PCPNDT ACT - Must be read by every Radiologist who performs Obstetric Ultrasound.

The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act.”

 “An Act to provide for the prohibition of sex selection, before or after conception, and for regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques for the purposes of detecting abnormalities or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital malformations or sex-linked disorders and for the prevention of their misuse for sex determination leading to female foeticide and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.”

PC-PNDT Act booklet  ( for this book let plz contact dr srinivasa raju at 9490172569 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            9490172569      end_of_the_skype_highlighting  ) must be available in every Ultrasound Center where Obstetrics scans are carried out.

Registration:

To the Chief Medical Officer of the district; or any other medical officer constituted as an appropriate authority. AS PER NEW AMENDMENT - registration be restricted to only two centers in district per sonologist . working hours will be mentioned in reg form priorly.

portable scan machines must only be used bed side or with mobile medical unit.
 Application fee:

(a) Rs.3000.00 for  Ultrasound Clinic or Imaging Centre.enhanced to 25000/-

(b) Rs.4000.00 (enhanced to 35000/ - )for an institute, hospital, nursing home, or any place providing jointly the service of Ultrasound Clinic or Imaging Centre or any combination thereof..

 Displays at Ultrasound center:

1. PNDT Certificate:

 It is mandatory for everybody registered under this Act to display the certificate of registration at a conspicuous place in such centre, laboratory or clinic.

2. Signage, board or banner in English & local language indicating fetal sex is not disclosed here.
3. all  changes must be priorly intimated to authorities. 

 Renewal of Registration

A. Every certificate of registration is valid for a period of 5 years

B. Renew registration 30 days before the date of expiry of the certificate of registration.

 Mandatory Maintenance of Record:

Register showing in serial order:

1.    Names and addresses of men or women  subjected to pre-natal diagnostic procedure or test;

2.    Names of their spouses or fathers;

3.    Date on which they first reported for such counselling, procedure or test.

 Preserve following duly completed forms

• Form F
• Referral Doctors forms
• Forms of consent
• Sonographic plates or slides

 Record Storage:

All above records should be preserved for 2 years.
A monthly report should be submitted to the Appropriate Authority regularly, before the 5 ^th of every month. A copy of same Monthly reports with the signature of the Appropriate Authority acknowledging receipt must be preserved.

On Visit of Appropriate authority at your Ultrasound Center:

:: Appropriate authority has power to search and seize.

:: Let them enter freely into the place of search

:: Let them examine and inspect registers, records including consent forms, referral slips, Forms, sonographic plates or slides & equipment like ultrasonography machines.

:: Verify whether during the search at least two independent witnesses of the same locality or different locality are present or not.

In case of  seized and sealed of Ultrasound machine, it may be released on payment of penalty equal to five times of the registration fee to the Appropriate Authority concerned and giving an undertaking that it shall not undertake detection of sex of foetus.

 For further Do's & Don't about following PNDT Rules at Imaging center click here to check article published in Indian Journal of Radiology & Imaging by Dr. Jignesh Thakker , PNDT Co-ordinator, IRIA, Mumbai