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Union of India - Section

Section 70 in THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR ALLIED AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS ACT, 2021

70. Power to amend Schedule.—

(1)The Central Government may, after consultation with the Commission, by a notification, add to or otherwise amend the Schedule for the purposes of this Act and thereupon the said Schedule shall be deemed to be amended accordingly.
(2)A copy of every notification proposed to be issued under sub-section (1), shall be laid in draft before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in disapproving the issue of the notification or both Houses agree in making any modification in the notification, the notification shall not be issued or, as the case may be, shall be issued only in such modified form as may be agreed upon by both the Houses.THE SCHEDULE[See section 2(r)]
SerialNumber Recognised Category Allied and Healthcare Professional ISCO Code
 
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. Medical Laboratory and Life Sciences Life Science
  Professional Note: Life Science Professional is a person who has knowledge of application of research on human and other life forms,their interactions with each other and the environment, to develop new knowledge, and solve human health and environmental problems and who works in diverse fields such as bacteriology, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, harmacology, toxicology and virology and who collect, analyse and evaluate the experimental andfield data to identify and develop new processes and techniques among others. (i) Biotechnologist(ii) Biochemist (non-clinical)(iii) Cell Geneticist(iv) Microbiologist (non-clinical)(v) Molecular Biologist (non-clinical)(vi) Molecular Geneticist 2131
  Medical Laboratory Sciences Professional Note: Medical and pathology laboratory professional is a person who performs clinical test on specimens of bodily fluids and tissues in order to get information about the health of a patient or cause of death and having formal training in medical laboratory technology or related field, which includes testing and operating equipment such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters and flame photometers for analysis of biological material including blood, urine and spinal fluid. (i) Cytotechnologist(ii) Forensic Science Technologist(iii) Histotechnologist(iv) Hemato Technologist(v) Medical Lab Technologist 3212
2. Trauma, Burn Care and Surgical/Anesthesia related technology
  Trauma and Burn Care Professional Note: Trauma and Burn Care Professional is a person who provides advisory, diagnostic, curative and preventive medical services more limited in scope and complexity than those carried out by a medical doctor including emergency and burn care technologist who work autonomously, or with limited supervision of medical doctors and applyadvanced clinical procedures for treating and preventing injuries and otherphysical impairments. (i) Advance Care Paramedic 2240
(ii) Burn Care Technologist 2240
(iii) Emergency Medical Technologist (Paramedic) 3258
  Surgical and Anaesthesia-related Technology Professional Note: Surgical andAnaesthesia-related Technology professional is a person who is a member of amulti-disciplinary team in the operation theatres, who prepares and maintains an operating theatre, assists the anaesthetist and surgical team during peri-operative period and provides support to patients in the recovery room and the main role includes the set up, check, and maintains anaesthesia equipment, preparation of operation room and table, management of the central sterile services department functions, assistance in emergency situations and disaster preparedness and support of the surgeons and anesthetists in any other related clinical area. (i) Anaesthesia Assistants and Technologists 3259
(ii) Operation Theatre (OT)Technologists 3259
(iii) Endoscopy and LaparoscopyTechnologists 3259
  3259
3. Physiotherapy Professional Note: Physiotherapy Professional is a person who practices physiotherapy by undertaking comprehensive examination and appropriate investigation, provides treatment and advice to any persons preparatory to or for the purpose of or in connection with movement or functional dysfunction, malfunction, disorder, disability, healing and pain from trauma and disease, using physical modalities including exercise,mobilization, manipulations, electrical and thermal agents and other electro therapeuticsfor prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, health promotion and fitness. Thephysiotherapist can practice independently or as a part of a multi-disciplinary team andhas a minimum qualification of a baccalaureate degree. Physiotherapist 2264
4. Nutrition Science Professional Note: Nutrition Science Professional is a person whofollows a scientific process to assess, plan and implement programmes to enhance the impact of food and nutrition on health, promote good health, prevent and treat disease tooptimize the health of individuals, groups, communities and populations as well as onhuman health with training in food and nutritional science, nutrition, dietetics. (i) Dietician (including Clinical Dietician, Food Service Dietician 2265
(ii) Nutritionist (including Public Health Nutritionist, Sports Nutritionist) 2265
5. Ophthalmic Sciences Professional Note: Ophthalmic Sciences Professional is a person who studies eye, related ailments and specialises in the management of disorders of eye and visual system, limited in scope and complexity as performed by a medical doctor having Optometrists with a minimum of four years of baccalaureate degree and Ophthalmic Assistants/Vision Technician with a minimum of two years recognised diploma programme. (i) Optometrist Page 1 |
(ii) Ophthalmic Assistant Page 2 |
(iii) Vision Technician Page 3 |
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6. Occupational TherapyProfessionalNote: Occupational TherapyProfessional is a person whodelivers client-centredservices concerned withpromoting health and well-being through occupation toenable people to participate inthe activities of everyday life,which includes professionalssuch as OccupationalTherapists who achieve thisoutcome by working withpeople and communities toenhance their ability toengage in the occupationsthey are expected to do, or bymodifying the occupation orthe environment to bettersupport their occupationalengagement. TheOccupational Therapist canpractice independently or as apart of a multi-disciplinaryteam and has a minimumqualification of abaccalaureate degree    
7. Community Care, Behavioural Health Sciences and other Professionals
  Community CareNote: Primary and CommunityCare Professional is a personwho provides health education,referral and follow up, casemanagement, and basicpreventive healthcare and homevisiting services to specificcommunities at field level andprovides support and assistanceto individuals and families innavigating the health and socialservices system and establish areferral network.    
 
