J&K Medical Council warns private health facilities over unregistered practitioners

The Jammu and Kashmir Medical Council on Friday urged the healthcare institutions not to permit any doctor, whether from Jammu & Kashmir or outside, to practice or perform any investigations, procedure, surgeries in their establishments without having permanent registration or additional qualification registration as per rules.

In a public notice, the council said it has come to the notice of the J&K Medical Council that private hospitals, nursing homes, diagnostic centres, clinical laboratories and blood banks located in Jammu and Kashmir are allowing some practitioners to operate without having registration with the J&K Medical Council, which is against the rules.

Urging all proprietors and managing directors of such health institutes not to permit any doctor to practice in their establishments without having permanent registration or additional qualification registration, as required, from the J&K Medical Council, the council said such “actions violate the rules and constitute a serious breach of professional ethics and the code of conduct.”

“The J&K Medical Council has taken serious note of this to safeguard human lives,” it said.

“All proprietors and in-charges of health institutes are again reminded that they should first advise any doctor working without proper registration in Jammu and Kashmir to apply and acquire registration online from Jammu and Kashmir Medical Council website www.jkmedicalcouncil.in to ensure the safety of human lives and not conducting any breach of professional conduct,” it added.

“Failure to comply will result in disciplinary action against the medical professional under the Professional Conduct, Etiquette & Ethics Regulations 2002,” the notice said.