Telangana Medical Council directs all hospitals: Appoint only MBBS Degree holders as duty medical officers

 The Telangana State Medical Council (TSMC) has issued directions to all the Super Speciality Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Clinics, Private Hospitals and Registered Medical Practitioners in the State to only appoint MBBS degree holders as Duty Medical Officers (DMOs).

Issuing a Circular in this regard on 10.04.2024, the council has also issued strict instructions not to appoint other degree holders such as Pharm D, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, etc as DMOs.

The Council has also asked all the consultants practising in the State to get registered with TSMC and renew their registration in time.

Such directions were issued by the Council after it inspected various hospitals and clinics in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area and found several lapses and violations of rules.

The Council noted that most of the hospitals were not displaying the registration numbers issued by medical council against the names of the consultant doctors in the hospital display board.

Further, it found that some of the hospitals were appointing Pharm D degree holders as Duty Medical Officers, and such officers were also tasked to write the case sheets of the patients.

Apart from this, the Council also came to know that many hospitals were appointing AYUSH doctors as DMOs, and few of the consultants from other States were practicing in Telangana without registering in TSMC. 

Some of the Consultants were found to be practicing without the renewal of registration with TSMC.

Meanwhile, the Council has also advised the patients to verify the genuineness of the doctors online by using the Doctor Search option.