 
 
 
  Behavioural Health SciencesProfessionalNote: Behavioural Health SciencesProfessional is a person whoundertakes scientific study of theemotions, behaviours and biologyrelating to a person's mental well-being, their ability to function ineveryday life and their concept ofself. "Behavioural health" is thepreferred term to "mental health"and includes professionals such ascounsellors, analysts,psychologists, educators andsupport workers, who providecounselling, therapy and mediationservices to individuals, families,groups and communities inresponse to social and personaldifficulties.    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Other Care Professionals    
 
 
8. Medical Radiology, Imagingand Therapeutic TechnologyProfessionalNote: Medical Imaging andTherapeutic EquipmentTechnology Professionalsinclude persons who testsand operate radiographic,ultrasound and other medicalimaging equipment toproduce images of bodystructures for the diagnosisand treatment of injury, disease and otherimpairments or administersradiation treatments andmonitor patients' conditionswith training in medicaltechnology, radiology,sonography, mammography,nuclear medical technology,Magnetic ResourceImaging, Dosimetry orradiotherapy, under thesupervision of a radiologistor other medicalprofessional    
9. Medical Technologists andPhysician AssociateBiomedical and MedicalEquipment TechnologyProfessional    
Physician Associate orPhysician AssistantNote: Physician Associate orPhysician Assistant is aperson who performs basicclinical and administrativetasks to support patient careand is trained in a medicalmodel such that he isqualified and competent toperform preventive,diagnostic and therapeuticservices with physiciansupervision.
Cardio-vascular,Neuroscience and Pulmonary
Technology Professional
 
Note: Cardio-vascular,Neuroscience and PulmonaryTechnology Professionalsinclude those persons whohave studied and havethorough understanding ofrespiratory, neurological andcirculatory system and alsothe ability to operate complexequipment related therein andincludes professionals such asPerfusionist, Cardiovasculartechnologist, respiratory technologist and Sleep LabTechnologists.
 
Renal TechnologyProfessionalNote: Renal TechnologyProfessional is a personwho deals with dialysistherapy process andtechnology to ensure aneffective dialysis therapyto the patient and includesprofessionals such asDialysis TherapyTechnologists havingbaccalaureate degree whooperate and maintain anartificial kidney machine,following approvedmethods.
10. Health InformationManagement and HealthInformatic ProfessionalNote: Health andInformation ManagementProfessional is a person whodevelops, implements andassesses the health recordprocessing, storage andretrieval systems in medicalfacilities and other healthcare settings to meet thelegal, professional, ethicaland administrative records-keeping requirements ofhealth services delivery andprocesses, maintains,compiles and reports patientinformation for healthrequirements and standardsin a manner consistent withthe healthcare industry'snumerical coding system.