Abstract

Cadaver Transplant Program – Designation of Dr.J.Amalorpavanathan, Reader in Vascular Surgery, Madras Medical College and Vascular Surgeon, Government General Hospital, Chennai as Convenor, Cadaver Transplant Program, Tamil Nadu – Orders – Issued.

Health and Family Welfare Department - Non-Transplant centers - Criteria for non-transplant centers to retrieve organs from brain dead persons - Detailed instructions - Orders issued

Health and Family Welfare Department - Organ Transplant - Responsibilities of Transplant centers in hospitals - Detailed instructions - Orders issued. 

Health & Family Welfare Department – Organ Transplant – Cadaver Organ Transplant Program - Procedure to be adopted for cadaver transplant by the Government and Private Hospitals approved for organ transplant by the Appropriate Authority – orders issued.

Health & Family Welfare Department - Organ Transplant – Authorization Committee Procedures – Additional responsibilities – Detailed instructions – orders issued.

Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project – Establishment of Emergency Management Services for various types of emergency cases, accident victims, etc., by Emergency Management Research Institute, Hyderabad – Orders issued.

Grievance Redressal System in the State Introduction of grievances redressal system in Government Hospitals - Utilizing the existing Control Room with 4 digit toll free number 1056 in the Districts - orders - Issued.

Brain death – Declaration of brain death made mandatory in Government Medical College Hospitals in Chennai – Procedure for declaration of brain death – orders issued.

Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project – Facilitating Public Private Partnership in the improvements and upkeep of health facilities in the State – Enabling Chief Medical Officers of Primary Health Centres and hospitals, Hospitals Superintendents of District Hospitals and Deans of Medical College Hospitals to enter into Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Philanthropists, Public Trust, Public Bodies, Corporate Institutions, Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) and other public minded persons and institutions for improvement of premises, hospital building area, provision of infrastructure / equipment, general maintenance and equipment maintenance etc.– Expenditure Sanctioned – orders issued.

Tamil Nadu Medical Service – Redesignation of certain Professors/Readers in Paediatrics as Professors/Readers in Neonatology - Orders - Issued.

Brain death - Declaration of brain death made mandatory in Government Medical College Hospitals in Chennai - Orders Issued.

Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project – Quality Assurance –Improving the quality of care in the Project hospitals- conducting Training on Standard Treatment Guidelines, Quality of Care Indicators and Quality improvement to the health care providers - Expenditure sanctioned – Orders issued. 

Establishment – Government Stanley Hospital – Temporary posts for Liver Transplant Centre – Further continuance – Accorded.

Government Pentland Hospital, Vellore – Revival – Creation of posts, purchase of machinery, equipments, ambulance etc.- Administrative and Financial sanction - Orders - Issued 

Tamil Nadu Medical Service - Counselling for transfer and promotion - Revised guidelines issued.

Buildings – Government Royapettah Hospital, Chennai - Construction of Surgical Block at a cost of Rs.9,87,86,000/-(Rupees nine crores eighty seven lakhs and eighty six thousand only) - Administrative / Financial Sanction -Orders - Issued. 

Tamil Nadu State IIIness Assistance Society - Implementation of the New Scheme for performing Heart Surgeries in Private Hospitals for Children belonging to the family whose annual income is less than Rs.50.000/- Execution of MOU with Private Hospitals - Authorisation to Director of Medical and Rural Health Services - Orders - Issued. 

Buildings – Construction of additional buildings for Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Chennai at a cost of Rs 13.83 crores (Rupees thirteen crores and eighty three lakhs only) – Administrative / Financial Sanction - Orders - Issued. 

Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project – Phase II – Establishment of Emergency Ambulance Services in 198 Blocks in 14 districts through partnership with Non Governmental Organisations – Expenditure sanctioned – Orders Issued.

Contract Medical Officers and Contract Medical Consultants working in the Government Medical Institutions - Bringing into regular time scale of pay - Orders - Issued.

Nursing - Staff Nurses – Staff Nurses appointed on Contract basis – Bringing Contract Staff Nurses Working in  Medical Institutions to regular time scale of pay - Enhancement  of consolidated pay of Contract Staff Nurses working in the Projects – Orders issued.

Health and Family Welfare – Upgraded Primary Health Centres – Creation of 186 posts of Medical Officers – Appointment on Contract Basis – Terms and Conditions – Orders – issued.

Fees—Collection of fee of Rs.5/- for issue of OP Tickets – Treatment in the Super-speciality Departments in Government Medical College Hospitals– withdrawn – Orders issued.

Collection of Visitors Fee from Visitors attending the Government Medical College Hospital, attached institutions of Medical Colleges and District Headquarters Hospitals during non-visiting hours – withdrawn – Orders issued.

Tamil Nadu Anatomy Act 1951 – Diverting the unclaimed dead bodies in Government Hospitals to the Government Medical Colleges for Academic purposes – Orders issued.

Medical and Rural Health Services – Formation of Krishnagiri District – Establishment of Joint Director of Health Services to the newly formed Krishnagiri District - Orders issued.

Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund – Cancer Institute (WIA), Adayar, Chennai – Grant of Rs. 7.50 lakhs each for the years 2001-2002, 2002-03 and 2003-2004 from the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund Sanction – Orders – Issued.

Medical and Rural Health Services – Upgradation of Krishnagiri Taluk Hospital to that of District Headquarters Hospital for the newly formed Krishnagiri District - Orders issued.

