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TOP 5 HEALTH LAWS AND POLICY UPDATES

Dear Readers, we are happy to share the most interesting legal and policy updates concerning health industry that we read today. we hope you enjoy reading it.

1. India’s Supreme Court has ruled against the notification issued by ministry of environment that had initially exempted educational institutions, industrial sheds, and hostels from mandatory environmental clearance under the Environment Impact Assessment 2006 regime. The court affirmed that projects over 20,000 sqm must now obtain prior approval typically from the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority.
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2. India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has reaffirmed that all WHO-GMP (COPP) applications must be submitted exclusively via the ONDLS portal by August 15, 2025. No further extensions will be granted for physical submissions beyond this date.
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3. The Union Health Minister informed Parliament that India does not maintain central data on medical negligence cases. States handle such cases individually under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019. Calls for centralized tracking were raised, but the government emphasized health is a State subject with existing regulatory mechanisms.
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4. India’s Department of Consumer Affairs has released draft rules for “Clinical Electrical Thermometers for Continuous Measurement” under the Legal Metrology Act. The draft rules outline metrological, technical, safety, and labelling standards, along with performance limits, testing methods, and manufacturer obligations. Stakeholder comments are invited by August 30, 2025.
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5. The Mumbai CESTAT ruled that orthopaedic appliances and implants qualify for customs duty exemption under Serial No. 578, clarifying it covers assistive devices, rehabilitation aids, and goods for disabled persons. The tribunal interpreted the notification broadly and stated that the exemption applies to implants as assistive or rehabilitation aids, and not meant solely for disability use.
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TOP 5 HEALTH LAWS AND POLICY UPDATES

Dear Readers, we are happy to share the most interesting legal and policy updates concerning health industry that we read today. we hope you enjoy reading it.

1. India’s Central level drug regulator the Central Drugs Standards Control Organization (CDSCO) has issued a correction to the list of Fixed Drug Combinations for which manufacturing licenses can be obtained directly from the state regulators. The updated list is available on the website of the CDSCO at the given link.
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2. India’s Nursing professional regulator, the Nursing Council of India has issued Regulations prescribing the institutional and educational standards required to conduct the Nurse Practitioner in Pediatric Nursing Program.
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3. A district level Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has recently held that insurance providers cannot deny claims of policy-holders, on grounds of a medical issue arising out of “pre-existing conditions” if the “pre-existing conditions” is not the sole cause of the medical condition for which claim as made.
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4. India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recently notified the updated grievance redressal system, and new physical verification procedure for empanelled hospitals aimed at improving service offering under the government’s public healthcare scheme.
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5. Industry groups make a representation to the European Policymakers to withdraw its recent AI Public Liability Directive protocol which sought to introduce non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence used by service providers, claiming that the non-contractual nature of the civil liability will disrupt existing supply-chains based on contractual understanding between service providers and receivers.
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