IMA Meeting with Inter-ministerial committee  On 8th December 2015, representatives of IMA, MCI, Joint Secretaries of departments of Health, Law, Home affairs and Consumer affairs met. IMA demanded : Amend Clinical Establishment Act : Exclude single man clinic, family doctors and general practitioners from it. Hospitals having accreditation by NABH we need only register under the act and need not undergo the entire accreditation process under the CEA.

Remove clauses like having police personnel in the district level committee, fixation and display of professional fees and procedural charges, using government prepared treatment protocols. Stop BSc Community Health/ Allopathy practice/posting of AYUSH Doctors in modern medicine institutions : Main responsibility of doctor at PHC is 70% preventive and only 30% curative. As a team leader doctor also oversees implementation of immunisation,…