The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to grant approval to prepare a draft bill for the amendment of Sri Lanka’s Medical Ordinance with regard to the registration of specialist physicians.
The resolution to amend Medical Ordinance No. 26 of 1927 in order to revise the provisions relevant to the registration of specialist physicians proposed by the then Minister of Health was taken into consideration by the Cabinet in August this year.
At the meeting, it was decided to direct the matter to an officers’ committee headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister in order to submit appropriate recommendations by further studying the proposed amendments.
Accordingly, the Cabinet granted approval to instruct the Legal Draftsman to prepare a draft bill for the amendment of the Medical Ordinance based on recommendations mentioned in the report handed over by the said officers’ committee. (NewsWire)
