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We are not a medical facility, hence we did not require legal permission.

It is like we don't need a legal permission while talking to a friend...same is the case here.

IMO it is Telemedicine.

The World Health Organization (“WHO”) defines Telemedicine as “The delivery of healthcare services, where distance is a critical factor, by all healthcare professionals using information and communication technologies, for the exchange of valid information for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease and injuries, research and evaluation, and for the continuing education of healthcare providers, all in the interests of advancing the health of individuals and their communities”.

Despite the concept being recognized and defined by WHO and its spreading influence over the past decade, there is no legislation which singularly deals with the practice of Telemedicine in India.

In the absence of a specific law, as the practice of Telemedicine is fundamentally an intricate combination of ‘the practice of medicine’ with ‘information technology’, undoubtedly all the existing laws relating to both ‘medicine’ and ‘information technology’ in India would apply to Telemedicine.

Hence, the practice of Telemedicine in India is governed by various statutes that generally relate to the practice of ‘medicine’ in India such as the Medical Council of India Act, 1956 (“MCI Act”) and the rules and regulations issued there under and state specific legislations where the business is proposed to be established. In terms of the MCI Act, once a doctor/medical practitioner is qualified and registered in any one of the state medical registers maintained by the respective states, a copy of his/her registration certificate is forwarded to the Medical Council of India for enrollment of his/her name in the Indian medical register (national database). In terms of Section 27 of the MCI Act, any person whose name is enrolled in the Indian medical register can practice as a medical practitioner in any state of India according to his qualifications. Hence, inter-state practice of Telemedicine by medical practitioners is permissible.

http://www.conventuslaw.com/india-legal-position-concerning-telemedicine/

You should check with concernened authorities.Even before running a medical camp you need permissions at least for practitioners.IMO check out with MCI.

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