Chhattisgarh Sah Chikitsa Parishad Act, 2001
No: 25 Dated: Jan, 15 2002
The Chhattisgarh Sah Chikitsa Parishad Act, 2001
(C.G. Act No. 25 of 2001)
An Act to provide for the establishment of Paramedical Council in the State and to regalate the practice by Paramedical Practitioners and Paramedical Education.
Bet it enacted by the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Mandal in the Fifty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
CHAPTER I
Preliminary
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Chhattisgarh Sah Chikitsa Parishad Adhiniyam, 2001.
(2) It extends to the whole of Chhattisgarh.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may by notification appoint.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Council" means the Chhattisgarh Sah Chikitsa Parishad established under Section 3;
(b) "Paramedical" means any personnel qualified in paramedical subject and who helps in teaching or practice of-
(i) Medicine within the meaning of clause (i) of Section 2 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (No. 102 of 1956); or
(ii) Medicine in Homeopathy and Biochemistry within the meaning of clause (d) of Section 2 of the Chhattisgarh Homeopathy Parishad Adhiniyam, 1976 (No. 19 of 1976); or
(iii) Medicine in Ayurvedic System, Naturopathy and Unani System within the meaning of clauses (b), (e) and (i) respectively of Section 2 of the Chhattisgarh Ayurvedic, Unani Tatha Prakritik Chikitsa Vyavsayi Adhiniyam, 1970 (No. 5 of 1970); or
(iv) Medicine within the meaning of sub-section (c) of Section 2 of Chhattisgarh Chikitsa Mandal Adhiniyam, 2001 (No. 7 of 2001);
(c) "Paramedical Subject" means the subject mentioned in the Schedule;
(d) "Recognized Paramedical qualification" means a degree, diploma or certificate in any paramedical subject granted by any University established by law or any other institution recognized by the State Government in this behalf;
(e) "Registered Paramedical Practitioner" means a person registered under this Act;
(f) "State Register" means a register maintained under this Act and expression "Registered" and "Registration" shall be construed accordingly.
CHAPTER II
Establishment and Constitution of Chhattisgarh Paramedical Council
3. Establishment of Council. - (1) The State Government shall, as soon as may be, established, by notification, a Paramedical Council with effect from such date as may be specified therein.
(2) The Council shall be a body corporate by the name of the Chhattisgarh Paramedical Council, and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal with the power to acquire and hold property both moveable and immoveable and subject to the provisions made under this Act, to transfer any property held by it and to contract and do all other things necessary for the purposes of its constitution and may sue and be sued in its corporate name.
4. Constitution of Council. - (1) The Council shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(A) Ex-officio
(i) Minister for Public Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education.
(ii) Director, Medical Education.
(iii) Director, Health Services.
(iv) Director, Indigenous Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy.
(v) Chairman of the Vyavsayik Parishad Mandal Chhattisgarh or his nominee not below the rank of controller.
(B) Nominated Members
(vi) One Dean of State or Autonomous Medical College.
(vii) One Principal of State or Autonomous Ayurvedic College.
(viii) One Professor of Orthopedics of Government or Autonomous Medical College or Principal of Autonomous College of Physiotherapy.
(ix) One Professor and Head of Department of State or Autonomous Ayurvedic College in which the course in Paramedical subject is run.
(x) One Professor and Head of the Department of State or Autonomous Ayurvedic or Homeopathy or Unani College in which any Paramedical subject is run.
(C) Elected Members
(xi) Five members to be elected from themselves by the registered Paramedical Practitioners in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations :
Provided that in the case of constitution of the Council for the first time after the commencement of the Act the members under this category shall be nominated by the State Government.
(2) The member under clauses (vi) to (x) of sub-section (1) shall be nominated by the State Government.
(3) No person shall at the same time serve as a member in more than one capacity.
(4) The name of every person ex-officio, nominated or elected under sub-section (1) shall be notified in the Gazette.
5. Disqualification for membership. - A person shall not be qualified for being nominated or elected as a member of the Council, if-
(a) he is not a citizen of India; or
(b) he is an un-discharged insolvent; or
(c) he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a Competent Court; or
(d) he has been sentenced for an offence involving moral turpitude; or
(e) he is an employee of the Council and is remunerated by salary or honorarium; or
(f) his name has been removed from the State Register, or from the Register of Medical or Paramedical Practitioner under any Act for the time being in force.