Delhi session to pass law for regulating hospitals likely

1. Delhi Session to Pass Law for
Regulating Hospitals Likely
QUICK REMEDY Bill passage may be expedited following complaints
against hospitals in Capital that turned away dengue patients

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The Delhi government may expedite introduction of the Delhi Health Bill
which seeks to strictly regulate services provided by hospitals and clinics in
the national capital, following mounting concerns about dengue patients
being `turned away' by hospitals.The bill drafted by Delhi Dialogue
Commission was put up for public comments till last month and was to be
introduced in the assembly some time later but chief minister Arvind
Kejriwal on Tuesday indicated that the introduction of the bill may be
expedited.
“We might hold a special assembly session to introduce a law wherein
hospitals which refuse healthcare to patients can be punished,“ Kejriwal told
reporters following visits to two hospitals. Delhi government officials told ET
that the Delhi CM had in mind the Delhi Health Bill that will bring all Clinical
Establishments, including big private hospitals, under a statelevel framework
of regulation.

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Private hospitals are regulated by the Delhi Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1953,
at present but the new health bill will empower the Delhi government to take
action against erring private and government hospitals and clinics. The bill
envisages formation of a `State Council for Clinical Establishments'.The state council
will have vast powers for drafting bylaws, putting in place standards of healthcare
services and norms, levying monetary penalty ranging from Rs 10, 000 to Rs 5 lakh
and in case of extreme and repeated offenders, cancellation of licence for
operating in the national capital. It also seeks to address issue of overpricing of
healthcare services.
Speaking with ET, health minister Satyendar Jain on Monday evening explained that
comments had been received by the government for the bill. “We had kept it for
seeking public opinion. Experts are having a look at it. It is an extensive bill,“ he had
said. On Tuesday evening, an official statement said, the AAP Cabinet discussed
“possibility of convening a special session of the Delhi assembly“ to implement one
among many options considered to ensure private hospitals do not refused to
admit dengue patients.

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The Delhi government's ongoing campaign against dengue gathered momentum
when Kejriwal paid a surprise visit to the GTB Hospital and Hedgewar Hospital
along with health minister Satyendar Jain and senior officials. His visit followed
appeals by Union health minister JP Nadda and Odisha chief minister Naveen
Patnaik, whom asked Kejriwal to act against `erring' private hospitals.
“Hospitals which refuse healthcare to dengue patients won't be spared.Some
private hospitals have sent back patients because they wanted to make a profit.
Government will take strict action against them“ the CM said.
Earlier, the director-general of health services issued show-cause notices to five
hospitals under the Delhi Nursing Homes Registration Act.According to an official
statement, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia followed this up by ordering an
inquiry . “Sisodia has instructed the divisional commissioner of Delhi to depute the
local sub-divisional magistrate to conduct a probe and submit the report to the
government within seven days.“

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