India, Feb. 4 -- The Maharashtra government is set to amend the Mumbai Nursing Homes Registration Rules 1949 and the Maharashtra Nursing Homes Registration (Amendment) Rules 2021. Health minister Prakash Abitkar on Monday called for a meeting with representatives of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to discuss the amendments to the Nursing Homes Rules.

As per Abitkar's directions, health officials in January started a month-long inspection campaign to ensure that private hospitals across the state are complying with the Nursing Homes Rules. The minister also instructed that small hospitals and daycare centres should not be unnecessarily harassed during the inspection. As part of this campaign, a total 19,388 nursing homes across the s...