Guidelines for issuing a medical certificate

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Issuing of Medical certificates is an integral responsibility of a medical professional. Quite often, it is casually issued leading to its gross misuse amounting to even being considered as false certificate. Moreover, it indirectly violates the medical ethics and is liable to be punished severely may be entail the cancellation of the registration to practise of the medical professional.
Seeing the importance of the subject, Delhi Medical council has shown concern about the recent increase of cases, whereby a medical certificate has been issued, which does not corroborate with the medical illness and many of such cases have been submitted the court of law, where the authenticity of such certificate has been doubted, being further referred to the council by the court to initiate action against them.
Dr Arun Gupta, President, Delhi Medical Council, released the DMC guidelines for issuing certificate and requested all the doctors to strictly follow the same, while issuing a medical certificate and save themselves of unnecessary harassment and punishment. The guidelines are as follows :-
(a) Medical certificates are legal documents. Medical practitioners who deliberately issue a false, misleading or inaccuratecertificate could face disciplinary action under the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics), Regulations, 2002. Medical practitioners may also expose themselves to civil or criminal legal action. Medical practitioners can assist their patients by displaying a notice to this effect in their waiting rooms.
Seeing the importance of the subject, Delhi Medical council has shown concern about the recent increase of cases, whereby a medical certificate has been issued, which does not corroborate with the medical illness and many of such cases have been submitted the court of law, where the authenticity of such certificate has been doubted, being further referred to the council by the court to initiate action against them.
Dr Arun Gupta, President, Delhi Medical Council, released the DMC guidelines for issuing certificate and requested all the doctors to strictly follow the same, while issuing a medical certificate and save themselves of unnecessary harassment and punishment. The guidelines are as follows :-
Guidelines for issuing a Medical Certificate
(a) Medical certificates are legal documents. Medical practitioners who deliberately issue a false, misleading or inaccuratecertificate could face disciplinary action under the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics), Regulations, 2002. Medical practitioners may also expose themselves to civil or criminal legal action. Medical practitioners can assist their patients by displaying a notice to this effect in their waiting rooms.
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