Interview Dr Jagdish Prasad/director general of health services and chairperson, National Council for Clinical Establishments
The Clinical Establishments Act was passed in 2010, but only ten states have implemented it. What are the reasons behind this lag?
It was enacted by the government to provide a legislative framework for registration and regulation of clinical establishments in the country, and to improve the quality of health services by prescribing minimum standards of facilities and services which may be provided by them. However, health is a state subject. For the act to be applicable in a state, it has to be adopted by the states under Article 252 of the Constitution. Initially, the act came into force in Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh and all Union Territories except Delhi [as on 1-3-2012]. Subsequently, six more states—Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Assam—have adopted this act. Thus, as on date, the act is applicable in ten states and six Union territories.
How is the Centre planning to push for this regulation?
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