Doctors will now be required to obtain a Unique Identification Number (UID) in order to practise medicine in the country, according to new National Medical Commission (NMC) regulations. The UID will be generated centrally by the NMC ethics board and thereby grant the practitioner, registration in NMR and eligibility to practice medicine in India.
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According to the latest NMC announcement, a common national medical registration will be established for all registered medical practitioners in the country. The same will be maintained by the NMC's Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB). This register will contain all the entries of the registered medical practitioners of all State Registers maintained by the various State Medical Councils and will have all relevant information regarding the medical practitioner.
The licence to practice medicine issued to a registered medical practitioner will be valid for a period of five years after which the medical practitioner will have to renew the licencing by making an application to the State Medical Council, said the new notification-“Registration of Medical Practitioners and Licence to Practice Medicine Regulations, 2023”. A licence renewal application must be submitted within three months of the license's expiration date.
