NCAHP Proposes New Registration Framework to Strengthen Allied and Healthcare Professions in India

The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP), under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has proposed a regulatory framework for the provisional registration of eligible allied and healthcare professionals. The proposed Draft Provisional Registration of Allied and Healthcare Professionals Regulations, 2026, has been framed under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021. The Commission has invited comments and suggestions from stakeholders before finalising the Regulations.

The proposed framework aims to establish a standardised and transparent process for provisional registration, including eligibility criteria, credential verification and prescribed registration procedures. It also outlines pathways through which eligible provisionally registered professionals may progress towards regular registration by meeting specified educational and competency requirements.

Under the proposed provisions, eligible professionals may be required to complete prescribed bridge courses, supervised clinical training, competency assessments and minimum qualifying examinations, wherever applicable. These measures are intended to support skill enhancement and ensure that professionals meet the required standards for regular registration.

The draft also proposes an integrated online registration system to facilitate application submission, credential verification, eligibility assessment, and issuance of provisional registration certificates. Professionals granted provisional registration would receive a Provisional Registration Unique Identification Number (PR UID) to support identification and regulatory oversight.

Other provisions cover the validity, extension and termination of provisional registration, appeals, institutional requirements for training and the transition to regular registration in the appropriate Central or State Register, subject to fulfilment of prescribed conditions.

NCAHP has invited comments, suggestions and objections from allied and healthcare professionals, professional associations, educational institutions, State Allied and Healthcare Councils, healthcare institutions, experts and members of the public. Stakeholders can access the draft regulations through the official NCAHP website and submit their feedback by December 4, 2026, at ncahp.regulations@ncahp.mohfw.gov.in. The Commission will consider the feedback before finalising the Regulations.

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