IMC Act, 1956, does not provide for re-registration of doctors : Choubey

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New Delhi : As on date, the Indian Medical Council (IMC) Act, 1956, does not provide for re-registration of doctors. Medical Council of India (MCI), with the previous approval of the Central Government, has notified Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002, which, inter-alia, prescribe that a Physician should participate in professional meetings as a part of Continuing Medical Education (CME).

In order to enhance professional skills and to update their medical knowledge, such CMEs must be attended by medical practitioners for at least 30 hours every 5 years, organized by reputed professional academic bodies or any other authorised organisations. Further, no such data is maintained centrally with regard to the medical practitioners who have not submitted information about their participation in professional meetings as a part of CME.

Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare) Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on July 12, 2019, according to a PIB release.