Bare ActsThe National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021

Section 6

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Occupational Therapy Professional Note: Occupational Therapy Professional is a person who delivers client-centred services concerned with promoting health and well-being through occupation to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life, which includes professionals such as Occupational Therapists who achieve this outcome by working with people and communities to enhance their ability to engage Physiotherapist 2264 (i) Dietician (including 2265 Clinical Dietician, Food Service Dietician) (ii) Nutritionist (including 2265 Public Health Nutritionist, Sports Nutritionist) (i) Optometrist 2267 (ii) Ophthalmic Assistant 3256 (iii) Vision Technician 3256 Occupational Therapist 2269 (1) (2) (3) (4) 26 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Parr I]— (1) (2) (3) (4) and maintains anaesthesia equipment, preparation of operation room and table, management of the central sterile services department functions, assistance in emergency situations and disaster preparedness and support of the surgeons and anesthetists in any other related clinical area. Physiotherapy Professional Note: Physiotherapy Professional is a person who practices physiotherapy by undertaking comprehensive examination and appropriate investigation, provides treatment and advice to any persons preparatory to or for the purpose of or in connection with movement or functional dysfunction, malfunction, disorder, disability, healing and pain from trauma and disease, using physical modalities including exercise, mobilization, manipulations, electrical and thermal agents and other electro therapeutics for prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, health promotion and fitness. The physiotherapist can practice independently or as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and has a minimum qualification ofa baccalaureate degree. Nutrition Science Professional Note: Nutrition Science Professional is a person who follows a scientific process to assess, plan and implement programmes to enhance the impact of food and nutrition on health, promote good health, prevent and treat disease to optimize the health of individuals, groups, communities and populations as well as on human health with training in food and nutritional science, nutrition, dietetics. Ophthalmic Sciences Professional Note: Ophthalmic Sciences Professional is a person who studies eye, related ailments and specialises in the management of disorders of eye and visual system, limited in scope and complexity as performed by a medical doctor having Optometrists with a minimum of four years of baccalaureate degree and Ophthalmic Assistants/Vision Technician with a minimum of two years recognised diploma programme. Occupational Therapy Professional Note: Occupational Therapy Professional is a person who delivers client-centred services concerned with promoting health and well-being through occupation to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life, which includes professionals such as Occupational Therapists who achieve this outcome by working with people and communities to enhance their ability to engage Physiotherapist (i) Dietician (including Clinical Dietician, Food Service Dietician) (i) Nutritionist (including Public Health Nutritionist, Sports Nutritionist) (i) Optometrist (ii) Ophthalmic Assistant (iii) Vision Technician Occupational Therapist 2264 2265 2265 2267 3256 3256 2269 SEC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 27 in the occupations they are expected to do, or by modifying the occupation or the environment to better support their occupational engagement. The Occupational Therapist can practice independently or as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and has a minimum qualification of a baccalaureate degree.

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