Lok Sabha Question No. 1705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-25
Subject: Committee on Nurses Working in Private Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: OM BIRLA, G. HARI, VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1705 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## COMMITTEE ON NURSES WORKING IN PRIVATE H OSPITALS

## 1705. SHRI OM BIRLA:

SHRI G. HARI:

SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  enact  a  central  legislation  prescribing  the  mi standards for the quality of medical services rendered by private clinics, nursing homes medical institutions and also for providing minimum infrastructura l facilities and standards for the employees, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to form Accreditation Councils at the State level, if details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has constituted a committee to look into the grievances such as pay &  allowances,  working  conditions  and  other  benefits/  facilities  in  respect  of  nurses, working in private hospitals/nursing homes etc., if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Union Government has issued any gui delines to States/UTs in this regard, if so, the details thereof and response of the State Government thereon; and
- (e) the other measures being taken by the Government to tackle the problems being face nurses in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF S TATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a):   Health is a State subject. The Government of India has, however, enacted the Cl Establishments  (Registration  and  Regulation)  Act,  2010  and  also  notified  the  Clin Establish ments (Central Government) Rules, 2012 for registration and regulation of Clinic Establishments  with  a  view  to  prescribe  the  Minimum  Standards  of  facilities  and  servi provided by them. The National Council for clinical establishments has approved Minimum

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Standards in respect of major General categories of  clinical establishments and specialty/super - specialty categories of allopathic clinical establishments. Currently, the Act is applicable  in  the  States  of  Sikkim,  Mizoram,  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Himachal  Pradesh,  U.P Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Assam and all Union Territories except Delhi.

(b): National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Heal thcare Providers (NABH) has been established under the Quality Council of India for accreditation of hospitals .

(c) & (d):   In compliance of the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court dated 29th January, 2016 in WP(C) No. 527/2011, a Committee had been const ituted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 20 th September, 2016, to look into the working conditions of private nurses. Committee  has  already  submitted  its  report.  The  Committee  has  made  recommendations regarding salary and working conditions o f nurses. The report has been sent to all States/UTs fo appropriate action.

(e):       Health is a State subject. It is within the remit of State Government to take c concerns.

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