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Amendment of Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act: Doctors take to streets, hospitals shut

The doctors in Karnataka are demanding the rollback of the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment Bill 2017, which seeks uniformity in rates, transparency and accountability. The proposed amendment empowers the government to fix prices of various medical services and prescribing punishment, including imprisonment, for doctors in case of irregularities in pricing matters.
Around 50,000 doctors in private hospitals in Karnataka ‘abstain from duties’ today to protest against the proposed provisions in the soon to be tabled Private Medical Establishments (amendment) bill. (Photo: EPS | Shekhar Yadav)
Around 50,000 doctors in private hospitals in Karnataka ‘abstain from duties’ today to protest against the proposed provisions in the soon to be tabled Private Medical Establishments (amendment) bill. (Photo: EPS | Shekhar Yadav)
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Outpatient services at all private hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centres and super specialty facilities will remain closed today. However, emergency services and trauma care centres will be functional as usual. Facilities of ambulances and labour rooms will also remain functional. (Photo: EPS | Magaraja Gadekal)
Outpatient services at all private hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centres and super specialty facilities will remain closed today. However, emergency services and trauma care centres will be functional as usual. Facilities of ambulances and labour rooms will also remain functional. (Photo: EPS | Magaraja Gadekal)
Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association in its emergency general meeting decided that all its 400 member hospitals will participate in the strike. (Photo: EPS)
Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association in its emergency general meeting decided that all its 400 member hospitals will participate in the strike. (Photo: EPS)
Doctors are abstaining from duties from 8am today till the same time on Saturday, according to the Karnataka chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA).(Photo: EPS)
Doctors are abstaining from duties from 8am today till the same time on Saturday, according to the Karnataka chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA).(Photo: EPS)
The doctors in Karnataka are demanding the rollback of the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment Bill 2017, which seeks uniformity in rates, transparency and accountability. (Photo: EPS | P Ravindra Babu)
The doctors in Karnataka are demanding the rollback of the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment Bill 2017, which seeks uniformity in rates, transparency and accountability. (Photo: EPS | P Ravindra Babu)
Private medical establishments are against this act. The protest has been called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and is supported by several private doctors' associations.(Photo: EPS | P Ravindra Babu)
Private medical establishments are against this act. The protest has been called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and is supported by several private doctors' associations.(Photo: EPS | P Ravindra Babu)
With the Medical Council of India already laying down rules for the doctors and prohibiting them from practising in case of any errors while treating a patient, the doctors’ associations in the state have been against setting up another committee. Terming the bill “draconian”, medical associations in the state have been demanding the removal of these amendments.(Photo: EPS | P Ravindra Babu)
With the Medical Council of India already laying down rules for the doctors and prohibiting them from practising in case of any errors while treating a patient, the doctors’ associations in the state have been against setting up another committee. Terming the bill “draconian”, medical associations in the state have been demanding the removal of these amendments.(Photo: EPS | P Ravindra Babu)
The bill is likely to be tabled in the winter session of the legislative assembly in November in Belagavi(Photo: EPS | Vinod Kumar.T)
The bill is likely to be tabled in the winter session of the legislative assembly in November in Belagavi(Photo: EPS | Vinod Kumar.T)
IN PIC: Private hospitals shut OPDs in protest against the proposed KPME act ‬in Bengaluru and across the state till 4 November.(Photo: EPS | Pushkar V)
IN PIC: Private hospitals shut OPDs in protest against the proposed KPME act ‬in Bengaluru and across the state till 4 November.(Photo: EPS | Pushkar V)
The proposed amendment empowers the government to fix prices of various medical services and prescribing punishment, including imprisonment, for doctors in case of irregularities in pricing matters. (Photo: EPS | Pushkar V)
The proposed amendment empowers the government to fix prices of various medical services and prescribing punishment, including imprisonment, for doctors in case of irregularities in pricing matters. (Photo: EPS | Pushkar V)
The doctors association said that the agitation will be intensified including launch of indefinite closure of hospitals and including Doctors job after giving some time for the government to concede the demand. (Photo: EPS | Shekhar Yadav)
The doctors association said that the agitation will be intensified including launch of indefinite closure of hospitals and including Doctors job after giving some time for the government to concede the demand. (Photo: EPS | Shekhar Yadav)
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