THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Practicing without registration of doctors is a crime, said Health Minister Veena George. Practice should be done in the state only as per existing law. Under the Medical Practitioners Act 2021, it is an offense for those who are not registered to practice in the state. Under the Clinical Establishment Act, it is the responsibility of the institution to ensure that those working in the hospital are suitably qualified and registered.
All possible legal action will be taken against the culprits in the incident related to treatment by a fake doctor in a private hospital in Kozhikode. The Minister sought the cooperation of all to implement the Clinical Establishment Act.
The minister also informed that the government is taking measures to avoid the stay in the implementation of the Clinical Establishment Act. In government service this duty is performed by PSC.
In 2019, when a file came before the death of a woman after treatment by a doctor with a fake gynecology certificate in Kollam, the public thought that there was a need for a system to know if the doctor was a registered doctor. The State Medical Council was asked to take action in this regard.
Based on this, the Council has started the activities to make the names of registered doctors available on the Medical Council website. The minister said that the QR code can also be made available on the Medical Council site so that only those who need it can see it.
