Proposed Clinical Establishments Bill dilutes patients’ rights, say activists
Activists alleged that the draft bill, which seeks to replace the Maharashtra Nursing Homes Registration Rules, 2021, stripped patients of several hard-won entitlements Pune: Health rights groups alleged that the Maharashtra government’s newly tabled draft Clinical Establishments Bill, 2026, aimed at regulating private hospitals, diluted key patient protections and ignored lessons from the pandemic.Activists called…