Executive Summary:
This notification announces amendments to the Minimum Standard Requirements for 250 Admissions Annually Regulations, 1999, concerning medical colleges. These amendments, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette, primarily address accommodation, waste management, staff, and equipment requirements, specifically for virology services within the Microbiology Department.
Key Points / Main Content:
Microbiology Department Accommodation:
* A Virology Service Laboratory must be a BSL2 level laboratory.
* The laboratory must include a sample receiving area, handwashing/PPE zone, a designated area for a biosafety cabinet, areas for pre- and post-PCR activities, and space for biomedical waste handling.
Hospital Waste Management:
* Medical institutions must comply with the Biomedical Waste Management Handling Rules, 1998.
* Institutions must have a strong policy on biomedical waste management of human origin, including segregation and discarding procedures.
* Facilities for hospital waste management must align with Central/State legislation.
Staff Requirements:
* The Virology Service Lab requires additional staff: one Medical Microbiologist trained in Virology, two Technicians with experience in Molecular Virology, and one Multi-Tasking Staff member.
Equipment Requirements:
* Biosafety cabinets BSC class 2A2B calibrated, quantity 04, is required.
* Additional equipment requirements include: one -80°C deep freezer with UPS, one Real-time PCR machine with UPS, one refrigerated microcentrifuge, and necessary consumables for the Virology Lab (PPE, VTM, kits, etc.).
Impact Analysis:
Medical Colleges:
* Impact: Must update facilities, equipment, and staffing in the Microbiology Department to meet the new standards, particularly regarding virology services.
* Action Required: Review and implement the amended regulations to ensure compliance; this includes establishing a BSL2 virology lab, updating waste management policies, hiring additional staff, and procuring specified equipment.
Key Entities Referenced
Minimum Standard Requirements for 250 Admissions Annually Regulations, 1999: A set of regulations pertaining to the minimum standards required for medical colleges to admit 250 students annually.
Board of Governors in Supersession of Medical Council of India: An entity exercising powers related to medical education standards, superseding the Medical Council of India.
Indian Medical Council Act, 1956: A legislative act governing the regulation and standards of medical education and practice in India.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Central Government: The government body providing sanction to the regulations.
Biomedical Waste Management Handing Rules, 1998: Rules pertaining to the proper handling and management of biomedical waste.
Virology Service Laboratory: A laboratory dedicated to virology services and testing.
Dr. RAKESH KUMAR VATS: Secretary General who signed the notification.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण्ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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भारतीय आयर्वु िज्ञान पररषद ्के अजधक्रमण म ेंिासी बोड ड
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 3 िून, 2020
स.ं भा.आ.प.-34(41)/2020-मजे ड./103234.—भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान पररषद ् अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का
102) की धारा 33 द्वारा प्रदत श िजोयक का इस्ट्तेमाल करते एए, “प्रजतिषड एम.बी.बी.एस. म ें 250 दाजखलक के जलए
न्यूनतम ितें जिजनयमािली, 1999” में पुन: संिोधन करने हते ु भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान पररषद,् केंद्रीय सरकार के पिू ड
अनुमोदन से एतदद्वारा जनम्नजलजखत जिजनयम बनाती ह,ै नामत:-
1. (i) इन जिजनयमक को “प्रजतिषड एम.बी.बी.एस. में 250 दाजखलक के जलए न्यूनतम ितें जिजनयमािली, (संिोधन)
2020” कहा िाएगा।
(ii) य,े सरकारी रािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख स ेप्रिृत श हकग।े
