NMC Bill 2019 - Prescribing Rights - Pharmacists and Nurses Vs Indian Doctors

In the National Medical Commission Bill 2019, Section 32 of the NMC Bill that provides for licensing of 3.5 lakhs non medical persons or Community Health Providers that includes Pharmacists ( Pharm.D - Doctor of Pharmacy Graduates) to practice modern medicine.

Through the NMC bill, the Center is mulling to grant limited license to certain mid-level practitioners connected with with modern medical profession to practice medicine.

The Commission may grant limited licence to practice medicine at mid-level as Community Health Provider to such person connected with modern scientific medical profession who qualify such criteria as may be specified by the regulations: Provided that the number of limited licence to be granted under this sub-section shall not exceed one-third of the total number of licenced medical practitioners registered under sub-section (1) of section 31.

The Community Health Provider who are granted limited licences under sub-section (1), may practice medicine to such extent, in such circumstances and for such period, as may be specified by the regulations.

The Community Health Provider may prescribe specified medicine independently, only in primary and preventive healthcare, but in cases other than primary and preventive healthcare, he may prescribe medicine only under the supervision of medical practitioners registered under sub-section (1) of section 32.

Who all are coming under Sub- Section (1) ?

Any person who qualifies the National Exit Test held under section 15 shall be granted a licence to practice medicine and shall have his name and qualifications enrolled in the National Register or a State Register.

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