Nepal Health Professional Council Act, 1997

What does it do?

• The Act creates the Nepal Health Professional Council, an autonomous body, to regulate health professionals other than doctors registrable with the Nepal Medical Council and nurses, such as health technicians, pharmacy, radiology, pathology, physiotherapy and public-health professionals. It sets policy for the profession, sets policy on curricula, admission requirements and examinations of training institutions, and determines qualifications and registers qualified professionals.यो ऐनले नेपाल मेडिकल काउन्सिलमा दर्ता हुने चिकित्सक र नर्सबाहेकका स्वास्थ्य व्यवसायी (जस्तै स्वास्थ्य प्राविधिक, फार्मेसी, रेडियोलोजी, प्याथोलोजी, फिजियोथेरापी र जनस्वास्थ्यका व्यवसायी) को नियमन गर्न स्वशासित संस्थाका रूपमा नेपाल स्वास्थ्य व्यवसायी परिषद् स्थापना गर्छ। परिषद्ले स्वास्थ्य व्यवसायसम्बन्धी नीति बनाउँछ, शिक्षण संस्थाको पाठ्यक्रम, भर्नाका सर्त र परीक्षा प्रणालीसम्बन्धी नीति तय गर्छ, र योग्यता तोकेर योग्य स्वास्थ्य व्यवसायीको नाम दर्ता गर्छ। Nepal Law Commission Preamble; Sections 2–3, 9, pp. 1–4
• The Council has a chair nominated by the Government from people with a master's degree and at least five years in the profession, the heads (or representatives) of the Nepal Health Professionals' Association, Nepal Pharmaceutical Association and Nepal Radiological Society, three registered professionals nominated from pathology, physiotherapy and public health, members elected by registered professionals, and representatives of training institutions; a Government-appointed Registrar runs its administration.परिषद्मा स्नातकोत्तर उपाधि र कम्तीमा पाँच वर्ष अनुभव भएका व्यक्तिमध्येबाट सरकारले मनोनीत गर्ने अध्यक्ष, नेपाल स्वास्थ्य प्राविधिक संघ, नेपाल फार्मास्युटिकल एसोसिएसन र नेपाल रेडियोलोजिकल सोसाइटीका अध्यक्ष वा प्रतिनिधि, प्याथोलोजी, फिजियोथेरापी र जनस्वास्थ्य समूहबाट मनोनीत तीनजना दर्तावाला व्यवसायी, दर्तावाला व्यवसायीले निर्वाचित गर्ने सदस्य र शिक्षण संस्थाका प्रतिनिधि रहन्छन्; सरकारले नियुक्त गर्ने रजिस्ट्रारले प्रशासन चलाउँछन्। Nepal Law Commission Sections 4–6, 13–14, pp. 2–5
• Since one year after the Act began, only registered health professionals may practise. Applications are screened before registration; names can be struck off for disqualification or misconduct and certificates cancelled if obtained by fraud or error. On the Council's recommendation the Government recognises educational qualifications, and the Council may request information, inspect examinations and recommend withdrawing recognition.ऐन लागू भएको एक वर्षपछि दर्तावाला स्वास्थ्य व्यवसायीबाहेक अरूले प्रत्यक्ष वा अप्रत्यक्ष रूपमा स्वास्थ्य व्यवसाय गर्न पाउँदैनन्। दर्ताअघि निवेदन छानबिन गरिन्छ; अयोग्यता वा अनुचित आचरणमा नाम हटाउन र धोका वा गल्तीले लिएको प्रमाणपत्र रद्द गर्न सकिन्छ। परिषद्को सिफारिसमा सरकारले शैक्षिक योग्यतालाई मान्यता दिन्छ, र परिषद्ले विवरण माग्न, परीक्षाको निरीक्षण गर्न र मान्यता हटाउन सिफारिस गर्न सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 16–24, pp. 6–8
• Practising without registration and other breaches are punishable with penalties 'as prescribed' in regulations rather than set in the Act itself; offences are investigated by an officer the Government designates, the Government is the plaintiff, and appeals lie against Council decisions. The Council has its own fund and audited accounts, and the Government may dissolve it if it fails to perform.दर्ता नगरी स्वास्थ्य व्यवसाय गर्ने र अन्य उल्लङ्घनमा ऐनमै सजाय नतोकी 'तोकिएबमोजिम' (नियमावलीमा) सजाय हुने व्यवस्था छ; कसूरको अनुसन्धान सरकारले तोकेको अधिकारीले गर्छ, मुद्दामा नेपाल सरकार वादी हुन्छ र परिषद्को निर्णयउपर पुनरावेदन लाग्छ। परिषद्को आफ्नै कोष र लेखापरीक्षण हुन्छ, र ऐनबमोजिम काम नगरेमा सरकारले विघटन गर्न सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 25–31, pp. 8–9

Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas

None documented in the official reports we have reviewed so far.

Where does it conflict with other laws?

No conflict with another law is documented in the sources we have reviewed so far.

Regulations and rules made under it

• नेपाल स्वास्थ्य व्यवसायी परिषद् नियमावली, २०५६ In force