The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has appealed to doctors practicing in the state not to register their clinics under the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act as the matter is pending in the Patna high court. At a meeting organized by the Ara branch of IMA and attended by, among others, IMA national vice-president Dr. Jitendra Kumar Singh and state president Dr. Sachchidanand Kumar, doctors regretted the Act was being introduced in Bihar even though it was not implemented in any part of the country. They said the IMA recommended certain amendments to the Act but the government got it passed by the cabinet without considering the suggested amendments.
"Therefore we had to move the Patna high court against the decision of the government," Dr. Singh said and hoped that they would get respite from the high court. IMA's Bhojpur district unit president Dr. Bijay Kumar…
