Nagaland Medical Council Mandates Doctors to Ensure Registration Compliance
Kohima: The Nagaland Medical Council (NMC) has issued a directive mandating all allopathic doctors practising modern medicine in the state to adhere to the registration requirements outlined under the Nagaland Medical Act 2014.
The circular emphasized that all allopathic doctors working in various capacities including private clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, or other healthcare facilities must ensure they are registered with the Council. This directive also applies to doctors employed in Central Government services and those visiting Nagaland to conduct medical camps or provide consultations, reports Morung Express.
Registered Medical Practitioners (RMPs) already enrolled with the Council were reminded of their obligation to renew their registration every five years, as stipulated by the Act, to maintain its validity. The council warned that non-compliance with these requirements would be treated as a violation of Chapter III, Section 16(6) of the Nagaland Medical Act 2014.
Last year, the council issued directives to promote and safeguard ethical and safe practices among medical practitioners. It emphasized the significance of enforcing the Nagaland Health Care Establishment (NHCE) Act, 1997, an act to regulate the setting up of private hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and other such centres run by voluntary organisations catering to diagnostic, investigative, operative, and other health care services. Moreover, the council clarified that treating patients at centres registered only with a pharmacy license or any other trade license will be illegal.
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