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Cabinet today gave its nod to presentation of five Ordinances, brought earlier by the State government, for enactment in the monsoon session of the Vidhan Sabha.
These include amendment Bills related to regulation of private clinical establishments, temporary release of some prisoners amid the COVID pandemic, control of drugs dispensation by private de-addiction centres, industrial disputes and child labour.
The aim of enactment of Punjab Clinical Establishment (Registration and Regulation) legislation 2020 is to bring the clinical establishments under a regulatory mechanism so as to ensure that there is more transparency in their functioning.
It also seeks to improve quality public healthcare, prevent overcharging of patients, and to lay down norms, terms of physical standards, medical standards, staff norms, record maintenance and reporting. The legislation will provide for such establishments to support the State during natural disasters, calamities as well as pandemics and epidemics.
The enactment of Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners Amendment legislation would pave the way for extending the period of parole in situations of disasters, epidemics and extreme emergencies.
The rationale behind bringing the legislation is to enable the Jail Department to take measures to decongest jails, besides ensuring that the jails remain COVID-19 free.
Punjab Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Counseling and Rehabilitation Centres Rules 2011 to enable the Health Department to control the private de-addiction centres dispensing Buprenorphine-Naloxone and monitor private psychiatric clinics in order to avoid misuse of drugs.