Natio al
Medical
Commissio
p oposed
to
li k
the
Natio al
Medical
Registe
with
state
egiste s
to
t ack
lice ce
status,
suspe sio ,
emoval
a d
othe
discipli a y
actio .
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NEW
DELHI:
A
docto ’s
discipli a y
eco d
may
soo
follow
them
ac oss
the
cou t y,
with
the
Natio al
Medical
Commissio
p oposi g
to
li k
the
Natio al
Medical
Registe
with
state
egiste s
to
t ack
lice ce
status,
suspe sio ,
emoval
a d
othe
discipli a y
actio .The
p oposal
is
pa t
of
the
d aft
Regist atio
of
Medical
P actitio e s
a d
Lice ce
to
P actice
Medici e
(Ame dme t)
Regulatio s,
2026,
published
o
August
11.
The
NMR
will
se ve
as
a
ce t al
eposito y
of
docto s’
egist atio
details
a d
discipli a y
o de s
issued
by
State
Medical
Cou cils,
NMC
o
its
Ethics
a d
Medical
Regist atio
Boa d
(EMRB).The
NMR
will
eco d
whethe
a
docto ’s
lice ce
is
active
o
i active,
alo g
with
details
of
discipli a y
actio .
NMC
a d
EMRB
will
also
be
able
to
seek
eco ds
f om
State
Medical
Cou cils
a d
mo ito
complia ce.U de
the
d aft,
complai ts
of
p ofessio al
misco duct,
u ethical
co duct
o
medical
eglige ce
will
be
ha dled
by
the
State
Medical
Cou cil
i
whose
ju isdictio
the
alleged
i cide t
occu ed.
Its
decisio
will
be
eflected
agai st
the
docto ’s
c ede tials
i
the
o li e
egiste .If
a othe
State
Medical
Cou cil
ecomme ds
discipli a y
actio ,
it
will
also
be
eflected
i
the
NMR
a d
automatically
updated
i
the
docto ’s
p ima y
state
egiste .
The
two
egiste s
will
be
elect o ically
sy ch o ised.The
d aft
also
p oposes
a
u ified
egist atio
po tal.
O ce
a
docto
is
egiste ed
with
a
State
Medical
Cou cil
a d
eceives
a
NMR
u ique
ide tificatio
umbe ,
they
ca
p actise
i
a y
state
o
U io
Te ito y
without
f esh
egist atio
o
a
lice ce.
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co ve satio
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A
medical
lice ce
will
co ti ue
to
be
valid
fo
five
yea s.
If
it
is
ot
e ewed
withi
th ee
mo ths
of
expi y,
the
egist atio
will
be
ma ked
i active
a d
the
docto
ca ot
p actise.Existi g
docto s
without
a
NMR
UID
will
have
to
update
thei
details
th ough
the
EMRB
po tal
withi
a
timef ame
to
be
decided
by
the
boa d.
No
fee
will
be
cha ged
fo
obtai i g
the
UID.Docto s
whose
egist atio
o
lice ce
applicatio
is
ejected
ca
appeal
to
EMRB
withi
30
days.
If
the
appeal
is
allowed,
the
State
Medical
Cou cil
will
have
to
g a t
the
egist atio
o
lice ce
withi
15
days.The
d aft
also
p oposes
a
good-sta di g
ce tificate
fo
fo eig
docto s
a d
allows
tempo a y
egist atio
fo
those
u de goi g
postg aduate
o
supe -specialty
cou ses
fo
up
to
24
mo ths.The
egulatio s
a e
still
i
d aft
fo m.
NMC
has
i vited
objectio s
a d
suggestio s
befo e
fi alisi g
them.
The
ea lie
d aft
published
o
Ap il
7,
2026,
has
also
bee
withd aw .