Chandigarh: With the growing need for accessible healthcare facilities within residential plotted colonies, the Council of Ministers, which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, here today, approved an amendment in the policy for setting up nursing homes in licensed residential colonies.
The amendment seeks to facilitate the expansion of health services in residential areas and enable qualified doctors to set up nursing homes on residential plots taken on lease, in addition to plots owned by them.
As per the approved amendment, permission for setting up Nursing Homes shall be granted on residential plots owned by Qualified Doctors (Allopathic/AYUSH) as well as on residential plots taken on lease by such Qualified Doctors, for providing Nursing Home services involving admission and indoor treatment, on payment of requisite conversion charges.
The Qualified Doctor shall possess a registration number with the Medical Council/AYUSH Council and shall be presently practising and registered with the local branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA). An affidavit to this effect shall be submitted along with the application.
In case the permission is granted on a plot taken on lease, the permission granted for setting up of the Nursing Home shall be co-terminus with the validity of the lease period.
As per the existing provision, permission for setting up of a Nursing Home shall be granted on residential plots owned by Qualified Doctors (Allopathic/AYUSH) with a valid registration number with the Medical Council/AYUSH Council, presently practicing and registered with the local branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), on payment of requisite conversion charges. An affidavit to this effect shall be submitted along with the application.
