According to the documents made available using RTI, the Kerala-based Dr Babu said, “It is seen that the right to appeal by the patients was discussed in three NMC meetings – October 6, 2021, May 1, 2024, and September 23, 2024.”He said, “Shockingly, in the fourth NMC meeting held on October 6, 2021, it was decided that ‘only medical practitioners or professionals should be allowed to file an appeal before the EMRB, and patients should not be allowed to file an appeal before the EMRB under section 30 (3) of the NMC Act 2019’.”Dr Babu told TNIE, “It is clear that NMC misinterpreted NMC Act section 30 (3) in its 4th meeting.” Even after it was decided in the 16th meeting of the NMC, which was approved on December 10, 2024, that all appeals received by EMRB will be entertained, the ethics body continued to reject appeals.Dr Babu said, “The right to appeal of patients should be reinstated without further delay.”
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