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Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad Act, 1986
Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad Act, 1986
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 2
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER II
Section 33. Constitution of the Commissionerate and its functions.
Section 34. The Commissioner.
Section 45. Constitution of Governing Council.
Section 56. Meeting of the Governing Council.
Section 67. Powers of the Governing Council.
Section 78. Committee of professional experts.
Section 8
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER III
Section 109. Levy of fee by the Commissionerate etc.
Section 910. Funds of the Commissionerate.
Section 1011. Vesting of dispensaries and hospitals with the Commissionerate.
Section 11
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER IV
Section 1412. Members, Officers and employees of the Commissionerate to be public servants.
Section 1213. Protection of action done in good faith.
Section 1314. Annual financial statement.
Section 1415. Subventions and loans to the Commissionerate.
Section 1516. Power of Commissionerate to borrow.
Section 1617. Guarantee of lands.
Section 1718. Payment of interest to Government.
Section 1819. Accounts and Audit.
Section 1920. Authentication of order and other instruments of the Commissionerate.
Section 2021. Direction by the Government.
Section 2122. Inspection and control.
Section 2223. Power to make rules.
Section 2324. Power to make Regulations.
Section 24
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"content": "(a) the Commissioner shall be the Chairman ex-officio;\n(b)(i) the Secretary to Government in the Medical and Health Department;\n(ii) the Secretary to Government in the FINANCE and Planning (Finance Wing) Department;\n(iii) Commissioner, Institutional Finances;\n(iv) the Director of Health and Family Welfare; and\n(v) the Vice-Chancellor of University of Health Sciences, shall be ex-officio members;\n(c) Five eminent persons belonging to medical profession or any other profession or members of the State Legislative Assembly nominated by the Government for such period as may be prescribed.",
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"content": "(a) to make regulations for fulfilling the objectives of the Act;\n(b) to make decisions for mobilising and borrowing money for carrying out the activities of the Commissionerate;\n(c) to promote research and dissemination of knowledge in medical science in collaboration with kindred institutions;\n(d) to consider and take such action as deemed fit on the annual report, the annual accounts and the financial estimates;\n(e) to enter into an agreement with the Central or any State Government or with a private management for assuming management of any dispensary or hospital and for taking over its properties and liabilities of for any other purposes of this Act;\n(f) to decide and regulate all matters concerning the Commissionerate in accordance with this Act, rules and the regulations;\n(g) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred or enjoined upon it by the Act, or the rules;\n(h) to appoint persons to the various posts of the dispensaries and hospitals and to fix their emoluments, define their duties and terms and conditions of service and provide for filling up of vacancies;\n(i) to hold control and administer the properties of the Commissionerate;\n(j) to direct the form, custody and use of the common seal of the Commissionerate;\n(k) to administer the funds placed at the disposal of the Commissionerate for specific purpose;\n(l) to accept on behalf of the Commissionerate endowments, bequests, donations, grants and transfer of any moveable and immovable properties made to the Commissionerate;\n(m) to raise on behalf of the Commissionerate loans, from the Central or any other Government or the public or any other financial institutions;\n(n) to levy and collect such fees as may be prescribed for various specific services rendered;\n(o) to purchase, stock, manufacture and distribute drugs, linen and other consumables among the dispensaries and hospitals;\n(p) to construct and maintain dispensaries and hospitals;\n(q) to purchase, maintain and allocate quality equipment to various dispensaries and hospitals;\n(r) to provide the services of specialists, super-specialists at various hospitals;\n(s) to provide housing facilities to the employees of the dispensaries and hospitals as may be prescribed; and\n(t) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred or enjoined upon it by this Act, or the rules made thereunder.",
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"content": "(a) levy fees, or other charges from such person or class of persons making use of the services of dispensary or hospital in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed;\n(b) to defray operating expenses, and to ensure better up keep and hygenic conditions and sustained improvement of the dispensaries or hospitals;\n(c) to continuously update equipment and modernise the services so as to keep pace with the advancement in the medical care facilities to the public and provide up-to-date facilities to the public;\n(d) effect repayment of loans and other borrowings;\n(e) provide for such other purposes, beneficial to the promotion of medical care, as the Commissionerate may determine.",
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"content": "(a) the control and management of all dispensaries, non-teaching hospitals, expect such hospitals which are primarily dealing with implementation of National Health Programme like T.B. Control, Leprosy Control, shall stand transferred to and vest in the Commissionerate and shall function under the administrative control of the Commissionerate;\n(b) all the properties, assets and liabilities, rights and obligations in relation to such dispensaries and non-teaching hospitals, and all obligations of the Government in relation to them shall devolve upon the Commissionerate;\n(c) every officer or employee who immediately before that date was working in such dispensaries and non-teaching hospitals shall continue to work on deputation with the Commissionerate till such time he exercises option to be absorbed in service of the Commissionerate; and\n(d) every officer or employee in the Directorate of Medical and Health Services and its subordinate offices who immediately before that date was dealing with such dispensaries and non-teaching hospitals shall continue to work on deputation with the Commissionerate till he exercises the option to be absorbed in the service of the Commissionerate:\n[(e) The Commissioner may call for options from the employees who are working on deputation in the Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad from time to time and in subsequent dates from those employees who are working under the control of the Director of Health and the Director of Medical Eduction who are working to work in the Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad for their absorption of their services in the Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad.]\n(i) the terms and conditions applicable to such officers and employees consequent on their absorption in the service of the Commissionerate shall not be less favourable than those applicable to such employees immediately before such absorption as respects pay and allowances, leave, pension, gratuity, provident fund and age of superannuation;\n(ii) the service rendered by any such officer or employee in the aforesaid dispensaries, non-teaching hospitals and the Directorate of Medical and Health Services and its subordinate offices prior to their absorption in the Commissionerate shall be deemed to be service under the Commissionerate constituted under this Act and he shall be entitled to count that service for the purpose of increments, leave, pension, provident fund and gratuity;\n(iii) such of those officers and employees who do not opt for absorption in the service of the Commissionerate may continue on deputation.",
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"number": "20",
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"number": "21",
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"number": "22",
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"number": "24",
"title": "24. Power to make Regulations.",
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"content": "(a) the administration of the funds and other properties of the Commissionerate and the maintenance of its accounts;\n(b) the procedure to be followed at the meetings of the Commissionerate and the manner in which the Commissionerate shall conduct its meetings;\n(c) the duties of officers and employees of the Commissionerate and their salaries, allowances and other conditions of service;\n(d) the procedure to be followed by the Commissionerate in inviting, considering and accepting tenders; and\n(e) any other matter arising out of the Commissionerate function under this Act in which it is necessary or expedient to make regulations.",
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"Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad Act, 1986",
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