Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 25: State Government is all set to establish first ever Paramedical Council in the State in order to regulate the practice by paramedical practitioners and institutions.
While introducing a bill in this regard in the Legislative Assembly today, Minister for Medical Education, Taj Mohi-ud-Din said that modern medical care cannot be undertaken without the help of the allied health professionals like the Medical Laboratory Technicians, ECG Technicians, EEG Technicians, EMG Technicians, Ophthalmic Assistants, X-Ray Technicians etc.
“Though they form a vital link in the hospital service yet there is no law or machinery to control the various paramedical technicians courses conducted by various agencies in the State and also there is no control by the State over the laboratory and diagnostic services in the private sector”, the Minister said.
He said, “in order to evolve a uniform standards in the practice of these paramedical technicians profession it is absolutely essential that persons who have attained a minimum standard of professional education are only be permitted to practice such professions”, adding “Government has decided to establish a Paramedical Technicians Council for fixing the minimum educational standards of paramedical technicians and for giving approval to the courses of study and examinations”.
Principals of Government Medical Colleges, Jammu/Srinagar will be president of the Council on rotational basis for a period of two years. The first president will be the senior most Principal and the other Principal will act as Vice-President.
Mission Director NRHM, Principal, Nursing College, SKIMS, Principals of AMT Schools Jammu/Srinagar, Head of the concerned department will be Members of the Council. There will also be non-official members.
The Council will maintain the State Register of para-medical practitioners, hear and decide appeals, prescribe a code of ethics for regulating the professional conduct of registered para-medical practitioners, reprimand a registered para-medical practitioner or suspend or remove the name from the State Register or take disciplinary action and to promote innovations, research and development in establishment of new para-medical subjects etc.
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