Days after the Fortis Hospital, Gurgaon, allegedly overcharged the family of a seven-year-old girl who died of dengue, Haryana government…
Manohar Lal Khattar (PHOTO: Facebook)
Days after the Fortis Hospital, Gurgaon, allegedly overcharged the family of a seven-year-old girl who died of dengue, Haryana government on Monday decided to promulgate the Ordinance for Adoption of Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 enacted by Central Government for registration and regulation of all clinical establishments.
The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister (CM), Manohar Lal Khattar.
The finance minister, Abhimanyu, said a decision to this effect was necessitated because at present, there is no legislation in the State to regulate and register the clinical establishments in order to ensure minimum standards of facilities and services for providing quality health care.
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The Ordinance will cover the clinical establishments having more than 50 beds.
The effective implementation of the Act will ensure that clinical establishments in the State adopt ethical medical practises in treatment and patient care. Effective action can be taken against clinical establishments indulging in fraudulent or unethical practises under the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010. The Act will also ensure quality care and treatment to the patients at fair and affordable price.
Various stakeholders including Indian Medical Association, Haryana had urged that small clinical establishments having upto 50 beds capacity be exempted initially from applicability of the Act as at present they lack the capacity and preparedness to comply with the provisions of the Act. Such establishments are usually managed by single doctor and it shall be difficult for them to fulfill the requirements of the Act.
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