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vk;qfoKZ ku ifj"kn ¼O;kolkf;d vkpj.k] f'k"Vkpkj ,o a uSfrdrk½ fofu;ekoyh] 2002" Hkkjr d s xtV d s Hkkx&III] /kkjk ¼4½ e sa fnukda 6 vizSy] 2002 dk s idz kf'kr dh xb Z Fkh vkSj bl s Hkkjrh; vk;qfoKZ ku ifj"kn dh fnukda 22-02-2003] 26-05-2004] vkSj 10-12-2009 dh vf/klpw uk d s varxZr l'a kksf/kr fd;k x;k Fkk A MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th January, 2016 No. MCI-211(1)/2010(Ethics)/163013.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 33 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), the Medical Council of India with the previous sanction of the Central Government, hereby makes the following Regulations to amend the “Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002:— 1. (i) These Regulations may be called the “Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015.”¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5 (ii) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the “Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002”, the following additions/modification/deletions/substitutions, shall be, as indicated therein:- 3. (i) The title of Section 6.8, as amended vide notification dated 10/12/2009, shall be further amended by deleting the words “and professional association of doctors” as under:- “6.8 Code of Conduct for doctors in their relationship with pharmaceutical and allied health sector industry” (ii) Section 6.8.1. (b), as amended vide notification dated 10/12/2009, shall be substituted as under:— (b) Travel Facilities : A medical practitioner shall not accept any travel Facility inside the country or outside, including rail, road, air, ship, cruise tickets, paid vacation, etc. from any pharmaceutical or allied healthcare industry or their representatives for self and family members for vacation or for attending conferences, seminars, workshops, CME Programme, etc. as a delegate. (iii) Action to be taken by the Council for violation of Section 6.8, as amended vide notification dated 10/12/2009, shall be prescribed by further amending the Section 6.8.1 as under:— “ SECTION ACTION 6.8.1 In dealing with Pharmaceutical and allied health sector industry, a medical practitioner shall follow and adhere to the stipulations given below:- a) Gifts: A medical practitioner shall not receive any gift Gifts more than Rs. 1,000/- up to Rs. 5,000/- : from any pharmaceutical or allied healthcare industry Censure and their sales people or representatives. Gifts more than Rs. 5,000/- up to Rs. 10,000/-: Removal from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register for 3 (three) months. Gifts more than Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 50,000/- : Removal from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register for 6(six) months. Gifts more than Rs. 50,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/- : Removal from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register for 1 (one) year. Gifts more than Rs. 1,00,000/-: Removal for a period of more than 1 (one) year from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register. b) Travel facilities: A medical practitioner shall not Expenses for travel facilities more than accept any travel facility inside the country or outside, Rs. 1,000/- up to Rs. 5,000/-: Censure including rail, road, air, ship, cruise tickets, paid vacations etc. from any pharmaceutical or allied Expenses for travel facilities more than Rs. healthcare industry or their representatives for self and 5,000/- up to Rs. 10,000/-: Removal from Indian family members for vacation or for attending Medical Register or State Medical Register for conferences, seminars, workshops, CME programme 3 (three) months. etc. as a delegate. Expenses for travel facilities more than Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 50,000/-: Removal from Indian Medical Register or State medical Register for 6 (six) months. Expenses for travel facilities more than Rs. 50,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/-: Removal from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register for 1 (one) year. Expenses for travel facilities more than Rs. 1,00,000/-: Removal for a period of more than6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III —SEC. 4 1 (one) year from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register. c) Hospitality: A medical practitioner shall not accept Expenses for Hospitality more than Rs. 1,000/- individually any hospitality like hotel accommodation up to Rs. 5,000/-: Censure for self and family members under any pretext. Expenses for Hospitality more than Rs. 5,000/- up to Rs. 10,000/-: Removal from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register for 3 (three) months. Expenses for Hospitality more than Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 50,000/-: Removal from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register for 6 (six) months. Expenses for Hospitality more than more than Rs. 50,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/: