1. Laws Applicable to
Physicians of Ayurveda
Anand Choudhary
Department of Rasa Shastra
Faculty of Ayurveda
Institute of Medical Sciences
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, UP
Email-anandayubhu@gmail.com
Cell- 9452074480

2. Contents
 Registration – Self & Hospital
 Medical Laws- CPA & CP
 Special Submission
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3. Registration Regulations
 Central Council
of Indian
Medicine
 Indian Medicine Central
Council Act, 1970: for
regulation of education
and practice of ASU 3
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4. IMCC ACT ,1970
 Rights of persons possessing qualifications included
in Second, Third and Fourth Schedules to be
enrolled .
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5. IMCC Act ,1970
 Shall hold office as Vaidya, Siddha, Hakim or
physician or any other office (by whatever
designation called) in Government or in any
institution maintained by a local or other authority
 Shall practice Indian medicine in any State
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6. IMCC Act ,1970
 PART V
 DISCIPLINARY ACTION
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7. Establishment of Clinic
Registration
- CMO office
Freedom – NPA
NABH was set up in 2005 as a constituent board of
Quality Council of India for designing quality parameters in
healthcare sector including single specialty hospitals and
nursing homes.
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8. Assertive Accreditation
Global Gratitude Gram Vaidya
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9. Consumer Protection Act
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10. Consumer Protection Act
 Supreme Court settled the position and ruled
that Medical Services falls within the purview of
Consumer Protection Act.
WHY SO ?
 The earlier attitude of ‘I don’t mind telephone
calls at night as it is my duty to attend to my
patients’ has been replaced by impatient
responses such: as ‘Call tomorrow. I’m very
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11. Consumer Protection Act
 The medical fraternity must be made accountable
for their actions. And patients, as consumers of
medical treatment, must have the right to health
education.
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12. Consumer Protection Act
 NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL
COMMISSION, NEW DELHI
 Justice K.S. Gupta, Presiding Member and Mrs.
Rajyalakshmi, Member
 Revision Petition No.2462 of 2004, Decided on 20-
12-2005
 Sikha Nayak vs.Dr. Manabesh Pramanick
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13. Consumer Protection Act
 RAJASTHAN STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES
REDRESSAL COMMISSION JAIPUR
 Justice Sunil Kumar Garg, President and Mrs.
Sushma Tanwar, Member
 Appeal No. 811 of 1998, Decided on 5-10-2005
 R.C. Purohit vs. Usha Devada
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14. Consumer Protection Act
 Tolerant and generally still respect and love
doctors ?.
 Fears and apprehensions ?
REMEDIES;
 Bond of love, trust and friendship between the
patient and physician, healing would be
extremely effective.
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15. Legal Lookout
Affirmation Announcement
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16. Pharmacovigilance
Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities
related to
 Detection
 Assessment
 Understanding
 Prevention of
Adverse effects or
Any other possible drug related problems
 Launched on 29 September, 2008
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17. Elegant Extension
Panchkarma Procedure Prominent Participation
?
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18. Cross Prescription
AllopathicMedicine by Ayurvedic Doctors
Ayurvedic Medicine by Allopathic Doctors
Rule 122 A & Schedule Y 1
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19. Cross Prescription
 Poonam Verma vs Ashwin Patel (1996 4
SCC332)
 A person who does not have knowledge of a
particular system of medicine but practices in that
system is a quack and mere pretender to medical
knowledge or skill ,or to put it differently a
charalatan.
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20. Cross Prescription
 K Nagaraju V/s The State Of Andhra Pradesh
 Criminal revision case no 417 of 2002
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21. Cross Prescription
 A Duty of care to every patient he accepts to
treat
 Practice reasonable degree of skill and
knowledge and must exercise a reasonable
degree of care
 Dr J B Naik Memorial Medico- Legal Cell Activity
Report
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22. Cross Prescription
 Maharsastra
 Madhaya Pradesh
 Punjab
 Haryana
 Utter Pradesh
 Karnataka
Kerala – Traditional Healers – Feb ,2011
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23. Ascendancy Ability
Statement Declaration
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24. Continued controversies
 High Court of Chennai
 CCIM Meeting on 26-27 March ,2010
 Fake letter of MCI August , 2010
 Chennai MCI & IMA – 23 June 2011
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25. Ayurveda & NRHM
Meeting people’s health needs in rural areas
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27. Extensive Exploration
Comprehensive
Governance
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29. CONCLUSION
Physicians Greatness-----
With great service of Humanity
through dedication in services to
common mass with Good
Governance of laws .
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30. Thanks
Prof G P Upadhayay
Prof Mritunjaya Sharma
 Chairperson of session
All Scholastic Scholar
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