License requirement for Private hospitals  

A set of rules and eligibility criteria is to be followed by hospitals as mandated by Centre and State Governments. 

FSSAI license for operating a kitchen  

FSSAI license   

This comes under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and is needed for the hospitals running an in-house kitchen for the patients and attendants.  

Pharmacy registration for medical shop  

This license is valid for 5 years and comes under the Office of the Drug Controller. Note, the licenses for medical shops attached to hospitals and standalone medical shops are not the same.   

Permit to store LPG cylinder  

The hospital will need a permit of Controller of Explosives under the Petroleum Act, 1934 if the hospital store has an LPG cylinder in large quantity to be utilized in the hospital's Kitchen.   

Arms licenses under arms act 1959  

Security guard arms license is needed by the hospital or its employees.  

Fire and Health License  

 A No objection certificate from Fire the department is required for hospitals. It is the responsibility of the hospital management to get these licenses from the local municipal council by submitting undertakings as required.  

Regulations Building Permit and Licenses   

• No objection certificate (NOC) from the Chief Fire Officer under License under Bio-Medical Management and Handling Rules, 1998.  

• NOC under the Pollution Control Act.  
• NOC under Narcotics and Psychotropic substances Act, 1985  
• Vehicle Registration Certificates are needed for all hospital vehicles.  
• Atomic energy regulatory body approvals are needed for the structural facility of the radiology dept and TLD badges.  
• Boilers Act, 1923 in case it is applicable  

• Medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971 should be displayed in the Gynecology department.  
• License for the Blood Bank should be displayed in the Blood Bank.  
• Transplantation of Human Organs Act in case applicable.  
• Prenatal diagnostics test (PNDT) Act, 1996 should be displayed in the Radiology department.  
• Dentist Regulations, 1976 and Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940  

• Electricity Act, 1998  
• ESI Act, 1948 and Minimum wages act, 1948 applicable for contract employees.  
• Environment Protection Act, 1986 and Fatal Accidents Act 1855  
• Guardians and Wards Act, 1890  
• Indian Lunacy Act, 1912 is applicable only if the hospital has a Psychiatry dept  

• Indian Nursing Council Act 1947 confirming nurses are registered with NCI.  
• Pharmacy Act, 1948 and Registration of pharmacists with Pharmacy Council of India.  
• Insecticides Act, 1968 and Lepers Act Maternity Benefit Act, 1961  
•  SC and ST Act, 1989 and Protection of Human Rights Act, 993  
• Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969  

• Urban Land Act, 1976 and the Right to Information Act 2005  
• Registration for transplantation of human organ Act, 1994. This is applicable in case the hospital does organ harvesting or transports organs.  
• Excise permit to store spirit. The hospital needs a permit from the state excise department to store spirit beyond a certain quantity. 

 
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