Welcome to Health Laws Subject Guide. The subject guide provides access to some Central and Maharashtra State Acts, Rules and Regulations. There are links to some important official web sites and a list of secondary sources.
	Subject		CENTRAL ACTS
	Health Laws		The Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916
	Legal Aid		The Indian Medical Council Act, 1956
			The Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970
			The Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973
			The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971
			The Pre-natal Diagnotic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994
			The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994
			The Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994
			CENTRAL RULES
			The Homoeopathy Central Council (Election) Rules, 1975
			The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules, 2003
			The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Rules, 1996
			The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse)(Advisory Committee) Rules, 1996
			The Transplantation of Human Organs Rules, 1995
			REGULATION
			Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011
			Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and Sample Analysis) Regulation,2011
			Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011
			Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011
			The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Regulations, 2003.
			ACTS AND RULES FRAMED UNDER THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
			ACTS
			The Bombay Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1949
			The Bombay Corneal Grafting Act, 1957
			The Bombay Homoeopathic Practitioners' Act,1959
			The Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, 1961
			The Indian Medical Degrees (Maharashtra Extension and Provision for Uniformity) Act, 1961
			The Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, 1961
			The Maharashtra Medical Council Act, 1965
			The Maharashtra Regulation of Use of Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1988
			The Maharashtra State Council for Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Act, 2002
			The Maharashtra Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Act, 2010
			RULES
			The Maharashtra Nursing Homes Registration Rules, 1973
			The Board and Court of Examiners of Homeopathic and Bio-Chemic Systems of Medicine (Election) Rules, 1961
			The Maharashtra Homeopathic and Biochemic Practitioners' Registration and Enlistment) Rules, 1961
			The Board and Court of Examiners of Homoeopathic and Bio-Chemic Systems of Medicine (Executive Committees) Rules, 1963
			The Board and Court of Examiners of Homoeopathic and Bio-Chemic Systems of Medicine Rules, 1965
			The Maharashtra Council of Homoeopathy (Election) Rules, 1991
			The Maharashtra Council of India Medicine Rules, 1961
			The Maharashtra Medical Practitioners' (Registration) Rules, 1961
			The Maharashtra Board and Faculty of Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of Medicine (Executive Committee) Rules, 1962
			The Maharashtra Medical Practitioners (Publication of Medical List) Rules, 1966
			The Maharashtra Council of India Medicine (Election) Rules, 1967
			The Maharashtra Medical Practitioners (Inquiry into Misconduct) Rules, 1969
			The Maharashtra Medical Council Rules, 1967
			The Maharashtra Kidney Transplantation Rules, 1989
			The Maharashtra Regulation of use of Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Rules, 1988
			NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY
			National Action Plan and Monitoring Framework for Prevention and Control of NCDs
			National Vaccine Policy Book (April 2011)
			National Health Policy - 2002
			National Policy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance
			National Health Profile 2010
			Health Research Policy -ICMR
			National Guidelines for Stem Cell Reserach (2013)
			Draft National Health Research Policy
			Planning commission of India and Health, Nutrition & Family Welfare
			Report of Working Group on Occupational Safety and Health for 12th Five Year (2012-2007)
			ONLINE JOURNALS
			National Medical Journal of India
			Journal of Public Health Policy
			Health and Human Rights
			USEFUL ARTICLES
			Health Care Case Law in India
			Enhancing Public Health Delivery System in India : Impact of Judicial Decisions towards access to universal health care
			OFFICIAL WEBSITES
			Ministry of Health & Family Welfare :  http://mohfw.nic.in/index.php
			Department of Ayush :  http://indianmedicine.nic.in/
			Department of Health Research : http://www.dhr.gov.in/
			SECONDARY SOURCE
			Medicine And Law By : Justice K. Kannan Pub.: Oxford University Press,
			Medical Law and Ethics By : Shaun D. Pattinson Edn. 2013 Pub.:
			Medical Laws In Maharashtra By : U.P.Deopujari 1st Edition, 2011 Pub.: Nagpur Law House, Nagpur.
			Nabhi's Compendium of Orders Under Central Government Health Scheme Edition : 2011 Pub.: A Nabhi Publication.