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Conditions for the issue of licence.—(1) Based on the facilities of treatment in the Ayurveda Health Centres, they are classified into three as category (A), category (B) and category (C) and the facilities to be available there shall be as follows, namely:— I. Category (A) (i) The patients shall have convenient accommodation facility in separate rooms or ward; (ii) There shall be treatment rooms in the proportion one for fifteen beds; (iii) The treatment room shall have an area of at least 100 Square feet and bathroom and toilet facilities shall be attached thereto; (iv) There shall be a ‘dhroni’ having at least 7 feet length and 2½ feet width in the treatment room; (v) Drinking water, air and light shall be available in the treatment room; 4 (vi) Stove and hygienic accessory equipments shall be available in the treatment room; (vii) There shall be a Medical Practitioner’s consultation room with equipments such as examination tables, stethoscope and B. P. Apparatus; (viii) Scientifically made Vasthi Yanthra and necessary utensils shall be available; (ix) There shall be at least one registered Medical Practitioner of full- time service; (x) There shall be at least two male therapists/masseurs and two female therapists/masseurs and the proportion of therapists/masseurs shall be increased according to the number of treatment room, as prescribed; (xi) There shall be a nurse for full-time service in an Ayurveda Health Centre and if it exceeds ten beds, there shall be nurses in the proportion one for ten; (xii) Necessary employees shall be there for cleaning work, etc.; (xiii) There shall be a responsible Manager in the treatment centre. II. Category (B) (i) The treatment room shall have an area of at least 100 Square feet and bathroom and toilet facilities shall be attached thereto; (ii) There shall be a ‘dhroni’ having at least 7 feet length and 2½ feet width in the treatment room; (iii) Drinking water, air and light shall be available in the treatment room; (iv) Stove and hygienic accessory equipments shall be available in the treatment room; 5 (v) There shall be a Medical Practitioner’s consultation room with equipments such as examination tables, stethoscope and B. P. Apparatus etc.; (vi) There shall be at least one male therapist/masseur and a female therapist/masseur and the proportion of therapists/masseur shall be increased according to the number of treatment rooms, as prescribed; (vii) The service of a Registered Medical Practitioner shall be available during working hours. III. Category (C) (i) The treatment rooms shall have an area of at least 100 Square feet and bathroom and toilet facilities shall be attached thereto; (ii) There shall be a ‘dhroni’ or ‘long table’ having at least 7 feet in length and 2½ feet width in the treatment room; (iii) Drinking water, air and light shall be available in the treatment room; (iv) Stove and hygienic accessory equipments shall be available in the treatment room; (v) There shall be a Medical Practitioner’s consultation room with minimum equipments such as examination tables, stethoscope and B. P. Apparatus.; (vi) There shall be at least one male therapist/masseur and a female therapist/masseur and the proportion of therapist/masseur shall be increased according to the number of treatment rooms, as prescribed; (vii) The service of a Registered Medical Practitioner shall be available during working hours. Explanation:—Independent Health Centres shall not include in category ‘(C)’. But may include the Health Centres functioning along with other establishments. 6 (2) Inpatient treatment shall not be carried out in Ayurveda Health Centres included in category (B). Complicated treatments and ‘Panchakarma’ treatments such as, ‘Vamanam’, ‘Virechanam’, ‘Vasthy’ and ‘Nasyam’ shall not be carried out in the Ayurveda Health Centres included in category (C) but massaging and Udvarthanam can be carried out. (3) The following general conditions shall apply to all categories of Ayurveda Health Centres, namely:— (i) The therapist/masseur shall wear uniform, as prescribed during working hours; (ii) The treatment of male patients who come to a centre for treatment shall be done only by male therapist/masseur and the treatment of female patient shall be done only by female therapist/masseurs; (iii) Only quality medicines shall be used in an Ayurveda Health Centre for treatment and the components of the medicines shall be convinced to the examiner; (iv) The medicines and oils used for one patient shall not be used for another patient and arrangement shall be made in such Ayurveda Health Centre for the destruction and disposal of the same and other wastes in such a manner not harmful to the environment; (v) Every Ayurveda Health Centre shall be established in healthy surroundings only and shall be free from sound pollution, as far as possible; (vi) The name, licence number, details of the licence and working hours of each Ayurveda Health Centre shall be exhibited in the building or premises where it is established in a manner clearly visible from outside; (vii) Registers and case sheet as prescribed shall be kept for recording details of the persons coming for treatment in an Ayurveda Health Centre; 7 (viii) Every Ayurveda Health Centre shall exhibit the details of employees of that Centre, working hours, the methods of treatment provided therein and the fees fixed for each item of treatment etc., as prescribed; (ix) No Ayurveda Health Centre shall function in the vehicles used on land or in water.