National Academy of Medical Sciences Act, 2006

What does it do?

• The Act sets up the National Academy of Medical Sciences, headquartered in the Kathmandu Valley, as an autonomous body for high-level medical study and research, training skilled health workers and providing quality health care. Bir Hospital and its nursing campus are treated as the Academy's hospital and educational institution.चिकित्सा विज्ञानमा उच्चस्तरीय अध्ययन र अनुसन्धान गर्न, दक्ष स्वास्थ्य जनशक्ति उत्पादन गर्न र गुणस्तरीय स्वास्थ्य सेवा दिन काठमाडौं उपत्यकामा मुख्य कार्यालय रहने गरी चिकित्सा विज्ञान राष्ट्रिय प्रतिष्ठान स्वशासित संस्थाका रूपमा स्थापना गरिएको छ। वीर अस्पताल र त्यसअन्तर्गतको नर्सिङ क्याम्पसलाई प्रतिष्ठानको अस्पताल र शैक्षिक संस्था मानिएको छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 3–4, pp. 2–3; Sections 14–15, pp. 9–10
• The Prime Minister is Chancellor and the Health Minister Pro-Chancellor, who chairs the Assembly (Sabha), the top body, which includes the secretaries of Health, Education and Finance, the National Planning Commission member for health and the heads of the University Grants Commission, Nepal Medical Council and Nepal Health Research Council. The Vice-Chancellor is the full-time chief, appointed for four years by the Chancellor on the recommendation of a committee chaired by the Pro-Chancellor; a Director runs the hospital.प्रधानमन्त्री कुलपति र स्वास्थ्यमन्त्री सहकुलपति हुन्छन्। सहकुलपतिको अध्यक्षतामा रहने सभा सर्वोच्च निकाय हो, जसमा स्वास्थ्य, शिक्षा र अर्थ मन्त्रालयका सचिव, राष्ट्रिय योजना आयोगका स्वास्थ्य हेर्ने सदस्य, विश्वविद्यालय अनुदान आयोग, नेपाल मेडिकल काउन्सिल र नेपाल स्वास्थ्य अनुसन्धान परिषद्का अध्यक्ष रहन्छन्। उपकुलपति पूरा समय काम गर्ने प्रमुख पदाधिकारी हुन्, जसलाई सहकुलपतिको अध्यक्षतामा बनेको समितिको सिफारिसमा कुलपतिले चार वर्षका लागि नियुक्त गर्छन्; अस्पतालको प्रशासनिक प्रमुखका रूपमा निर्देशक रहन्छन्। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 7, 16–18 and 20, pp. 4, 10–11
• An Academic Council, an Executive Council and a Service Commission (which recruits teachers and staff; its chair needs a postgraduate medical degree and 20 years' experience) run academic, administrative and staffing matters. The Academy has its own fund, its accounts are audited by the Auditor General, and it must publish an annual report.प्राज्ञिक परिषद्, कार्यकारी परिषद् र सेवा आयोग (शिक्षक–कर्मचारी छनोट गर्ने; अध्यक्षमा चिकित्सा विज्ञानमा स्नातकोत्तर र २० वर्षको अनुभव चाहिने) ले प्राज्ञिक, प्रशासनिक र कर्मचारी व्यवस्थापनका काम गर्छन्। प्रतिष्ठानको छुट्टै कोष हुन्छ, लेखापरीक्षण महालेखापरीक्षकबाट हुन्छ र वार्षिक प्रतिवेदन प्रकाशित गर्नुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 9–13, pp. 6–9; Sections 25–27, p. 12
• The Academy must work in line with national education and health policy, may receive directions from the government, and deals with the government through the Ministry of Health and Population.प्रतिष्ठानले राष्ट्रिय शिक्षा तथा स्वास्थ्य नीतिअनुरूप काम गर्नुपर्छ, नेपाल सरकारले निर्देशन दिन सक्छ, र सरकारसँगको सम्पर्क स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या मन्त्रालयमार्फत हुन्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 31–33, p. 13

Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas

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

Where does it conflict with other laws?

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