HEALTH LAWS AND POLICIES
SYLLABUS
UNIT I
Code of ethics – introduction – professional ethics – personal qualities of the medical professional – Laws related to medical practice: Medical council act – clinical trials –
disability act – legal aspects of medical records – transplantation of human organ act – prevention of food and adulteration act – medical termination of pregnancy
act, 1971 – birth and death registration act – sex determination act – Indian mental health act, 1987.
UNIT II
Laws related to hospital administration: Companies act – law of contracts – consumer protection act – Laws related to support services: Biomedical waste (management
and handling rules) – atomic energy act – Indian electricity Act, 1956 – Indian boiler act – pollution control act – Laws related to hospital finance: Securities and
exchange board of India (SEBI) – securities contract regulation act – negotiable Instruments act – value added act (VAT) – patient bill – IRDA – service tax.
UNIT III
Overview of health care delivery system: Overview of health care delivery system – brief history of evolution – growth of health care services after independent salient
features of various committees. Health care infrastructure – National level – state level – district level – block level, primary health center level – sub center level –
village level – role of private sector & voluntary organization.
UNIT IV
Health care agencies – definition – function: National health care agencies – Indian red cross / society – Hind Kusht Nivaran Sangh – Indian council for child welfare –
tuberculosis association of India – Bharat Sevak Samaj – central social welfare board – Kasthuriba memorial fund – family planning association of India – an Indian
blind relief society – All India women's conference. International health care agencies – UNICEF, WHO, UNDP, World Bank, CARE – Rockefeller foundation –
ford foundation Colombo plan.
UNIT V
Health policies: National health policy – salient features – population policy 2000. Pharmaceutical legislation in India – historical development of pharmaceutical
education in India and its present status. Pharmacy act – drugs and cosmetics act – narcotics and psychotropic substances act – drug and magic remedies act – poisons
act and rules.