This is a copy of an article on the different blog. Kindly give your opinion if the government is going overboard with new rules. The Maharashtra government is working on framing a legislation, which will make the alleged "cut/commission practice" among doctors -- referring patients to other medical practitioners and laboratories for tests -- a criminal offence, an official said today. "Prescribing the medicines of a particular pharma company for monetary gains is also a part of it," the official said. If the law comes into force, a patient will be able to lodge a complaint against the doctor or the hospital concerned.
For a first-time offender, there is a penal provision of one-year imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000. A repeat offence will attract a two-year prison term and a fine of Rs one lakh. Also, the licence of the doctor or hospital would be cancelled, the official said. Share…
