Using online forums, agents to procure patients can lead to 3 months suspension

Using online forums or agents for procuring patients will now be considered a violation of the new Code of Medical Ethics laid down by the National Medical Commission (NMC) and will attract a penalty that can go up to three months of suspension of the license to practice.

The new “National Medical Commission Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023 which have come into force effective 2nd August 2023 prohibit any kind of solicitation of patients by the RMP. Given the internet revolution and the rise of internet platforms as well as social media where doctors can interact with patients, the guidelines have explicitly included in its clause the prohibition of solicitation of patients via online mediums which charge money or take a split consultation fee for referring the patients to doctors.

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Attn Doctors: Using Online Forums, Agents To Procure Patients Can Lead To 3 Months Suspension