What License Required To Open a Nursing Home and Their Procedure
Health care is the basic requirement and right of every citizen of the country. Nursing homes form the platform for this healthcare delivery, aided by doctors, nurses as well as other medical staff.
Necessary Licenses required opening a nursing home In India
Registration in accordance with the clinical establishment act (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2017
This act was enacted by the central government and is being adopted by states of India. It needs a one-time registration for a premise towards being operated as a nursing home. The registration is required to be done through the respective state government that has implemented this act. For registration, nursing homes should fulfill the minimum requirement under the category in which it falls. Each state has described the procedure of registration of the nursing homes that fall within their territory.
Registration of nursing home
Each state has its own Nursing Home Registration Act. The Act provides a minimum requirement for the building, employees, equipment and certain guidelines to be fulfilled by the nursing home.
The licenses that are required to start a nursing home in India are:
Permits
• Land and construction
A nursing home could be set up only on a Non-Agriculture land that could be used. The numerous approval, as well as permissions required from the local authority and the government, should be obtained before starting any nursing home.
• Electricity and water
A nursing home needs approximately 100 liters of water per bed each day but it varies from different nursing homes. The permission from the concerned municipal authority is required to be obtained for making available the facilities of water as well as electricity.
• Sewage
Well planned sanitary measures for disposal of waste as well as drainage system which includes tanks, pipelines, etc. and the permission from the local authorities should be obtained.
• Biomedical Waste
The nursing homes must have an incinerator