New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) The Delhi government has simplified the process for fresh registration and renewal of nursing homes, reducing documentary requirements and providing for faster issuance of renewal certificates, according to an administrative order issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department.
Under the revised procedure, applications for renewal of nursing home registration will be deemed approved once the required documents are submitted, with the renewal certificate to be issued within two working days from the date of submission.
The certificate can be downloaded instantly from the online portal for Nursing Home Registration. However, the department will subsequently verify the documents and can take action, including suspension or cancellation of registration, if discrepancies, false information or violations of applicable laws are found.
The order, dated September 2, said the changes followed recommendations of a committee constituted to examine the existing documentary requirements for registration and renewal of nursing homes under the Delhi Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1953.
The committee had recommended bringing the requirements under eight broad submission heads. The competent authority accepted the recommendations and directed the Directorate General of Health Services to revise the existing checklists and inspection proforma for Category A, B and C nursing homes.
The department has also specified that documents not required under the Delhi Nursing Homes Registration Act or the rules made under it will not be sought from applicants.
For fire safety, a Fire Safety Certificate issued by the Delhi Fire Service will be required as per the applicable building bye-laws and fire-safety norms. No additional fire-safety certificate or document will be required, with an undertaking regarding compliance with fire-safety requirements also to be obtained from the applicant.
The revised requirements also state that for Delhi Pollution Control Committee compliance, the agreement with a DPCC-authorised agency for bio-medical waste disposal and the DPCC authorisation for bio-medical waste will suffice. Noise-monitoring reports for DG sets and the ETP consent or authorisation will not be required.
The government has further done away with the requirement of submitting hospital letterhead and the last registration certificate, saying these can be verified from available records.
The undertaking and affidavit requirements have also been combined by merging two existing declarations, while the revised format will not seek details of a laundry agreement.
The simplified documentary submissions apply to fresh registration as well as renewal of Category A, B and C nursing homes.
The order also lays down revised requirements relating to ownership and land documents, fire safety, floor-wise bed details, resident medical officers, consultants and nurses, services offered by nursing homes, DPCC compliance, and affidavits and registration details on the i-RAD portal.
For fresh registration, nursing homes will also have to register on the i-RAD portal within one week of registration in the Nursing Home Cell and enter details of every accident on the portal.
The order said the simplification concerns documents to be submitted with applications, while scrutiny and inspection under the Delhi Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1953 and the rules framed under it will continue as applicable. The revised directions will take effect from the date of issue of the order. PTI SGV MDO MDO
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