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Information regarding same is available in Delhi Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1953 and rules made thereunder and amendment made from time to time which is available in Delhi Government Health Website.
Nursing Home Cell is a branch of Directorate General Health Services, GNCTD, which register private hospitals / nursing homes functioning round –the-clock and having indoor admission facility (at least 02 beds) and practicing modern system of medicines under Delhi Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1953 and rules made thereunder and amendment made from time to time.
Nursing Home Cell, 3rd Floor, DGD Building, S-1, School Block, Shakarpur, Delhi-110092.
Only private hospitals / nursing homes functioning round –the-clock and having indoor admission facility (at least 02 beds) and practicing modern system of medicines are registered
Application to be submitted in the Form B along with proof of fees payment and all requisite documents as per revised checklist available at Delhi Government health website to the office of Nursing Home Cell, GNCTD.
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S. No. |
Bed Strength |
Fee * |
|---|---|---|
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1 |
Up to ten beds |
Two thousand rupees |
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2 |
Eleven beds to thirty beds |
Three thousand rupees
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3 |
Thirty-one beds onwards |
Three thousand rupees plus one hundred rupees per bed for every additional bed |
*(Where the fee for renewal is not deposited in time as required under rule 6, an additional late fee amounting to ten percent of the renewal fee shall be charged per month or part thereof.)
| Ownershiph | Documentary proof |
|---|---|
| Individual | Affidavit & PAN Card |
| Partnership | Partnership deed/ Resolution along with NOC from each partner individually & PAN Card of the firm and partners |
| Society/ Trust | Registration Certificate/ Trust Deed issued by Registrar of Society/ Trust along with the following:
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| Company (Private/ Public/ Joint Venture) | Certificate of Incorporation along with the following :
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| Ownership | Documentary proof |
|---|---|
| Individual | Affidavit & PAN Card |
| Partnership | Partnership deed/ Resolution alongwith NOC from each partner individually & PAN Card of the firm and partners |
| Society/ Trust | Registration Certificate/ Trust Deed issued by Registrar of Society/ Trust alongwith the following:
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| Company (Private/ Public/ Joint Venture) | Certificate of Incorporation alongwith the following :
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| SI. No. | Head | Details | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audit | Fire Safety Audit with date of validity | Yes |
| Electrical Audit with date of validity | Yes | ||
| 2 | Fire Exit & Evacuation Plan | Availability of Fire exits | Yes |
| Fire exits free from obstruction | Yes | ||
| 3 | Display/ Signage | Evacuation plan | Yes |
| No smoking sign | Yes | ||
| 4 | DG set | If DG set is used, Fuel for DG set stored near electric board | No |
| 5 | Oxygen Cylinders | Oxygen cylinders stored in a well-ventilated storage area, away from combustible materials | Yes |
| Oxygen cylinders secured upright with demarcated areas for filled and empty cylinders | Yes | ||
| 6 | Availability ofadequate number of other Fire safety Points | Smoke Detectors | Yes |
| Fire safety alarm | Yes | ||
| Fire Extinguishers mentioning validity of expiry | Yes | ||
| Water Sprinkler | Yes | ||
| Hose reel provided on respective floors | |||
| 7 | Training for the staff | Training conducted for the staff(Undertaking) |
- For nursing homes having in-patient beds on ground & first floor only
- For nursing homes where night stay of the patient after admission for any medical/ surgical procedure is not required.
- As-built building plan of the nursing home prepared by a registered architect, empanelled with the concerned local body
- NOC from Delhi Fire Service
Blueprint of floor-wise lay-out plan along with dimension of each room, ward, OT, Labour Room, ICU, etc. of the premises endorsed by an architect registered with local bodies
Bifurcation of beds
| Category of beds | Situated on which Floor | Countable for the purpose of registration |
|---|---|---|
| ICU beds with ventilator | Yes | |
| ICU beds without ventilator | Yes | |
| Newborn nursing/ NICU/ Neonatal care beds | Yes | |
| General room/ ward | Yes | |
| Day care beds | Not to be counted in nursing homes where patients require night stay | |
| Pre-operative beds | Not to be counted | |
| Post-operative beds | Not to be counted | |
| Pre-natal beds | Not to be counted | |
| Post-natal beds | Not to be counted | |
| Dialysis beds | Not to be counted | |
| Emergency room/ triage beds | Not to be counted |
Floor-wise bifurcation
| Floor | Number of census beds |
| Ground Floor | |
| First Floor | |
| Second Floor (Only for Business Occupancy Building) | |
| Third Floor (Only for Business Occupancy Building) | |
| Fourth Floor (Only for Business Occupancy Building) |
Note:
- Census bed does not include Pre-operative beds/ Post-operative beds/ Pre-natal beds/ Post-natal beds/ Dialysis beds/ Emergency room/ triage beds/ Day Care beds.
- In nursing homes where night stay of the patient is not required like eye centres, IVF centre, dialysis centres etc. the day care beds shall be counted as census beds.
Rooms & Ward
| Category of beds | Number |
| Number of single bedded rooms | |
| Number of twin bedded rooms | |
| Number of three bedded rooms | |
| Number of four bedded rooms whether having attached toilet or not | |
| Number of five bedded or more ward alongwith number of toilets | |
| Number of isolation room available for communicable diseases |
- Space Accommodation for the patient
- Size of waiting area
- Sitting arrangement
- Facilities near reception/ registration counter
- Floor space
> Room/ward – 7.43 sq.m (80 sq. ft.) for one bed and 5.57 sq.m (60 sq.ft.) for every additional bed (exclusive of toilet area)
> ICU – 11.15 sq.m (120 sq.ft.) per bed with atleast 0.91 m (3 ft.) unencumbered on all sides including head-end.
- Sufficient storage space for medicine &equipments including wheel chair carts
- Touch less/ mechanical door openers
- Space for doctors/ staff on duty shall be in addition to the ICU bed space
- Changing room, duty room & attendant rooms near ICU
- Public space adjacent to ICU
- Prayer area
> New Born Nursery/ NICU/ Neo-natal care unit- 4.65 sq.m per bed with washable floor and walls upto 1.22 m alongwith provision of separate area for the following: -
- Hand wash
- Gowning
- Formula preparation
- Store
- Duty room for doctors
f) Operation Theatre & Labour Room
- OT- Minimum floor space of not less than 13.94 sq.m (150 Sq. feet)
- LR – Minimum floor space of not less than 9.29 sq.m (100 Sq. feet) per table alongwith facilities and equipments for neonatal resuscitation
g) Duty Room for nursing staff on duty and nursing station alongwith staff should be available at each floor and near patient care areas