Summary:
The Act is intended to check charging of exorbitant amounts from patients and curbing of unethical practices by private medical clinics. But, it is yet to be enforced fully as the Indian Medical Association (Uttarakhand) has been pressing for an all new ‘Uttarakhand Health Establishment Act’ in its place. Dehradun: Private medical practitioners in the state continued their strike for the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday, prompting the health department to direct government doctors to work overtime to manage the sudden spike in patients in government health centres. The law enacted by the central government provides for registration and regulation of all clinical establishments and prescribes minimum standards of facilities and services provided to the patients. The Uttarakhand government had passed the Act in 2016..