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26/07/23 13:29 PM IST

Govt introduces two new health Bills in House

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  • The government recently introduced two health Bills — National Dental Commission Bill, 2023 and National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023 — in Parliament.
Provisions of the bill
  • The Bills seek to repeal Dentists Act, 1948 and Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947, and propose to form regulatory bodies for dentists and nurses and midwives on the lines of the National Medical Commission (NMC), with autonomous boards for undergraduate and postgraduate education, assessment and rating board, and an ethics and registration board that will look at different aspects of dental and nursing education.
  • Both the Bills also have a provision for creating live national registers.
  • Medical professionals currently need to register with their respective state councils.
  • The registers created under the new Bills will be dynamic, with the state and the national registers syncing automatically, and qualifications of the professionals will be updated from time to time.
    The National Dental Commi-ssion Bill will make provision for a exit test for dentists on the lines of the National Exit Test that is likely to be implemented for those completing MBBS from the next batch.
  • The National Dental Commission Bill aims to introduce an exit test for dentists, similar to the National Exit Test for MBBS graduates.
  • This standardized test will assess the competency of dentists upon completion of their education, ensuring their proficiency in delivering quality healthcare services.
  • The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill has a crucial objective of defining the scope of practice for nurses and midwives.
  • This provision seeks to provide legal backing for specific procedures and medicines within different specialties.
  • By doing so, the Bill aims to establish consistency and unity in the role of nurses across healthcare institutions.
Concerns
  • The president of the dental council is currently elected by the general body.
  • The key officials for the proposed regulatory body will be nominated by the government.
  • This will lead to more say by the government in the regulation of education in the field.
  • The advantage, on the other hand, is that persons can hold the key positions for a maximum of four years.
  • The Bill also states that no one over the age of 70 years can hold these positions.
Source- PIB

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