Parliament has passed the
National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2021.
The Bill seeks to set up a National Commission for Allied and Healthcare
Professions to regulate and standardize the education and practice of
allied and healthcare professionals. The functions of the proposed
National Commission include framing of standards for education and
practice, creating and maintaining an online Central Register of all
registered professionals, providing basic standards of education, and
providing for a uniform entrance and exit examination. Under the
legislation, only those enrolled in a State Register or the National
Register as a qualified allied and healthcare practitioner would be
allowed to practice as a allied and healthcare practitioner.
Replying to the debate in Lok Sabha today, Union Health Minister, Dr.
Harsh Vardhan said that the legislation will increase employment
opportunities for the allied and healthcare professionals and provide
dignity to their valuable works. He said, there is an immense demand for
the qualified healthcare professionals and the legislation will provide
necessary impetus in providing affordable healthcare to the people. He
thanked members for supporting the Bill.
Participating in the discussion, Balubau Dhanorkar of Congress stressed
on the need to increase the allocation on health. He said that the
provisions pertaining to penalty must be increased so that interest of
the people can be safeguarded. Dr. Subhash Bhamre of BJP appreciated the
legislation saying that the Bill is a path-breaking initiative which
will transform the healthcare sector in the country. He said, the Bill
will address the lack of regulatory body for various allied and
healthcare professions. JD(U) MP, Dr. Alok Kumar Suman said that the
legislation will help in achieving the target of providing good health
and well being by adopting a patient centric approach. Dr. Shrikant
Shinde of Shiv Sena said that this Bill will provide a regulatory
framework to the allied and healthcare professionals. The Bill was
passed in Rajya Sabha last week.
The Bill defines an ‘allied health professional’ as an associate,
technician, or technologist trained to support the diagnosis and
treatment of any illness, disease, injury, or impairment. Such a
professional should have obtained a diploma or degree under this Bill. A
‘healthcare professional’ includes a scientist, therapist, or any other
professional who studies, advises, researches, supervises, or provides
preventive, curative, rehabilitative, therapeutic, or promotional health
services. Such a professional should have obtained a degree under this
Bill. Allied and healthcare professions that are mentioned in the Bill
include professionals working in life sciences, trauma and burn care,
surgical and anaesthesia related technology, physiotherapists, and
nutrition science.
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