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Date: 01-Jun-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Draft (Amendment) Rules, 2023 incorporating Accessibility Standards for Health Care

Issued by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment · Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification publishes a draft of amendment rules to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017.
  • The amendment incorporates accessibility standards for healthcare as specified by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Key Changes

  • The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2023 will come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
  • Rule 15 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 is amended by inserting a new clause (g) after clause (f) in sub-rule (1).
  • New Clause (g) mandates adherence to 'Accessibility Standards for Health Care' as outlined in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare notification number T.21017/20/2021-NCD.I (NPPCD)/Part, dated May 4, 2023.
  • The public has 30 days from the date the gazette is available to submit objections and suggestions regarding the draft rules.

Impact Analysis

Healthcare Providers

  • Non-compliance may lead to penalties or legal challenges under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

Persons with Disabilities

  • Persons with disabilities have the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft rules within 30 days of the gazette's publication.

Government (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment)

  • The government should consider providing financial or technical assistance to healthcare providers to facilitate compliance.

Suggested Action Items

  • Engage with relevant stakeholders, including healthcare providers, disability advocacy groups, and government agencies, to ensure a coordinated approach to implementation.

Key Entities Referenced

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: The principal legislation that protects the rights of persons with disabilities in India. Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017: Rules framed under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, to provide detailed guidelines for its implementation. These rules are being amended by this notification. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)): The central government ministry responsible for the welfare and empowerment of persons with disabilities. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The central government ministry responsible for health policy and programs in India. They issued the notification specifying the healthcare accessibility standards being incorporated into the RPWD Rules. Notification No. T.21017/20/2021-NCD.I (NPPCD)/Part, dated 4th May 2023: Notification issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare specifying the 'Accessibility Standards for Health Care'.
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रजजस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-01062023-246222 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-01062023-246222 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 333] नई ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतिार, जनू 1, 2023/ज्य ष्े ठ 11, 1945 No. 333] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2023/JYAISHTHA 11, 1945 सामाजजक न्याय और अजधकाररता मत्रं ालय (ददव्ागं जन सिजिकरण जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई ददल्ली, 1 जून, 2023 सा.का.जन. 407(अ).—ददव्ांगजन अजधकार जनयम, 2017 म ें संिोधन करने के जलए कजतपय जनयमों का जनम्नजलजखत मसौदा, जजन्ह ें ददव्ांगजन अजधकार अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 49) की धारा 100 की उप-धारा (1) और (2) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए केन्रीय सरकार का प्रस्ट्ताि प्रकाजित करने का ह,ै इसके द्वारा प्रभाजित होन े िाले संभाजित व्जियों की सूचना के जलए उि धारा की उप धारा (1) द्वारा यथा अपेजित अनुसार एतद्द्वारा प्रकाजित दकया जाता ह ै और एतद्द्वारा नोरिस ददया जाता ह ै दक आजधकाररक राजपत्र की प्रजतया ाँ जजसम ें यह अजधसूचना प्रकाजित की गई ह ै और जनता को उपलब्ध करा दी गई ह ै उस तारीख स े 30 ददन की अिजध की समाजि के पश्चात उि मसौदा जनयमों पर जिचार दकया जाएगा ; उि मसौदा जनयमों के संबंध म ें उपरोि जिजनर्ददष्ट अिजध की समाजि स े पूिव दकसी भी व्जि से प्राि होने िाली आपजत्तयों और सुझािों पर केंर सरकार द्वारा जिचार दकया जाएगा; आपजत्तयां और सुझाि, यदद कोई हो, श्री राम चरण मीणा, अिर सजचि, भारत सरकार, जिकलांग व्जियों के अजधकाररता जिभाग (ददव्ांगजन), कमरा नंबर 11 ए, 5िीं मंजजल, पंजडत दीनदयाल अंत्योदय भिन, सीजीओ कॉम्प्लेक्स, लोधी रोड, नई ददल्ली, 110003 या rcmeena.79@gov.in पर ईमेल द्वारा भेजा जा सकता ह।ै 3476 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] मसौदा जनयम 1. संजिि िीर्कव और जिस्ट्तार.- (1) इन जनयमों को ददिय् ांगजन अजधकार (संिोधन) जनयम, 2023 कहा जाएगा । (2) ये राजपत्र म ें इनके प्रकािन की तारीख स ेलाग ू होंगे। 2. ददव्ांगजन अजधकार जनयम, 2017 म,ें जनयम (15) म,ें उप-जनयम (1) म,ें खंड (च)* के बाद, जनम्नजलजखत खंड अंत: स्ट्थाजपत दकया जाएगा, अथावत:् - "(छ) स्ट्िास्ट््य और पररिार कल्याण मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार की अजधसूचना संख्या T.21017/20/2021-NCD.I (NPPCD)/Part, ददनांक 4 मई 2023 म ेंजनर्ददष्ट स्ट्िास्ट््य देखभाल के जलए सुगम्पयता मानक। [फा. सं. 38-17/2022-डीडी-III] राजीि िमाव, संयुि सजचि नोि : ददिय् ांगजन अजधकार अजधकार जनयम, 2017 भारत के राजपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) म ें अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 591(अ), ददनांक 15 जून, 2017 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और सा.का.जन. 359 (अ), ददनांक 10 मई, 2023 द्वारा अंजतम बार संिोजधत दकया गया था। MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT [Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st June, 2023 G.S.R. 407(E).—The following draft of certain rules to amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 100 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016), is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of the said section, for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is published are made available to the public; Objections and suggestions, if any, may be addressed to Shri Ram Charan Meena Under Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Room No 11A, 5th Floor, Pandit Deen Dayal Antyodaya Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, 110003 or by email at rcmeena.79@gov.in The objections and suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft rules before the expiry of the period specified above, will be considered by the Central Government. DRAFT RULES 1. Short title and extent.- (1) These rules may be called the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, in rule (15), in sub-rule (1), after clause (f), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- “(g) Accessibility Standards for Health Care as specified in the notification of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, vide number T.21017/20/2021-NCD.I (NPPCD)/Part, dated the 4th May 2023.” [F. No. 38-17/2022-DD-III] RAJEEV SHARMA, Jt. Secy. Note : The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 591(E), dated the 15th June, 2017 and was last amended vide G.S.R. 359(E), dated the 10th May, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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