Regulation

Nepal Health Practitioner Council Regulation, 2056

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Type
Regulation
Year
२०५६ BS
Status
In force
Category
खण्ड १५: स्वास्थ्य · Volume 15: Health
Made under
Nepal Health Professional Council Act, 1997
Official text
Official page Official text (PDF)
English translation
Official English translation archived copy: the original page is no longer online
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What does it do?

  • Health professionals register with the Nepal Health Professional Council in four levels, each needing a qualification from an institution the Council recognises: specialist (at least a master's degree), first (bachelor's), second (certificate level) and third (at least one year's training). The registration fee is Rs 2,000, Rs 1,500, Rs 1,000 and Rs 700 for the four levels. People trained abroad pay Rs 4,000, Rs 3,000, Rs 2,000 and Rs 1,500, and non-Nepali citizens pay double that.स्वास्थ्य व्यवसायीले नेपाल स्वास्थ्य व्यवसायी परिषद्मा चार तहमा नाम दर्ता गराउँछन् र हरेक तहका लागि परिषद्ले मान्यता दिएको शिक्षण संस्थाबाट योग्यता चाहिन्छ: विशिष्ट तह (कम्तीमा स्नातकोत्तर), प्रथम तह (स्नातक), द्वितीय तह (प्रमाणपत्र तह) र तृतीय तह (कम्तीमा एक वर्षको तालिम)। दर्ता दस्तुर क्रमशः रु. २,०००, रु. १,५००, रु. १,००० र रु. ७०० लाग्छ। विदेशमा पढेकाले रु. ४,०००, रु. ३,०००, रु. २,००० र रु. १,५०० तथा गैरनेपाली नागरिकले त्यसको दोब्बर तिर्नुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission Rule 3(1)-(2) and Rule 4(1)-(3), PDF pp. 2-4
  • An applicant submits the Schedule 1 form with certificates, the fee and a citizenship certificate (or, for foreigners, a passport or official identity card). The registrar checks it and sends it to the relevant subject committee, which examines the applicant and, if they pass, recommends registration to the Council within three months. A non-Nepali citizen can be registered for at most one year at a time and must apply again to continue.निवेदकले अनुसूची-१ को ढाँचामा प्रमाणपत्र, दस्तुर र नागरिकताको प्रमाणपत्र (गैरनेपालीले राहदानी वा सरकारी परिचयपत्र) सहित दरखास्त दिनुपर्छ। रजिष्ट्रारले जाँचबुझ गरी सम्बन्धित विषय समितिमा पठाउँछ र विषय समितिले परीक्षा लिई उत्तीर्ण भएमा तीन महिनाभित्र नाम दर्ताको सिफारिससहित परिषद्मा प्रतिवेदन दिनुपर्छ। गैरनेपाली नागरिकको नाम एक पटकमा बढीमा एक वर्षका लागि मात्र दर्ता हुन्छ र अवधि सकिएपछि फेरि दरखास्त दिनुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission Rules 5-8 and 10, PDF pp. 4-6
  • Registered health professionals must work with discipline and honesty, be courteous, and keep patients' personal and health information confidential unless the law requires disclosure. They may not discriminate on grounds such as religion, caste, sex or social group, must work only within their own field of training and refer other cases to a qualified expert, and may not seek improper financial gain beyond their fees. Breaking these rules counts as professional misconduct.दर्तावाला स्वास्थ्य व्यवसायीले अनुशासित र इमानदार भई काम गर्नुपर्छ, शिष्ट व्यवहार गर्नुपर्छ र कानूनले बताउनुपर्ने अवस्थाबाहेक कसैको व्यक्तिगत वा स्वास्थ्यसम्बन्धी जानकारी गोप्य राख्नुपर्छ। धर्म, वर्ण, लिङ्ग, सामाजिक जातजाति वा अन्य आधारमा भेदभाव गर्न हुँदैन, आफ्नो अध्ययन र सीपको क्षेत्रभित्र मात्र काम गरी अरू विषयमा सम्बन्धित विशेषज्ञकहाँ सिफारिस गर्नुपर्छ र पारिश्रमिकबाहेक अनुचित आर्थिक लाभ लिन हुँदैन। यी कुरा पालना नगरे पेशागत आचरणको उल्लङ्घन मानिन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Rule 13(1)-(3), PDF pp. 8-9
  • When misconduct is reported, the Council forms a one- or three-member inquiry committee, which must give the accused at least 30 days to answer the charges, with each charge spelt out. The committee may suspend the person, normally for no more than two months, extendable by one month with the Council's approval; the health institution where they work must also suspend them. The Council decides with reasons, and a person removed from the register cannot be re-registered for one year.पेशागत आचरण उल्लङ्घनको जानकारी आएमा परिषद्ले एक वा तीन सदस्यीय जाँचबुझ समिति बनाउँछ, जसले आरोप स्पष्ट खुलाई सफाइ पेस गर्न कम्तीमा तीस दिनको म्याद दिनुपर्छ। समितिले आरोपितलाई निलम्बन गर्न सक्छ, जुन सामान्यतया दुई महिनाभन्दा बढी हुँदैन र परिषद्को पूर्वस्वीकृतिमा बढीमा एक महिना थप्न सकिन्छ; निज कार्यरत स्वास्थ्य संस्थाले पनि निजलाई निलम्बन गर्नुपर्छ। परिषद्ले कारण खुलाई निर्णय गर्छ र दर्ता किताबबाट नाम हटाइएको व्यक्तिको नाम एक वर्ष नपुगी पुनः दर्ता हुँदैन। Nepal Law Commission Rules 14-21 and 23(3), PDF pp. 10-13
  • Anyone practising in breach of Section 20 of the Act is liable to a fine of Rs 25,000 to Rs 100,000, and other breaches of the Act or this Regulation to Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000. Each registered professional must file an update form with a fee of 50 per cent of the registration fee; those who do not are left off the updated list and cannot be appointed or nominated to any Council post. The Council publishes the updated register every five years.ऐनको दफा २० विपरीत स्वास्थ्य व्यवसाय गर्नेलाई पच्चीस हजारदेखि एक लाख रुपैयाँसम्म र ऐन वा यस नियमावली विपरीत अन्य काम गर्नेलाई दश हजारदेखि तीस हजार रुपैयाँसम्म जरिबाना हुन्छ। हरेक दर्तावाला स्वास्थ्य व्यवसायीले नियम ४ को दस्तुरको पचास प्रतिशत शुल्कसहित विवरण फाराम भरी पेस गर्नुपर्छ; नगर्नेको नाम अद्यावधिक सूचीमा राखिँदैन र निज परिषद्को कुनै पदमा नियुक्त वा मनोनीत हुन सक्दैन। परिषद्ले अद्यावधिक दर्ता सूची प्रत्येक पाँच वर्षमा सार्वजनिक गर्छ। Nepal Law Commission Rule 35(1)-(2), PDF pp. 17-18; Rules 36(2) and 37(1)-(3), PDF p. 18

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