The Jammu and Kashmir Medical Council has warned private healthcare establishments across the Union Territory against employing unregistered medical practitioners.
The Medical council emphasized that allowing doctors without proper registration to practice is a violation of the rules, professional ethics, and the code of conduct.
"It has come to the notice of the J&K Medical Council that private hospitals/nursing homes/diagnostic centres/clinical laboratories/blood banks located in Jammu and Kashmir are allowing some practitioners to operate without having registration with the J&K Medical Council, which is against the rules,” read a statement issued by president J&K Medical Council.
The J&K Medical Council urged all proprietors/Managing-Directors of private hospitals/nursing homes/ diagnostic centres/ clinical laboratories/ blood banks not to permit any doctor, whether from Jammu & Kashmir or outside, to practice or perform any investigation/procedure/surgeries in their establishments without having permanent registration or additional qualification registration, as required, from the J&K Medical Council.
“Such actions violate the rules and constitute a serious breach of professional ethics and the code of conduct,” it warned.
“The J&K Medical Council has taken serious note of this to safeguard human lives. As such, all proprietors, in-charges of private hospitals, nursing homes, diagnostic centres, clinical laboratories and blood banks are again reminded that they should first advise any doctor working without proper registration in Jammu & Kashmir to apply and acquire registration online from J&K Medical Council website www.jkmedicalcouncil.in to ensure the safety of human lives and not conducting any breach of professional conduct. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary action against the medical professional under the Professional Conduct, Etiquette & Ethics Regulations 2002,” warned president J&K Medical Council.