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CHANDIGARH,
THURSDAY , OCTOBER 30, 2008
(
KARTIKA 09,1930 SAKA )
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LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT
Contents Pages
Part
I Acts
The
Punjab Protection of Medicare Service Persons
And
Medicare Service Institutions ( Prevention of
Violence
and Damage to Property Act, 2008
( Punjab Act No.26 of
2008 ) …
111- 113
Part II Ordinances
Nil
Part III Delegated Legislation
Nil
Part IV Corrections, Slips, Republications and Replacements
Nil
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LEGISLATIVE
AFFAIRS , PUNJAB 111
Notification
The
30th.October , 2008
No.29 Leg/ 2008 – The Following Act of
the Legislature of the people of Punjab received the assent of Governor of
Punjab on the 10th.October 2008, and is hereby published for general
information:-
The
Punjab Protection of Medicare Service Persons
And
Medicare Service Institutions ( Prevention of
Violence
and Damage to Property Act, 2008
( Punjab Act No.26
of 2008 )
An
ACT
To
Provide for protection of Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service
Institutions in the State of Punjab and for prevention of violence and damage
to the property and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Be
it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Punjab in the Fifty- ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. (
1). This Act may be called the Punjab Protection of Medicare Short
Title and
Service
Persons and Medicare Service Institutions commencement
( Prevention of violence and Damage to the Property
) Act 2008.
(2). It shall come into force at once.
2. Be this Act unless the context
otherwise requires: - Definitions
(a). “ Medicare Service
Institution” means an institution
Providing Medicare service either in the
Medicare
Service Institution or through Mobile
Medical Unit
or by arranging Medical camps, which is
under the
control of the Central Government or the
State
Government or a local body including any
private hospital
having facility of treatment of the sick
and used for their
reception or stay , any private maternity
home , where women
are usually received and accommodated for
the purpose of
Confinement and ante-natal and post-natal
care in connection
with the child birth or anything connected
therewith and
any private nursing home used or intended
to be used for the
reception and accommodation of the persons
suffering from
any sickness, injury or infirmity whether
of body or mind ,
and providing treatment of nursing or both
of them and includes
convalescent at home :
PUNJAB
GOVT. ( EXTRA……
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KRTK. 8, 1930
SAKA )
(b)
“ Medicare Service Person”
in relation to a Medicare
Service Institution, shall include :-
(i)
Registered Medical Practitioner ,
Registered Practitioner and Practitioner working in a Medicare Service
Institution :
(ii)
Nurse:
(iii)
Auxiliary Nurse and Mid – Wife
(iv)
Nurse dai;
(v)
Trained dai;
(vi)
Medical Student
(vii)
Nursing Student
(viii)
Para Medical Worker ; and
(ix)
Other staff or workers directly or
indirectly engaged by a Medicare Service Institution for providing the required
services:
Explanation:-
For the purpose of this Act, the expressions Registered Medical Practitioner,
Medical Practitioner, Practitioner, Nurse, Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife, and
trained dai, shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Punjab
Medical Registration Act,1916, the Punjab Nurses Registration Act 1932, the
Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Act 1963 and the Punjab Homeopathic
Practitioners Act 1965:
(c
) “Medical Student” means a
student, who is undergoing training or studies
in medical profession ;
(d) “Mobile Medical Unit”- means an
ambulance equipped with medical
equipment used for providing
Medicare services
(e) “Nursing Student” means a student, who
is undergoing training or studies
in nursing profession ;
(f) “Offender” means any person , who
either by himself or as a member or
leader of a group of persons or
organization commits or attempts to
commit or abets or incites the
commission of violence:
(g) “Paramedical Worker” means a person
who assists the Medicare
Service Person Providing
Medicare Service;
(
h) “Property” shall include both
moveable and immovable property ; and
( i) “violence” means any act, which
causes or may cause any injury , injury or endanger life , obstruct or hinder
any Medicare Service Person in the discharge of his duty in a Medicare Service
Institution or damage to property in Medicare Service Institution.
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GOVT. ( EXTRA……
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KRTK. 8, 1930
SAKA )
3. Any act of violence against Medicare
Service Person or damage prohibition of
To property in a Medicare Service
Institution, shall be prohibited
violence
4. An offender, who commits any act in
contravention of the
Penalty
provisions of this Act, shall be punished with
an imprisonment,
which may extend to One year or
with Fine, which may extend
to fifty thousand rupees or with
both.
5. Any Offence committed under this Act,
shall be cognizable Cognizance of
and non-bailable
and shall be triable by the Court of Judicial offence
Magistrate of the First Class.
6. (1)
In addition to the punishment as specified in section 4, the Recovery
of loss
offender shall
also be liable to pay a penalty of twice the amount for
the damage
of purchase price of medical
equipment damaged or loss caused to
caused to the
the property, as may be
determined by the Court referred to in property
section 5
(2) If the offender has not paid the penalty,
imposed under
sub-section (1), the same shall be recoverable as arrears of land
revenue.
7. The provisions of this Act shall be in
addition to the provisions of
Act not in
any other Law
, for the time being in force.
Derogation of any
Other law.
REKHA
MITTAL
Secretary
to Government of Punjab
Department
of Legal and Legislative Affairs.
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Above is the Typed Version of Punjab Govt.Notification of “The
Punjab Protection of Medicare Service Persons
And
Medicare Service Institutions ( Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property
Act 2008 ( Punjab Act No.26 of 2008 ) …
111- 113
Dated
Patiala the 22nd May 2014
[ Dr.Om Parkash Singh Kande, M.D.]
Chairman Legal Cell IMA Punjab