2. “250 दाजखल े प्रजतिष ड के जलए न्यूनतम मानक ित ें जिजनयमािली, 1999” म ें अनुसूची I में : “क.2 जिभाग” के अंतगडत
“मेजडकल कालेिक और उनके सबं द्ध अस्ट्पतालक में आिास” िीषकड के अंतगडत “सूक्ष्मिीि जिज्ञान जिभाग” में प्रजिजि संख्या 5
में जनम्नजलजखत िोडा िाएगा :
घ क) जिषाण-ु जिज्ञान सेिा प्रयोगिाला, बीएसएल-2 स्ट्तरीय प्रयोगिाला होगी। इस प्रयोगिाला में जनम्नजलजखत ्ेत्र
िाजमल हकग:े
i. नमूना प्राजि ्ेत्र
ii. हस्ट्त प्र्ालन एिं पी पी ई पहनना / उतारना ्ेत्र
2457 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
iii. िीि सुर्ा केजबनेट और नमूना हडैं ललग के जलए नाजमत ्ेत्र
iv. नाजमत दकया गया जप्र-पी सी आर (आर एन ए जनष्कषडण एि ं सांचा अजभिधडन), पी सी आर (िााँच करने के जलए)
और पोस्ट्ट पी सी आर (पररणाम व्याख्या और जिश्लेषण के जलए) क्
v. बायोमेजडकल अपजिि संबंधी कारडिाई करने के जलए स्ट्थान
3. “250 दाजखल े प्रजतिषड के जलए न्यूनतम मानक ितें जिजनयमािली, 1999” में अनुसूची I में : “ख अध्यापन
अस्ट्पताल” िीषडक के अंतगडत “मेजडकल कालेिक और उनके अध्यापन अस्ट्पतालक में आिास” के अतं गतड “ख.8 अस्ट्पताल
अपजिि प्रबंधन” जनम्नजलजखत रूप म ेंप्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा :
“जचदकत्सा संस्ट्थान को िीि-जचदकत्सा अपजिि (प्रबंध और हस्ट्तन) जनयम, 1998 का अनुपालन सुजनजित करना
चाजहए और उसके पास बायो मेजडकल अपजिि के पथृ क्करण और फेंकन े के जलए एक सुपररभाजषत व्यिस्ट्था के साथ
मानि उत्पजत श िाले बायोमेजडकल अपजिि प्रबंधन पर एक मिबूत संस्ट्थागत नीजत भी होनी चाजहए। अस्ट्पताल
अपजिि प्रबंधन के जलए सुजिधाएं, केन्द्र / राज्य सरकारक के जिधानक के अनुरूप होगी।
4. “250 दाजखले प्रजतिषड के जलए न्यूनतम मानक ितें जिजनयमािली, 1999” में अनुसूची II में : “सूक्ष्मिीि-जिज्ञान
जिभाग” में “स्ट्टाफ की आिश्यकता” के पिात जनम्नजलजखत रटप्पणी िोडी िाएगी :
नोट : जिषाणु-जिज्ञान सेिा प्रयोगिाला के जलए जनम्नजलजखत अजतररो स्ट्टाफ की आिश्यकता होगी :
(i) जिषाणु-जिज्ञान में संकाय सदस्ट्य / मेजडकल सूक्ष्म-िीि जिज्ञानी प्रजिज्त - I
(ii) तकनीजियन (आणजिक जिषाणु-जिज्ञान में सुसंगत कायड अनुभि िाले) - 2
(iii) मल्टी-टालस्ट्कग स्ट्टाफ - 1
5. “250 दाजखल े प्रजतिषड के जलए न्यूनतम मानक ितें जिजनयमािली, 1999” म ें अनुसूची III में : “सूक्ष्मिीि-जिज्ञान
जिभाग” में उपकरण (कालेिक और अस्ट्पतालक में जिजभन्न जिभागक के जलए) म ेंसूची में जनम्नजलजखत आिोधन दकया िाएगा :
सूची में प्रजिजि 4 को जनम्नजलजखत रूप में प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा :
क्र.सं. मदक का नाम अपेज्त संख्या
4. बायोसेफ्टी केजबनेट (बी एस सी) श्रणे ी 2क/2ख (अंििोजधत) 04
ितडमान प्रजिजि 53 के पिात जनम्नजलजखत प्रजिजियां िोडी िाएगी :
क्र.सं. मदक का नाम अपेज्त संख्या
54 -80˚सी डीप फ्रीिर, यूपीएस के साथ 01
55 फ्लओू रोफोरे डाइयक के जलए अिं िोजधत ररयल टाइम पी सी आर मिीन, य ू पी एस के 01
साथ (2, 2 केिीए प्रत्येक, 2 घटं े के बैक अप िाली)
56 माइक्रोसेंरीफ्यूि/रेफ्रीिरेटेड सरें ीफ्यूि 01
57 जिषाणु-जिज्ञान प्रयोगिाला के जलए उपयोज्य िस्ट्तुएं यथा अपेज्त
(क) व्यजोगत संर्ात्मक उपकरण (पी पी ई)।
(ख) िायरल पररिहन माध्यम (िी टी एम)।
(ग) सभी अन्य उपयोज्य िस्ट्तुए ं और दकटें, िो जिषाणु-जिज्ञान अध्ययनक के जलए
आिश्यक हक।
डॉ. राकेि कुमार ित्स, महासजचि
[जिज्ञानपन-III/4/असा./44/2020-21][भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
पाद रटप्पणी: प्रधान जिजनयमािली, नामत: “प्रजतिषड एम.बी.बी.एस. म ें 250 दाजखलक के जलए न्यूंनतम ित ें
जिजनयमािली, 1999” भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान पररषद ् की ददनांक 16 अप्रैल, 2010 की अजधसूचना संख्या
35(1)/1998- मेड. (ii) के अंतगडत ददनांक 16 अप्रलै , 2010 को भारत के रािपत्र के भाग-।।। खंड (4) म ें
प्रकाजित की गई थी और इस े भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान पररषद ् की ददनांक 03 निम्बर, 2010, 04 निम्बर,
2010, 19 माचड, 2014, 03 िूलाई, 2015, 30 िनिरी, 2017, 28 अगस्ट्त, 2017, 23 िनिरी, 2018,
05 फरिरी, 2019 और 29 अप्रैल, 2019 की अजधसूचनाओं के अंतगडत संिोजधत दकया गया था।
BOARD OF GOVERNORS IN SUPER-SESSION OF
MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd June, 2020
No. MCI-34(41)/2020-Med./103234.—In exercise of powers conferred by Section 33 of the Indian Medical
Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), the Board of Governors in Super-session of Medical Council of India with the
