National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021

§ 1 Short title and commencement

§ 2 Definitions

§ 3 Constitution and composition of Commission

§ 4 Term of office and conditions of service of Members

§ 5 Resignation and removal of Members

§ 6 Cessation of membership and filling up of casual vacancy of Member

§ 7 Meetings of Commission

§ 8 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Commission

§ 9 Officers and other employees of Commission

§ 10 Professional Councils

§ 11 Functions of Commission

§ 12 National Allied and Healthcare Advisory Council

§ 13 Central Allied and Healthcare Professionals' Register

§ 14 Privileges for enrolment on Central Register

§ 15 Rights of persons who are enrolled on Central Register

§ 16 Registration in Central Register

§ 17 Issue of certificate of registration

§ 18 Registration of additional qualifications

§ 19 Removal of name from Central Register

§ 20 Interim Commission

§ 21 Search-cum-Selection Committee

§ 22 Constitution and composition of State Council

§ 23 Terms and conditions of service of Member

§ 24 Resignation and removal of Member

§ 25 Cessation of membership and filling up of casual vacancy of Member

§ 26 Meetings of State Council

§ 27 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of State Council

§ 28 Officers and other employees of State Council

§ 29 Constitution and functions of Autonomous Boards

§ 30 Functions of State Council

§ 31 Constitution of Advisory Board

§ 32 State Allied and Healthcare Professionals' Register

§ 33 Registration in State Register

§ 34 Issue of duplicate certificates

§ 35 Renewal of name of Allied and Healthcare professionals in the State Register

§ 36 Removal of name of a person from State Register

§ 37 Restoration of name of a person in the State Register

§ 38 Recognition of persons offering services prior to commencement of Act

§ 39 Recognition of allied and healthcare institutions and reciprocity

§ 40 Permission for establishment of new allied and healthcare institutions, new courses of study, etc

§ 41 Power to require information from allied and healthcare institutions

§ 42 Recognition of allied and healthcare qualifications by State Council

§ 43 Withdrawal of recognition

§ 44 Failure to maintain minimum essential standards by allied and healthcare institutions

§ 45 Grants by Central Government

§ 46 National Allied and Healthcare Fund

§ 47 Accounts and audit of Commission

§ 48 Annual report of Commission

§ 49 Returns and information

§ 50 Grants by State Government

§ 51 State Allied and Healthcare Council Fund

§ 52 Accounts and audit of State Council

§ 53 Annual report of State Council

§ 54 Authentication of orders, etc

§ 55 Practice by allied and healthcare professionals

§ 56 Penalty for falsely claiming to be entered in Central Register and State Register

§ 57 Misuse of titles

§ 58 Failure to surrender certificate of registration

§ 59 Penalty for contravention of provisions of Act

§ 60 Cognizance of offences

§ 61 Bar of jurisdiction

§ 62 Protection of action taken in good faith

§ 63 Direction by Central Government

§ 64 Act to have overriding effect

§ 65 Power of Central Government to make rules

§ 66 Power to make regulations

§ 67 Laying of rules and regulations

§ 68 Power of State Government to make rules

§ 69 Power to remove difficulties

§ 70 Power to amend Schedule