(1) The Council may make rules in respect of all or any of the following matters :-
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| (a) the maintenance of records, books, registers, bills, receipts, returns, statements, forms and other documents by a Private Medical Institution; | | |
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| (b) the reports, returns, statements and other information required to be furnished periodically by a Private Medical Institution to the Ministry of the Minister; | | |
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| (c) the minimum size of wards or rooms and the minimum floor space, which should be allotted for each patient; | | |
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| (d) the provisions of adequate latrine and bathing facilities for in-patients and personnel employed in Private Medical Institutions; | | |
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| (e) the machinery, equipment, devices, utensils, apparatus, crockery, fittings, furniture and other requisites of a general or special nature ; | | |
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| (f) the immunization of personnel employed in Private Medical Institutions against specified diseases; | | |
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| (g) the prohibition or restriction of admission of midwifery cases, except to a maternity home or to such other Private Medical Institution having separate and exclusive facilities for the reception and treatment of such cases; | | |
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| (h) the prohibition or restriction of the admission of cases other than midwifery cases to a maternity home or to such other Private Medical Institution having separate and exclusive facilities for the reception and treatment of maternity cases; | | |
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| (i) defining staffing patterns including minimum qualification, induction and in-service training and refresher courses that should be followed by such personnel; | | |
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| (j) the definition of the specialized departments and ancillary services that should be maintained in terms of special fields of treatment; | | |
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| (k) the disposal of refuse and waste matter; | | |
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| (l) the provision of sinks, taps and outlets in wards, kitchens, bathrooms and latrines in proportion to the ratio of patients and personnel employed therein; | | |
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| (m) the provision of housing, residential quarters or transport facilities required for maintaining the health of patients; and | | |
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| (n) the provision of adequate expertise for the maintenance of all institutional assets, machinery and equipment. | | |
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