Summary:
Maharashtra government, in a serious bid to curb the cuts, commissions and unfair trade practices in the medical and healthcare profession, proposes to frame stringent rules. The government has crafted The Prevention of Cut Practices in Healthcare Services Act to avert the cut practice among doctors in the state. Further, all complaints will be referred to the Maharashtra Medical Council and after due process necessary action will be initiated against the doctors indulging in this malpractice. State medical education department officer told DNA, "The state cabinet at its meeting held in July had held extensive deliberations on the provisions of the Act. Indian Medical Association (Maharashtra) secretary Dr Suhas Pingle told DNA that IMA stands for ethical practices as far as medical services are concerned..