The National Medical Commission (NMC) rejected 25 appeals by family members of patients and others against decisions of State Medical Councils (SMCs) related to cases such as medical negligence between September 25, 2020, and March 25, 2022 as they “were not maintainable”.
It was the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) of the commission that turned down the requests saying under section 30(3) of the NMC Act, 2019, only medical professionals have the right to do so. This was given in reply to a query under the Right to Information Act to K.V. Babu, Kannur-based ophthalmologist.
Dr. Babu had sought to know the total number of appeals filed with the EMRB against decisions of SMCs during the above period along with details from each SMC. He also sought to know the total number of appeals filed with the EMRB against decisions of SMCs under Section 30(3) of the NMC Act, 2019, and under 8.8 of the erstwhile Medical Council of India’s Ethics Regulations, 2002.
