NCAHP Mandates Digital IDs and Autonomous Rating Boards for Allied Healthcare
- What: Autonomous boards and mandatory registration notified
- Who's affected: Allied healthcare professionals and training institutes
- Effective: D.MRIT curriculum mandatory from 2027–28
- Credential validity: 5-year registration with CPD renewal
Allied healthcare practitioners across India will soon require a verifiable digital identity before stepping into clinical roles. Under newly notified rules from the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions, all recognized practitioners must secure registration featuring a unique identification number and a secure QR-coded certificate across integrated central and state registers.
The regulatory overhaul establishes dedicated autonomous boards under State Allied and Healthcare Councils to oversee undergraduate and postgraduate education, ethical conduct, and institutional ratings. For states lagging behind without functional local councils, an interim Central Assessment Committee will step in directly to conduct institutional inspections, issue approvals, and publish ratings in the public domain.
The commission also formalized a competency-based curriculum for the Diploma in Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology under the One Nation One Curriculum framework. The two-year program requires a compulsory six-month clinical internship, making hands-on diagnostic experience mandatory across institutions from the 2027–28 academic session.
The framework introduces free interim registrations for enrolled interns and structured entry routes for foreign-qualified Indian professionals. By linking license renewals every five years to mandatory continuing professional development, regulators aim to weed out unaccredited operators and enforce clinical safety in primary care, imaging, and hospital networks.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who must register under the new NCAHP regulations?
All individuals holding recognised allied and healthcare qualifications must register in the Central or State Registers to legally practice their profession in India.
How long is the allied healthcare professional registration valid?
Registration is valid for five years and can be renewed upon fulfilling prescribed Continuing Professional Development requirements.
When does the standardized D.MRIT curriculum become mandatory?
Institutes offering the Diploma in Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology must mandatorily adopt the competency-based curriculum starting from the 2027–28 academic year, with optional adoption permitted in 2026–27.
What happens in states that do not have a functional State Allied and Healthcare Council?
A Central Assessment Committee established under the NCAHP performs the institutional inspection, verification, and rating duties in states and Union Territories lacking active local councils.
Source
Press Information Bureau Release PRID 2320314, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Release ID: 2320314) · 2026-10-07
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