Gandhinagar: As of today, a total of 16,698 health institutions across Gujarat have been registered, either permanently or temporarily, under the Clinical Establishment Act-2024. Of these, 14,647 institutions have registered online, including 1,882 government institutions and 5,268 private health facilities. This includes 12,028 allopathic, 1,622 Ayurvedic, and over 3,000 homeopathic hospitals and clinics, the Gujarat government announced today.

Additionally, 566 clinical labs, 286 imaging centers, 40 blood banks, and 39 Unani institutions have also registered under this Act.

All health institutions in the state must complete their registration under the Clinical Establishment Act-2024 by March 12, 2025. Online registration can be done through the portal https://clinicalestablishment.gipl.in/.

As per the Act, healthcare facilities providing Allopathy, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, and Unani services must register. Clinics, consulting rooms, polyclinics, hospitals, standalone labs, and other diagnostic units are also required to register by paying the prescribed fee.

A penalty ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 5 lakh will be imposed on any healthcare institution operating without a valid registration certificate.

Which types of institutions are covered under this Act?

This Act covers hospitals, maternity homes, nursing homes, dispensaries, clinics, and sanatoriums that provide medical services essential for the diagnosis, treatment, or care of illness, injury, physical disability, or pregnancy under any recognized medical system.

Additionally, the provisions of this Act apply to medical institutions offering pathological, bacteriological, genetic, radiological, chemical, or biological examinations, as well as other diagnostic services conducted using laboratory or medical equipment. These institutions must be registered under the Central, Provincial, or State Act, regardless of whether they are government-owned, privately owned, or managed by corporations (including societies) and local authorities. The Act also covers medical institutions owned, controlled, or managed by a doctor.

It is worth noting that the Gujarat Clinical Establishment (Registration and Regulation) Act was published in the Gazette on May 22, 2021, and came into force across the state on September 13, 2022. The rules and regulations under this Act were subsequently published in the Gazette on March 13, 2024, and have since been enforced. DeshGujarat