This document summarizes laws applicable to Ayurvedic physicians in India. It discusses requirements for physician registration through the Central Council of Indian Medicine. It also outlines medical laws regarding the Consumer Protection Act that holds physicians accountable. The document notes some controversies around cross-prescription of allopathic and Ayurvedic medicines and the role of Ayurveda in rural health programs.

1. Laws Applicable to
Physicians of Ayurveda
Anand Choudhary
Department of Rasa Shastra
Faculty of Ayurveda
Institute of Medical Sciences
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, UP
Email-anandayubhu@gmail.com
Cell- 9452074480

2. Contents
 Registration – Self & Hospital
 Medical Laws- CPA & CP
 Special Submission
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3. Registration Regulations
 Central Council
of Indian
Medicine
 Indian Medicine Central
Council Act, 1970: for
regulation of education
and practice of ASU 3
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4. IMCC ACT ,1970
 Rights of persons possessing qualifications included
in Second, Third and Fourth Schedules to be
enrolled .
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5. IMCC Act ,1970
 Shall hold office as Vaidya, Siddha, Hakim or
physician or any other office (by whatever
designation called) in Government or in any
institution maintained by a local or other authority
 Shall practice Indian medicine in any State
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6. IMCC Act ,1970
 PART V
 DISCIPLINARY ACTION
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7. Establishment of Clinic
Registration
- CMO office
Freedom – NPA
NABH was set up in 2005 as a constituent board of
Quality Council of India for designing quality parameters in
healthcare sector including single specialty hospitals and
nursing homes.
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8. Assertive Accreditation
Global Gratitude Gram Vaidya
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9. Consumer Protection Act
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10. Consumer Protection Act
 Supreme Court settled the position and ruled
that Medical Services falls within the purview of
Consumer Protection Act.
WHY SO ?
 The earlier attitude of ‘I don’t mind telephone
calls at night as it is my duty to attend to my
patients’ has been replaced by impatient
responses such: as ‘Call tomorrow. I’m very
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11. Consumer Protection Act
 The medical fraternity must be made accountable
for their actions. And patients, as consumers of
medical treatment, must have the right to health
education.
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12. Consumer Protection Act
 NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL
COMMISSION, NEW DELHI
 Justice K.S. Gupta, Presiding Member and Mrs.
Rajyalakshmi, Member
 Revision Petition No.2462 of 2004, Decided on 20-
12-2005
 Sikha Nayak vs.Dr. Manabesh Pramanick
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13. Consumer Protection Act
 RAJASTHAN STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES
REDRESSAL COMMISSION JAIPUR
 Justice Sunil Kumar Garg, President and Mrs.
Sushma Tanwar, Member
 Appeal No. 811 of 1998, Decided on 5-10-2005
 R.C. Purohit vs. Usha Devada
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14. Consumer Protection Act
 Tolerant and generally still respect and love
doctors ?.
 Fears and apprehensions ?
REMEDIES;
 Bond of love, trust and friendship between the
patient and physician, healing would be
extremely effective.
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15. Legal Lookout
Affirmation Announcement
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16. Pharmacovigilance
Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities
related to
 Detection
 Assessment
 Understanding
 Prevention of
Adverse effects or
Any other possible drug related problems
 Launched on 29 September, 2008
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17. Elegant Extension
Panchkarma Procedure Prominent Participation
?
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18. Cross Prescription
AllopathicMedicine by Ayurvedic Doctors
Ayurvedic Medicine by Allopathic Doctors
Rule 122 A & Schedule Y 1
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19. Cross Prescription
 Poonam Verma vs Ashwin Patel (1996 4
SCC332)
 A person who does not have knowledge of a
particular system of medicine but practices in that
system is a quack and mere pretender to medical
knowledge or skill ,or to put it differently a
charalatan.
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20. Cross Prescription
 K Nagaraju V/s The State Of Andhra Pradesh
 Criminal revision case no 417 of 2002
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21. Cross Prescription
 A Duty of care to every patient he accepts to
treat
 Practice reasonable degree of skill and
knowledge and must exercise a reasonable
degree of care
 Dr J B Naik Memorial Medico- Legal Cell Activity
Report
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22. Cross Prescription
 Maharsastra
 Madhaya Pradesh
 Punjab
 Haryana
 Utter Pradesh
 Karnataka
Kerala – Traditional Healers – Feb ,2011
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23. Ascendancy Ability
Statement Declaration
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24. Continued controversies
 High Court of Chennai
 CCIM Meeting on 26-27 March ,2010
 Fake letter of MCI August , 2010
 Chennai MCI & IMA – 23 June 2011
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25. Ayurveda & NRHM
Meeting people’s health needs in rural areas
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27. Extensive Exploration
Comprehensive
Governance
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29. CONCLUSION
Physicians Greatness-----
With great service of Humanity
through dedication in services to
common mass with Good
Governance of laws .
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30. Thanks
Prof G P Upadhayay
Prof Mritunjaya Sharma
 Chairperson of session
All Scholastic Scholar
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