Advisory on CLINICAL RISK MITIGATION

ADVISORY- CLINICAL RISK MITIGATION The aim of this document is to provide Medical Unit Heads insight into preventive measures  to be taken to mitigate risk of potential litigation/ legal claims. The NABH Guidelines and  other accreditation bodies already provide a comprehensive set of rules to be adhered to. The  recommendations and SOPs in this document […]

Advisory on Health Insurance

Gateway to a Seamless Health Insurance Claims The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (“IRDAI”) issued a new master circular on 29th May 2024. The main focus of the new circular is to make the process of claiming health insurance both simple and beneficial to the policy holder. The changes are as follows:  Policy […]

Guidelines for ICU Admission and Discharge Criteria

+91 99620 16424 maimoonalegal@apollohospitals.com Suite #21D,TVH Triveni Apartments, C V Raman Road,Alwarpet, Chennai – 600 018 KNOW YOUR LAW MOHFW Guidelines on Intensive Care Unit Admission and  Discharge Criteria  The Ministry of Home and Family Welfare (MoHFW) recently released  guidelines on “Intensive Care Unit Admission and Discharge Criteria,  2023”.   The guidelines, which are based on […]

New Criminal Laws- Doctors Protest & Advisory on Spine Surgery

NEW CRIMINAL LAWS – DOCTORS PROTEST  The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors’ Association (TNGDA) has made a decision to refrain from performing elective procedures and surgeries until protective clauses under relevant sections are introduced in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (“BNS Act”). The decision came in response to the request made by government doctors in Tamil […]

Madras High Court Grants Interim Relief to Doctors Over Vehicle Stickers Ban

Madras High Court Grants Interim Relief to Doctors Over Vehicle Stickers Ban In a recent development, the Hon’ble Madras High Court has granted interim relief to doctors and  directed the police to refrain from initiating action against medical professionals displaying  professional logos or stickers on their private vehicles. The plea was in response to a […]

Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Research & Healthcare

+91 99620 16424 maimoonalegal@apollohospitals.com Suite #21D,TVH Triveni Apartments, C V Raman Road,Alwarpet, Chennai – 600 018 KNOW YOUR LAW Dear Apollo Family,  The Indian Council For Medical Research (ICMR) has released the  Ethical Guidelines for the application of Artificial Intelligence in  Biomedical Research and Healthcare, 2023 (‘Guidelines’)  https://main.icmr.nic.in/content/ethical-guidelines-application-artificial intelligence-biomedical-research-and-healthcare  With this, India gets its first […]

E-Prescriptions & Legal Requirement of a Digital Signature.

+91 99620 16424 maimoonalegal@apollohospitals.com Suite #21D,TVH Triveni Apartments, C V Raman Road,Alwarpet, Chennai – 600 018 KNOW YOUR LAW Dear Apollo Family,  The Telemedicine Practice Guidelines, 2020, allow an  RMP to prescribe non schedule drugs by a photo, scan,  digital copy of a signed prescription or E-Prescription to  a patient via email or any messaging platform.   However, The […]

Online Sale of Medicines

+91 99620 16424 maimoonalegal@apollohospitals.com Suite #21D,TVH Triveni Apartments, C V Raman Road,Alwarpet, Chennai – 600 018 KNOW YOUR LAW Dear Apollo Family,  Online sale of medicines continue to hold our attention since they are  being closely monitored by the government and there is a proposal to  introduce new regulations to control the modalities of such […]

Overview of Relevant Legislations in the Medical Field

+91 99620 16424 maimoonalegal@apollohospitals.com Suite #21D,TVH Triveni Apartments, C V Raman Road,Alwarpet, Chennai – 600 018 KNOW YOUR LAW Dear Apollo Family,  Over the past few months there has been considerable discussion & activity in the realm of legislation that impact the healthcare industry. It has been an ongoing challenge to ensure legal compliance in […]