previous sanction of the Central Government hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the ―Minimum
Standard Requirements for 250 Admissions Annually Regulations, 1999‖ namely:-
1. (i) These Regulations may be called the ―Minimum Standard Requirements for 250 Admissions Annually
(Amendment) Regulations, 2020.‖
(ii) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the ―Minimum Standard Requirements for 250 Admissions Annually Regulations, 1999‖ in Schedule I:
―Accommodation in the Medical College and its Associated Teaching Hospitals‖ under ― A.2 Departments‖ in entry
no. 5 in the ―Department of Microbiology‖, following shall be added as under:
HA) The Virology Service Laboratory shall be a BSL-2 level laboratory. The Laboratory shall include the following
areas:-
i. Sample receiving area
ii. Handwashing & PPE donning/doffing zone
iii. Designated area for Biosafety cabinet and sample handling
iv. Designated pre-PCR (RNA extraction & template addition), PCR (for running the assay) and post PCR (for
result interpretation & analysis) rooms.
v. Space for handling biomedical waste
3. In the ―Minimum Standard Requirements for 250 Admissions Annually Regulations, 1999‖ in Schedule I:
―Accommodation in the Medical College and its Associated Teaching Hospitals‖ under heading ―B. Teaching
Hospitals‖ under entry ―B.8 Hospital Waste Management‖, the following shall be substituted:
The Medical Institution must ensure compliance with the Bio-medical Waste (Management & Handing)
Rules, 1998 and also have a robust institutional policy on biomedical waste management of human origin,
with a well-defined arrangement for segregation and discarding of biomedical waste. Facilities for hospital
waste management shall be commensurate with the Central/State legislations.
4. In the ―Minimum Standard Requirements for 250 Admissions Annually Regulations, 1999‖ in Schedule II:
―Staff Requirements‖ in the ―Department of Microbiology‖, after ―Staff Requirement‖ following note shall be added
as under:
Note: The following additional staff shall be required for the Virology Service Lab:
(i) Faculty/Medical Microbiologist trained in Virology -1
(ii) Technicians (with relevant work experience in Molecular Virology) – 2
(iii) Multi-Tasking Staff - 1
5. In the ―Minimum Standard Requirements for 250 Admissions Annually Regulations, 1999‖ in Schedule III:
―Equipment‖ (for various departments in College and Hospitals) in the ―Department of Microbiology‖, in the list
following modifications shall be made:-4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
Entry 4 in the list shall be substituted as under:-
S.No. NAME OF THE ITEMS No. REQUIRED
4. Biosafety cabinet (BSC) class 2A/2B (calibrated) 04
After existing entry 53 following entries shall be added:-
S.No. NAME OF THE ITEMS No. REQUIRED
54. -80°C deep freezer with UPS 01
55. Real-time PCR machine calibrated for the fluorophore dyes with UPS (2 01
nos., 2KVA each, with 2 hours back-up)
56. Microcentrifuge / Refrigerated Centrifuge 01
57. Consumables for Virology Lab As required
(a) Personal protective equipment (PPE)
(b) Viral Transport Medium (VTM)
(c) All other consumables and kits as required for Virology studies.
Dr. RAKESH KUMAR VATS, Secy. Gen.
[ADVT.-III/4\Exty./44/2020-21]
Foot Note: The Principal Regulations namely, ―Minimum Standard Requirements for 250 MBBS Admissions
Annually Regulations, 1999‖ were published in Part – III, Section (4) of the Gazette of India on the
16th April, 2010, vide Medical Council of India Notification No.35(1)/98-Med. (ii) dated the 16th April,
2010 and further amended vide MCI notification dated 3rd November, 2010, 4th November, 2010, 19th
March, 2014, 3rd July, 2015, 30th January, 2017, 28th August, 2017, 23rd January, 2018, 5th February,
2019 and 29th April, 2019.
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