The National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH) on March 13, 2024, issued the National Commission for Homoeopathy (Assessment and Rating of Medical Institutions) Regulations, 2024, in supersession of the Homoeopathy Central Council (Inspectors and Visitors) Regulations, 1982.
The following provisions have been stated:
• Procedure of assessment and rating of Medical Institutions:
o Each existing medical institution will be invited to submit information in structured format by offline or online mode with relevant annexures on an annual basis along with the specified fees to the ‘Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Homoeopathy' for assessment of maintenance of minimum essential standards as specified through regulation and for the rating.
o Applications received on or before the specified last date of submission along with the required fees shall only be accepted.
o The medical Institution shall submit a continuance of affiliation certificate from the University for the preceding year along with the application.
o All the eligible medical Institutions shall be rated by assessment after a period of five years of opening and every year thereafter, subject to maintenance of minimum essential standards as specified.
o All such documents with are not in English or Hindi shall be translated and annexed certified with the Application form.
o The Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Homoeopathy shall verify the fulfilment of the medical institutions in terms of compliance with maintaining minimum essential standards followed by rating of such Institutions.
o The Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Homoeopathy may seek any information, clarification, documents or digital material from any Medical College or Medical Institution at any time for the purpose of assessment and rating.
This notification will come into force from March 13, 2024.
[Notification No 10-2/MARBH/NCH/2023-24]
