Mizoram Medical Council registration | Vitels What the Mizoram Medical Council Act, 2010 requires, how renewal works, and how to reach the council in Aizawl.

To practise allopathic medicine in Mizoram you must be on the register kept by the Mizoram Medical Council, or on the Indian Medical Register. Section 25 of the Mizoram Medical Council Act, 2010 (Act No. 4 of 2010, published in the Mizoram Gazette Extraordinary of 29 April 2010) says: "No person, other than a registered practitioner or other medical practitioners whose names are borne in the Indian Medical Register, shall practise allopathic system of medicine in Mizoram." Section 26 makes a first breach punishable with a fine of up to ₹1,000, imprisonment of up to six months, or both. The Act calls the body "the Mizoram State Medical Council"; the NMC directory lists it as the Mizoram Medical Council.

Who can register with the Mizoram Medical Council?

Anyone holding a recognised medical qualification. Section 15 says every person who possesses any of the recognised medical qualifications is entitled to have their name entered "on payment of such registration fee as may be prescribed". Under section 16 you must satisfy the Registrar that you hold a qualification listed in the schedules to the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, and give the dates on which you obtained it; the form and fee are "as may be prescribed". The council may refuse a person convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude or found guilty of professional misconduct after an inquiry.

Section 14 also reserves certain acts for registered practitioners: holding office as a physician or surgeon in government or local-authority institutions, signing a medical or fitness certificate required by law, and giving expert evidence in court on a medical matter.

Which registrations does the Act provide for?

The Act does not itself list provisional registration, a no objection certificate or a good standing certificate. Ask the office whether these are issued and on what fee.

Does Mizoram registration need renewal?

Yes, every five years. Section 12(2) says: "Every registered practitioner shall send to the Registrar after every five year ending 31st December, a renewal fee as may be prescribed with an intimation about alterations, if any, in the address, appointments, qualifications or titles." If the fee is not paid, the Registrar may write to you by registered post, and if no answer comes within six months the name may be removed; it can be re-entered under the council's direction on payment of a fee. The Act does not mention CME credit hours for renewal, and we found no official notice on CME from the council. Our renewal and CME guide compares councils.

How can a clinic or patient verify a Mizoram doctor's registration?

Section 13 makes the council's register a public document under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, but we found no online search for it. The NMC's Indian Medical Register page can be searched by name, registration number, year of registration or state medical council. For a doctor registered only in the state register, ask the council office. See our note on the National Medical Register.

How do I contact the Mizoram Medical Council?

The NMC's state council directory lists the Mizoram Medical Council at B/503 Block-B, Civil Hospital Aizawl, Dawrpui, Aizawl 796001, Mizoram, with mobile numbers and email addresses for the President and the Registrar. Use that directory for the current names and numbers, as the council has no website of its own.

Where must the registration number appear in my clinic?

Clause 1.4.1 of the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 says: "Every physician shall display the registration number accorded to him by the State Medical Council / Medical Council of India in his clinic and in all his prescriptions, certificates, money receipts given to his patients." Clause 1.4.2 limits suffixes after your name to "recognized medical degrees or such certificates/diplomas and memberships/honours which confer professional knowledge". Put the number on your letterhead once; our free clinic letterhead maker lays it out.

Vitels verifies a doctor's registration at sign-up and prints prescriptions on the clinic's own letterhead, with the registration number, on A4 or A5. See e-prescription software.