No private practice during OPD hours: Tripura Govt Issues New Guidelines
Tripura’s Health Officers to Follow New Private Practice Norms
Agartala: In a move aimed at regulating private practice by medical officers under the Tripura Health Services (THS), the Governor of Tripura has approved a set of new directives. These guidelines specifically apply to medical officers who have opted for private practice in lieu of receiving the Non-Practising Allowance (NPA).
These new guidelines are issued in accordance with several earlier government notifications and the Tripura Health Service Rules, 1974, along with their subsequent amendments.
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Key Guidelines for Private Practice
According to the new notification, the Health & Family Welfare Department has outlined clear conditions that THS medical officers must adhere to when engaging in private practice.
No private practice during OPD hours: The new guidelines make it clear that medical officers are strictly prohibited from engaging in any private practice during Out-Patient Department (OPD) hours on working days.
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