Kolkata: The West Bengal government has passed the West Bengal Clinical Establishment (Registration, Regulation and Transparency) (Amendment) Bill 2025.
This makes it mandatory for private clinical establishments to prominently display fixed rates and package charges.
The Bill also mandates e-prescriptions and requires private hospitals to maintain long-term EMRs, including treatment details, discharge summaries and prescriptions upon the state government’s request.
The Bill also requires clinical establishments to provide patients with a detailed estimate of all standard treatment charges not covered under fixed rates or packages before treatment begins.
The final payment bill must not exceed the limit set by the West Bengal government. Any increase must be communicated within 24 hours along with a subject-wise cost breakdown.
According to the Bill, an officer no lower than the assistant director of Health Services will now serve as thr registering authority for private hospitals and nursing homes.
There is also a 90-day cap on the regulating authority to dispose off applications for fresh licenses or renewals, specifying the reasons for acceptance or rejection.
On penal provisions, IPC will be replaced with BNS and CrPC will be replaced with BNSS.
