Law ministry, MHA ask health ministry to revisit provisions of draft bill on violence against docs The health ministry intends to introduce in the ongoing session of Parliament the Health Services Personnel and Clinical Establishments (Prohibition of Violence and Damage to Property) Bill, 2019 that seeks to punish people who assault on-duty doctors and other healthcare professionals by imposing a jail term of up to 10 years. Citing certain ambiguities and loopholes, the ministries of home affairs and law and justice have asked the health ministry to revisit some of the provisions in a draft legislation that seeks to check violence against medical professionals, officials said. The health ministry intends to introduce in the ongoing session of Parliament the Health Services Personnel and Clinical Establishments (Prohibition of Violence and Damage to Property) Bill, 2019 that seeks to punish people who assault on-duty doctors and other healthcare professional...
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