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Welcome to Health Laws Subject Guide.
The subject guide provides access to some Central and Maharashtra State Acts, Rules and Regulations.
There are links to some important official web sites and a list of secondary sources.






 








Subject CENTRAL ACTS





The Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916


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    The Indian Medical Council Act, 1956



    The Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970




    The Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973



    The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971



    The Pre-natal Diagnotic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994



    The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994



    The Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994






    CENTRAL  RULES



    The Homoeopathy Central Council (Election) Rules, 1975



    The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules, 2003



    The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Rules, 1996



    The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse)(Advisory Committee) Rules, 1996




    The Transplantation of Human Organs Rules, 1995






    REGULATION




    Food Stfety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011




    Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and Sample Analysis) Regulation,2011




    Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011




    Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011




    The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Regulations, 2003.



    Indian Medical Council (Professional conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002.











    ACTS AND RULES FRAMED UNDER THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA






    ACTS



    The Bombay Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1949



    The Bombay Corneal Grafting Act, 1957



    The Bombay Homoeopathic Practitioners' Act,1959



    The Indian Medical Degrees (Maharashtra Extension and Provision for Uniformity) Act, 1961



    The Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, 1961




    The Maharashtra Medical Council Act, 1965




    The Maharashtra Regulation of Use of Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1988




    The Maharashtra State Council for Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Act, 2002




    The Maharashtra Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Act, 2010














    RULES





    The Maharashtra Nursing Homes Registration Rules, 1973




    The Board and Court of Examiners of Homoeopathic and Bio-Chemic Systems of Medicine (Election) Rules, 1961





    The Maharashtra Homoeopathic and Biochemic Practitioners' Registration and Enlistment) Rules, 1961




    The Board and Court of Examiners of Homoeopathic and Bio-Chemic Systems of Medicine (Executive Committees) Rules, 1963





    The Board and Court of Examiners of Homoeopathic and Bio-Chemic Systems of Medicine Rules, 1965




    The Maharashtra Council of Homoeopathy (Election) Rules, 1991





    The Maharashtra Council of India Medicine Rules, 1961





    The Maharashtra Medical Practitioners' (Registration) Rules, 1961





    The Maharashtra Board and Faculty of Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of Medicine (Executive Committee) Rules, 1962





    The Maharashtra Medical Practitioners (Publication of Medical List) Rules, 1966




    The Maharashtra Council of India Medicine (Election) Rules, 1967





    The Maharashtra Medical Practitioners (Inquiry into Misconduct) Rules, 1969





    The Maharashtra Medical Council Rules, 1967




    The Maharashtra Kidney Transplantation Rules, 1989




    The Maharashtra Regulation of use of Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Rules, 1988














    NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY





    National Action Plan and Monitoring Framework for Prevention and Control of NCDs





    National Vaccine Policy Book (April 2011)





    National Health Policy - 2002





    National Policy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance





    National Health Profile 2010





    Health Research Policy -ICMR





    National Guidelines for Stem Cell Reserach (2013)





    Draft National Health Research Policy





    Planning commission of India and Health, Nutrition & Family Welfare





    Report of Working Group on Occupational Safety and Health for 12th Five Year (2012-2007)









    CASE LAWS





    Related Case Laws - Health Laws















    ONLINE JOURNALS





    National Medical Journal of India





    Journal of Public Health Policy





    Health and Human Rights















    USEFUL ARTICLES





    Health Care Case Law in India





    Enhancing Public Health Delivery System in India : Impact of Judicial Decisions towards access to universal health care















    OFFICIAL WEBSITES




    Ministry of Health & Family Welfare :  http://mohfw.nic.in/index.php




    Department of Ayush :  http://indianmedicine.nic.in/




    Department of Health Research : http://www.dhr.gov.in/














    SECONDARY SOURCE










    Medicine And Law
    By : Justice K. Kannan
    Pub.: Oxford University Press,







    Medical Law and Ethics
    By : Shaun D. Pattinson
    Edn. 2013
    Pub.:







    Medical Laws In Maharashtra
    By : U.P.Deopujari
    1st Edition, 2011
    Pub.: Nagpur Law House, Nagpur.






    Nabhi's Compendium of Orders Under Central Government Health Scheme
    Edition : 2011
    Pub.: A Nabhi Publication