To provide better healthcare facilities to the people of the State, Madhya Pradesh Government on Friday issued notification allowing Government doctors to do private practice at home as well.
It said, however, doctors can do their private practice only after duty hours. Under private practice at their residences, Government doctors can only give consultation to patients. They cannot operate any clinic, nursing home or private hospital in their or their relatives’ names, it further said.
The General Administration Department had lifted ban on private practice of doctors of Public Health and Family Welfare department vide its order dated January 13, 1999. The department has issued new orders regarding private practice by Government doctors in the context of that order.
It further said government doctors will not be permitted to render their service including consultation at any private nursing home, private hospital or private clinic. For consulting patients, they can keep only basic medical examination equipments/instruments like stethoscope, BP instrument, opththelmiscope, autoscope, ECG machine etc. They cannot keep at their residences machines for which licence is required (like X-ray machine, USG, Eco-cardiography machines etc.)
Besides, they cannot get these machines registered for use at their residence in their own or their relatives’ names. They will also be permitted to get registered/installed other equipments not required in surgery in their own or their relatives’ names including dental chair, yelgar laser machine etc. No equipment for pathology or bio-chemistry test can be kept by them.
If any government doctor violates this new system, he or she will be held guilty of violation Sub-rule (4) of Rule 16 of Madhya Pradesh Civil Service Conduct Rules 1965 and will be punishable under Madhya Pradesh Service Rules 1966
Besides, orders have also been issued for appointment of 503 medical officers. Following this, urban and rural people will get better treatment facilities. Appointment of 266 more doctors is also being made soon. Similarly, 769 newly appointed doctors will provide their services to patients.