The ODISHA NURSES & MIDWIVES REGISTRATION ACT, 1938
odisha · 1938
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- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Orissa Nurses and Midwives Registration Act, 1938
- S. 2Section defines key terms used in the Odisha Nurses & Midwives Registration Act, 1938, including "Council," "dai," "health visitor," and "nurse."
- S. 3Section 3 establishes the Orissa Nurses and Midwives Registration Council, outlining its membership and functions.
- S. 4Section 4 outlines the three-year term for council members and the ongoing term for ex-officio members in the Odisha Nurses & Midwives Registration Act.
- S. 5Section 5 outlines conditions under which a member of the Council under the Odisha Nurses & Midwives Registration Act, 1938, may lose their seat.
- S. 6Section 6 outlines how casual vacancies in the Odisha Nurses & Midwives Registration Act are filled by election or nomination by the State Government.
- S. 7Section 7 establishes the appointment and remuneration of the Registrar and other staff for the Council under the Odisha Nurses & Midwives Registration Act, 1938.
- S. 8Section 8 empowers the Council to create regulations for internal procedures and officer management, subject to state government confirmation.
- S. 9Section 9 ensures that vacancies or procedural defects do not invalidate council actions.
- S. 10Section 10 outlines the registration process for nurses, health visitors, midwives, trained dais, and dais in Odisha.
- S. 11Section 11 mandates the Registrar to maintain and update registers of nurses, health visitors, midwives, and trained dais in Odisha.
- S. 12Removal of names from register for misconduct, etc
- S. 13Section 13 mandates the Registrar to annually publish lists of registered nurses and midwives, and presumes those listed as registered.
- S. 14Section 14 empowers local authorities or the State Government to prohibit and fine unregistered nurses and midwives for practicing in Odisha.
- S. 15Section 15 empowers the Council to create bye-laws for training, registration, and regulation of nurses, midwives, and trained dais.
- S. 16Section 16 outlines the confirmation, publication, and potential cancellation of bye-laws by local and state authorities under the Odisha Nurses & Midwives Registration Act, 1938.
- S. 17Section 17 grants the State Government authority to create rules for implementing the Odisha Nurses & Midwives Registration Act, 1938.
- S. 18Section 18 bars suits against actions taken under the Odisha Nurses & Midwives Registration Act by the government or officials.
- S. 19Registered medical practitioners are exempt from the provisions of the Odisha Nurses & Midwives Registration Act, 1938.
- S. 20Section 20 prohibits employment and subsidies for unregistered nurses/midwives and dais, and Section 21 penalizes dishonest use of registration certificates.
- S. 22Section penalizes unauthorized use of titles of registered nurses, health visitors, midwives, or trained dais with fines up to ₹300 for repeat offenses.
- S. 23Section 23 prohibits courts from prosecuting offenses under the Act without prior Council approval.
- S. 24Repeals the Madras Nurses and Midwives Act, 1926 in Odisha.