5. Registration & Legal Requirements for Starting a Hospital / Clinic in India

1. Registration under the clinical establishment act, 2017
2. Registration under companies Act, 2013
3. Director Index No (DIN NO) for each director
4. Registration under societies registration act, 2001

6.The other important license required is:

• Regulations Building Permit and Licenses (From the Municipality)
• No objection certificate from the Chief Fire Officer “License under Bio z-Medical Management and Handling Rules, 1998.
• No objection certificate under the Pollution Control Act.
• Narcotics and Psychotropic substances Act, 1985
• Vehicle Registration Certificates (For all hospital vehicles.)
• Atomic energy regulatory body approvals (For the structural facility of radiology dept, TLD badges, etc)
• Boilers Act, 1923(If applicable)
• MTP Act, 1971 (MTP stands for Medical termination of pregnancy. To be displayed in the Gynaec and Obs department)
• License for the Blood Bank (To be displayed in the Blood Bank)
• Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994(If applicable)
• PNDT Act, 1996 (PNDT stands for Prenatal diagnostics test. To be displayed in the Radiology department that this is followed. )
• Dentist Regulations, 1976
• Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940
• Electricity Act, 1998
• ESI Act, 1948 (For contract employees)
• Environment Protection Act, 1986
• Fatal Accidents Act of 1855
• Guardians and Wards Act, 1890
• Indian Lunacy Act, 1912 (Applicable only if a Psychiatry dept is there in the hospital)
• Indian Nursing Council Act 1947 (Whether nurses are registered with NCI).
• Also one must check whether pharmacists are registered with the a Pharmacy Council of India.)
• Insecticides Act, 1968
• Lepers Act Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
• Minimum wages act, 1948 (For contract employees)
• Pharmacy Act, 1948
• SC and ST Act, 1989
• Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
• Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
• Urban Land Act, 1976
• Right to Information Act 2005