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Andhra Pradesh proposes mandatory registration for private AYUSH facilities
The Andhra Pradesh government has released draft regulations requiring registration of every private AYUSH facility in the state, covering Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Yoga and Naturopathy clinics and hospitals, The Hindu…
The Andhra Pradesh government has released draft regulations requiring registration of every private AYUSH facility in the state, covering Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Yoga and Naturopathy clinics and hospitals, The Hindu reported. They follow a gazette notification of 10 April that brought AYUSH establishments under the amended Andhra Pradesh Private Medical Care Establishments Act, 2002, through Act No. 18 of 2026, and classify facilities into seven categories by bed strength.
Applications go through the online Clinical Establishment portal, with a 90 day provisional certificate followed by an inspection within ten days, then permanent registration valid for five years once standards on infrastructure, staffing, sanitation, records, pharmacies and biomedical waste are met. Proposed fees range from ₹3,000 for single doctor clinics to ₹50,000 for hospitals of more than 200 beds, with fines, suspension or cancellation for violations. Public suggestions are invited for two weeks, addressed by email to [email protected].
Indian Opinion Analysis
These rules are still open for public comment, not yet in force, so the fees, categories and penalties described here could change before they are finalised. Bringing private AYUSH facilities under a registration regime the way allopathic clinics already face is a reasonable regulatory step on its face, but the rules do not explain what support, if any, single doctor clinics would get to meet the infrastructure and biomedical waste standards within ninety days. Andhra Pradesh's health department closes its two week public comment window before the rules are finalised as proposed or changed.
Source: www.thehindu.com
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