Kohima, August 12 (DIPR): The Nagaland Health Care Establishment Authority, Health & Family Welfare in a public notice has stated that as per the provision of Section 4 of the Nagaland Health Care Establishment Act 1997, no person shall set up any health care establishment, including the ones run by any voluntary organization, except under valid license granted by the Nagaland Health Care Establishment Authority in accordance with the provision of the Act.
Therefore, as per provision of section 3 of Nagaland Health Care Establishment Act 1997, all health care establishments have been directed to register and if already registered, renew their license within three months from the date of issue of this public notice. Upon receiving the applications the authority will scrutinize the same and then consider and pass orders in accordance with sections 6, 7, 8 of the said Act.
Health care establishments include: A general Hospital, maternity hospital nursing home, dispensary, clinic, sanatorium or an institution of any recognized system of medicine; any institution or centre by whatever name called where physically or mentally sick, injured or infirm persons are admitted either as in patients or out patients for treatment with or without the aid of operative procedure; and a clinic where patients are admitted for examination and treatment with or without the aid of operative procedures, it shall also mean a centre catering the radiological, biological and other diagnostic or investigative service with the aid of laboratory or other medical equipments.
Any violation, contravention or non compliance of the Act and rules made therein shall be punished as per provision of the Act.
The application form for registration/license and renewal can be collected from Room No. 302 of the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Kohima.
