19. Rules

the maintenance of records, books, registers, bills, receipts, returns, statements, forms and other documents by a Private Medical Institution;

the reports, returns, statements and other information required to be furnished periodically by a Private

the minimum size of wards or rooms and the minimum floor space, which should be allotted for each patient;

the provisions of adequate latrine and bathing facilities for in-patients and personnel employed in

the machinery, equipment, devices, utensils, apparatus, crockery, fittings, furniture and other requisites of a general or special nature ;

the immunization of personnel employed in Private

the prohibition or restriction of admission of midwifery cases, except to a maternity home or to such other Private Medical Institution having separate and exclusive facilities for the reception and treatment of such cases;

the prohibition or restriction of the admission of cases other than midwifery cases to a maternity home or to such other Private Medical Institution having separate and exclusive facilities for the reception and treatment of maternity cases;

defining staffing patterns including minimum qualification, induction and in-service training and refresher courses that should be followed by such personnel;

the definition of the specialized departments and ancillary services that should be maintained in terms of special fields of treatment;

the disposal of refuse and waste matter;

the provision of sinks, taps and outlets in wards, kitchens, bathrooms and latrines in proportion to the ratio of patients and personnel employed therein;

the provision of housing, residential quarters or transport facilities required for maintaining the health of patients; and

the provision of adequate expertise for the maintenance of all institutional assets, machinery and equipment.