India, Nov. 11 -- The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP), under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has proposed a comprehensive regulatory framework for provisional registration of eligible allied and healthcare professionals to improve uniformity, transparency and accountability in the sector.

The Draft Provisional Registration of Allied and Healthcare Professionals Regulations, 2026, framed under the NCAHP Act, 2021, outline eligibility criteria, credential verification procedures and pathways for provisional registration and transition to regular registration.

The proposed framework also provides for bridge courses, supervised clinical training, competency assessments and qualifying examinations, ...