Under IPC, punishment for death due to negligence by doctors entailed either financial penalty or imprisonment, but under new law, jail term is mandatory.
IMA has written to home ministry stating that jail term for doctors charged with causing death by negligence should be considered only when probe officer is ‘satisfied of recklessness’.
National Medical Commission has asked students, faculty and institutions whether a single test can replace final year MBBS exams & entrance test for PG seats in medical colleges.
Terminally ill patients with a medical judgment of futility should not be offered ICU interventions, guidelines state. However, they are advisory in nature & not binding on hospitals.
L-G recommends CBI probe based on report by Directorate of Family Welfare after random monitoring of the clinics, a flagship initiative of Kejriwal govt. AAP points finger at Centre.
In a letter to Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya, People for Better Treatment says bill gives ‘unparalleled ammunition for the most reckless members of the medical profession’.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, passed by Lok Sabha Wednesday, prescribes 5-yr jail term for causing death by negligence for all but registered medical practitioners.
Five-member panel suggests doctors can't be given brand reminders exceeding Rs 1,000 each, Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices to remain voluntary, but strengthened.
The year was eventful with National Medical Commission's flip-flops over controversial decisions, tightening of various norms and launch of made-in-India drugs to treat rare diseases.
The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.
Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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