to amend Schedule

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