NMC invites public comments for Licence to Practice Medicine 2022

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued draft regulations for the proposed regulations and invited public comments for Licence to Practice Medicine 2022 and others.

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has invited the public comments in general & Experts/Stakeholders/Oraganizations for the following proposed regulations - Licence to Practice Medicine 2022, Registration of Additional Qualifications 2022, Temporary Registration of the Foreign Medical Practitioner to Practice Medicine in India.

The comments should be sent to the email emrb.regn@nmc.org.in latest by May 6, 2022.

NMC plans to switch to NEXT soon

The draft regulations are for both Indian medical graduates and those who obtained their degrees abroad.

The eligibility requirements for Licence to Practice Medicine for those who have obtained their Primary Medical Qualification in India and applicable to Indian Medical Graduates - to be eligible for Licence to Practice Medicine all of the following conditions must be fulfilled after the National Exit Test (NExT) held under Section 15 of the NMC Act becomes operational:

• Before, the National Exit Test (NExT) held under section 15 of the NMC Act, 2019 comes into force the existing system of the registration of medical practitioners shall continue.                      
• Who has been registered in the Indian Medical Register maintained under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and / or registered by a State Medical Council prior to the coming into force of this Act and before the National Exit Test becomes operational under sub-section (3) of Section 15, shall be deemed to have enrolled in the National Register maintained under this Act and hence obtained license to practice Medicine.
• Till NEXT is introduced, the current processes will continue, said the draft.

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