The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2020

The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2020 seeks to regulate and standardise the education and practice of allied and healthcare professionals in India.

• The Act was introduced to provide for regulation and maintenance of standards of education and services by allied and healthcare professionals, and maintain a register of healthcare professions.

Key Features of the Act: It defines healthcare professional and allied health professional with clearly identifiable criteria. It also specifies certain categories of allied and healthcare professions as recognised categories.

These include life science professionals, trauma and burn care professionals, surgical and anaesthesia related technology professionals, physiotherapists, and ....