Removal from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register for 1 (one) year. Expenses for Hospitality more than Rs. 1,00,000/-: Removal for a period of more than 1 (one) year from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register. d) Cash or monetary grants:- A medical practitioner Cash or monetary grants more than Rs. 1,000/- shall not receive any cash or monetary grants from any up to Rs. 5,000/-: Censure pharmaceutical and allied healthcare industry for individual purpose in individual capacity under any Cash or monetary grants more than Rs. 5,000/- pretext. Funding for medical research, study etc. can up to Rs. 10,000/-: Removal from Indian Medical only be received through approved institutions by Register or State Medical Register for 3 (three) modalities laid down by law/rules/guidelines adopted months. by such approved institutions, in a transparent manner. It shall always be fully disclosed. Cash or monetary grants more than Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 50,000/-: Removal from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register for 6 (six) months. Cash or monetary grants more than Rs. 50,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/-: Removal from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register for 1 (one) year. Cash or monetary grants more than Rs. 1,00,000/-: Removal for a period of more than 1 (one) year from Indian Medical Register or State Medical Register. e) Medical Research: A medical practitioner may carry First time censure, and thereafter removal of name out, participate in, work in research projects funded by from Indian Medical Register or State Medical pharmaceutical and allied healthcare industries. Register for a period depending upon the violation A medical practitioner is obliged to know that the of the clause. fulfillment of the following items (i) to (vii) will be an imperative for undertaking any research assignment/ project funded by industry–for being proper and ethical. Thus, in accepting such a position a medical practitioner shall :- (i) Ensure that the particular research proposal(s) has the due permission from the competent concerned authorities. (ii) Ensure that such a research project(s) has the clearance of national/state/institutional ethics committees/bodies.¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 7 (iii) Ensure that it fulfils all the legal requirements prescribed for medical research. (iv) Ensure that the source and amount of funding is publicly disclosed at the beginning itself. (v) Ensure that proper care and facilities are provided to human volunteers, if they are necessary for the research project(s). (vi) Ensure that undue animal experimentations are not done and when these are necessary they are done in a scientific and a humane way. (vii) Ensure that while accepting such an assignment a medical practitioner shall have the freedom to publish the results of the research in the greater interest of the society by inserting such a clause in the MoU or any other documents/agreement for any such assignment. f) Maintaining Professional Autonomy :- In First time censure, and thereafter removal of name dealing with pharmaceutical and allied healthcare from Indian Medical Register or State Medical industry a medical practitioner shall always ensure Register. that there shall never be any compromise either with his/her own professional autonomy and/or with the autonomy and freedom of the medical institution. g) Affiliation:- A medical practitioner may work for First time censure, and thereafter removal of name pharmaceutical and allied healthcare industries in from Indian Medical Register or State Medical advisory capacities, as consultants, as researchers, Register for a period depending upon the violaton as treating doctors or in any other professional of the clause. capacity. In doing so, a medical practitioner shall always:— (i) Ensure that his professional integrity and freedom are maintained. (ii) Ensure that patients interest are not compromised in any way. (iii) Ensure that such affiliations are within the law. (iv) Ensure that such affiliations/employments are fully transparent and disclosed. h) Endorsement:- A medical practitioner shall not First time censure, and thereafter removal of name endorse any drug or product of the industry from Indian Medical Register or State Medical publically. Any study conducted on the efficacy Register. or otherwise of such products shall be presented to and/or through appropriate scientific bodies or published in appropriate scientific journals in a proper way. Dr. REENA NAYYAR, Secy. I/c. [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./100/347] Foot Note : The Principal Regulations namely, “Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002” were published in Part – III, Section (4) of the Gazette of India on the 6th April, 2002, and amended vide MCI notification dated 22/02/2003, 26/05/2004 & 10/12/2009. 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.