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No. 261] CHENNAI, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2023 Aani 26, Sobakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2054
Part II—Section 2
Notifications or Orders of interest to a Section of the public
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT
CONSTITUTION OF PERMANENT MEDICAL BOARD FOR EXAMINING MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021, UNDER THE MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY ACT, 1971.
[G.O.Ms. No.223, Health and Family Welfare (R2), 11th July 2023,
Aani 26, Sobakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2054.]
No. II(2)/HFW/647(h)/2023.
WHEREAS, as per sub-section (2C) of section 3 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (Central Act 34 of 1971), every State Government shall constitute a Medical Board for the purposes of that Act,
AND WHEREAS, sub-rule (b) of rule 3A of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules, 2003 requires the Medical Board to examine the woman and her reports so as to provide its opinion with regard to termination of pregnancy or rejection of request for termination within three days from the date of receipt of such request and to ensure safe termination procedure along with appropriate counselling:
AND WHEREAS, it is considered that a single Medical Board for the entire State, as contemplated in sub-section (2C) of section 3 of the said Act could not achieve the object of the said Rules and it has therefore been decided to constitute Medical Boards in each of the 32 Government Medical Colleges across the State:
NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (2C) and clause (d) of sub-section (2D) of section 3 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. 1971 (Central Act 34 of 1971), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby constitutes a Medical Board in each of the Government Medical College Hospital specified in column (2) of the Table below, for the District specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof.
The Table
| SI. No. | Government Medical College Hospital | District |
| 1. | Chennai Rajiv Gandhi Hospital | Chennai |
| 2. | Madurai Rajaji Hospital | Madurai |
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| SI. No. | Government Medical College Hospital | District |
| 3. | Government Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital, Coimbatore | Coimbatore |
| 4. | Government Dharmapuri Medical College and Hospital, Dharmapuri | Dharmapuri |
| 5. | Government Chengalpattu Medical College and Hospital, Chengalpattu | Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu |
| 6. | Government Kanyakumari Medical College and Hospital, Kanyakumari | Kanyakumari |
| 7. | Government Karur Medical College and Hospital, Karur | Karur |
| 8. | Government Pudukottai Medical College and Hospital, Pudukottai | Pudukottai |
| 9. | Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital, Salem | Salem |
| 10. | Government Sivagangai Medical College and Hospital, Sivagangai | Sivagangai |
| 11. | Government Thanjavur Medical College and Hospital, Thanjavur | Thanjavur |
| 12. | Government Theni Medical College and Hospital, Theni | Theni |
| 13. | KAP Vishwanathan Government Medical College and Hospital, Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli |
| 14. | Government Thiruvannamalai Medical College and Hospital, Thiruvannamalai | Thiruvannamalai |
| 15. | Government Thiruvarur Medical College and Hospital, Thiruvarur | Thiruvarur |
| 16. | Government Thirunelveli Medical College and Hospital, Thirunelveli | Thirunelveli and Tenkasi |
| 17. | Government Thoothukudi Medical College and Hospital, Thoothukudi | Thoothukudi |
| 18. | Government Vellore Medical College and Hospital, Vellore | Vellore, Tiruppathur and Ranipet |
| 19. | Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital, Villupuram | Villupuram |
| 20. | Government Namakkal Medical College and Hospital, Namakkal | Namakkal |
| 21. | Government Tiruppur Medical College and Hospital, Tiruppur | Tiruppur |
| 22. | Government Tiruvallur Medical College and Hospital, Tiruvallur | Tiruvallur |
| 23. | Government Ramanathapuram Medical College and Hospital, Ramanathapuram | Ramanathapuram |
| 24. | Government Nagapattinam Medical College and Hospital, Nagapattinam | Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai |
| 25. | Government Dindigul Medical College and Hospital, Dindigul | Dindigul |
| 26. | Government Kallakurichi Medical College and Hospital, Kallakurichi | Kallakurichi |
| 27. | Government Virudhunagar Medical College and Hospital, Virudhunagar | Virudhunagar |
| 28. | Government Krishnagiri Medical College and Hospital, Krishnagiri | Krishnagiri |
| 29. | Government The Nilgiris Medical College and Hospital, The Nilgiris | The Nilgiris |
| 30. | Government Ariyalur Medical College and Hospital, Ariyalur | Ariyalur & Perambalur |
| 31. | Government Erode Medical College and Hospital, Perundurai | Erode |
| 32. | Government Cuddalore Medical College and Hospital, Chidambaram | Cuddalore |
AND each Medical Board so constituted, shall consist of the following members, namely:-
| 1. | Dean/Medical Superintendent / Resident Medical Officer of the Tertiary Hospital |
| 2. | Head of the Department / Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of the Tertiary Hospital |
| 3. | Head of the Department / Associate Professor, Paediatrics / Neonatology Department of the Tertiary Hospital |
| 4. | Head of the Department / Associate Professor, Radiology / Sonlogy Department of the Tertiary Hospital |
| 5. | Head of the Department / Associate Professor, Cardiology / Paediatric Cardiology Department of the Tertiary Hospital |
| 6. | Head of the Department / Associate Professor, Neurology / Paediatric Neurology, Department of the Tertiary Hospital |
| 7. | Psychiatrist Counsellor / Psychologist of the Tertiary Hospital |
| 8. | Medical Superintendent / Resident Medical Officer of the Tertiary Hospital |
| 9. | Associate Professor / Professor, Foetal Medicine / Genetics of the Tertiary Hospital (if available) |
GAGANDEEP SINGH BEDI, Principal Secretary to Government. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU