Haryana Government has notified the Haryana Nurses and Nurse-Midwives Act, 2017, which provides for the constitution of Haryana Nurses and Nurse-Midwives Council for the registration of nurses and nurse-midwives and for registration of institutions imparting training and prescribing qualifications to such institutions in the State.
The Government would, by notification, constitute a body to be known as the Haryana Nurses and Nurse-Midwives Council to exercise the powers conferred on and to perform functions assigned to it under this Act. The headquarters of the Council would be at Panchkula and it would meet atleast once in a calendar year, said a spokesman of law and legislative Department.
He said that while Director General or Director Medical Education and Research Department would be the president of the Council, Additional Director, Medical Education and Research would be the vice president.
The Council would perform duties including fixing the criteria for the establishment of institutions; recognise institutions; withdraw the recognition granted to institutions under this Act; recognise the qualifications for the purpose of this Act; frame regulations; conduct inspection of institutions; fix the fee; maintain the fund of the Council; conduct admission to various institutions in the State and prescribe such standards, facilities, syllabi, entry criteria, including common entrance test as may be deemed necessary to maintain proper standards in the nursing course.