The government on Tuesday has established a six member committee headed by the minister of medical education.
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 on Tuesday has established a six member committee headed by the minister of medical education. The committee is expected to submit its report to the state cabinet in a fortnight.
The government has crafted The Prevention of Cut Practices in Healthcare Services Act to avert the cut practice among doctors in the state. The rules will be made for effective implementation of the Act. The provisions of the Act include many illegal practices including any favour, payment, gift, gratuity or inducement given, solicited, offered or received in whatever manner, either directly or indirectly, or through any third person in the state or anywhere else, by a healthcare service provider.
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. It was decided to prepare rules for the stringent implementation of the Act. The committee will make these rules.''
Indian Medical Association (Maharashtra) secretary Dr Suhas Pingle told DNA that IMA stands for ethical practices as far as medical services are concerned. ''We are sure that the committee will put its recommendations in public domain before it is presented to the state legislature. We are also sure that the Act will not be utilised to harass innocent doctors,'' he noted.
City based surgeon Dr Parthiv Sanghvi said "Based on veracity of evidence, its tenability be thoroughly scrutinised by the expert committee before summoning the doctor in question. In case of all fake complaints the complainant should be punished with hefty fine and imprisonment,'' he opined.
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