Medical Education - Starting of "Diabetic Foot Clinic" in Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, Chennai, to prevent Ulcers and Amputations among the Diabetics – Permission - Accorded.

Para Medical Education – Announcement made on the Floor of the Legislative Assembly by the Hon’ble minister for Health – Establishment of eleven new Schools of Nursing to conduct Diploma in Nursing Course and Increase of Seats in Nine existing Schools of nursing in Government Medical College hospitals – Sanction – Orders – Issued.

Reproductive and Child Health Project – National Component – Major Civil Works in Primary Health Centres and First Referral Units at a cost of Rs. 194.40 lakhs – Sanctioned – Orders issued.

Public Health and Preventive Medicine – Integrated Diseases Surveillance Project – Formation of State Executive Committee and District Executive Committee – Constituted – Orders Issued.

Public Health and Preventive Medicine – Integrated Diseases Surveillance Project – Formation of State Executive Committee and District Executive Committee – Constituted – Orders Issued.

Reproductive and Child Health Project – Civil Works in Primary Health Centres, Health Sub Centres and First Referral Units in the Sub Project Districts of Madurai and Theni at a cost of Rs.11.45 lakhs – Sanctioned – Orders Issued.

Public Health – Fairs and Festivals – Kumbakonam Mahamaham festival 2004 – Notified festival – Provision of public health and sanitary arrangements to prevent communicable diseases and promote public Health – expenditure of Rs.88.00 lakhs sanctioned – Orders issued.

Public Health – Kumbakonam Mahamaham Festival 2004 - Constitution of Committee to supervise implementation of Public health measures – orders issued.

Public Health – Placing two Ambulances among two NGOs for undertaking emergency Obstetric Service – Permission – Granted – Orders – Issued.

Medical Education – Up gradation of Department of Paediatrics in Madurai Medical College and Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai as Institute of Child Health and Research Centre – Orders - Issued.

Public Health – National Piloting of "Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness" – Formation of State level Steering Committee – Orders Issued.

Reproductive and Child health Project - Sub Project - Purchase and supply of Essential Care Equipments for use in First Referral Units at Madurai and Theni District at a cost of Rs. 18.00 lakhs - Sanctioned - Orders Issued.

Reproductive and Child Health Project - Sub Project - Purchase and supply of New Born Care Equipments to First Referral Units at Madurai and Theni Districts at a cost of Rs. 5.00 lakhs – Sanctioned - Orders Issued.

World Bank aided Tamil Nadu Health System Development Project at an outlay of Rs. 650.00 crore – Creation of a Cell for the Project - Orders Issued.

Public Health – Issue of Health Cards to old age pensioners /Geriatric Patients to get Special treatment in Government Hospitals – Orders – Issued.

Reproductive and Child Health Project – National Component – Major Civil Works in Primary Health Centres and First Referral Units at a cost of Rs. 3.41 crores – Sanctioned – Orders issued.

Public Health - Buildings - Construction of building to 5 Health Sub Centres in Ramanathapuram District at the cost of Rs.30.00 lakhs under Prime Minister's Gramodaya Yojana 2003-2004 - Sanctioned - Orders - Issued.

Public Health - Primary Health Centres - Upgradation of Primary Health Centres at Alwarthirunagari and Karungulam in Thoothukudi District into 30 bedded Hospitals - Sanctioned - Orders - issued.

Establishment – Tamil Nadu Basic Service – Outsourcing of Sanitary Workers and Hospital Workers – Issues of Substitute Workers already working in the Medical College Hospitals / Institutions – Orders issued.

Establishment – Outsourcing of Hospital Workers and Sanitation staff in Government Hospitals Under the control of Director of Medical Education and Director of Medical and Rural Health Services – Orders – Issued.

The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Smoking and Spitting Act 2002 (Tamil Nadu Act 4 of 2003) - Sections 1 and 10 of the Act - Notifications - Issued.

The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Smoking and Spitting Act, 2002 (Tamil Nadu Act 4 of 2003) - Section 16 of Act - Authorising persons for compounding of offences - Orders Issued.

The Tamil Nadu Prohibition Of Smoking And Spitting Act 2002-Rules - Published 

Hospital – Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology  and Government Hospital for Women and Children, Chennai – Special class maternity ward in Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Government Hospital for Women and Children, Chennai – Revised rates and Ratification Orders – Issued.

Compensation - Recommendation of the Maruthamuthu Committee for creation of Corpus Fund to make payment of compensation awarded by courts - Accepted - Creation of Corpus Fund – Orders – Issued.

Award -Presentation of awards to the best performing Doctors, Nurses, and Para-medical personnel in the Health and Family Welfare Department and Rolling Shield for the best maintained hospitals year 2002-2003 - Names - Selection of - Orders Issued.

Reproductive and Child Health Project - Sub Project - Civil Works in the First Referral Units / Primary Health Centres / Health Sub Centres in Madurai and Theni Districts - Expenditure not exceeding Rs. 36.69 lakhs - Sanction Orders Issued.

HIV / AIDS - Prevention - Distribution of Condoms through Fair price shops in Tamil Nadu orders - Issued.

Medical Education – Creation of awareness Detection and Treatment of Diabetes in the Health System – Formation of High Level Committee – Orders – Issued

Reproductive and Child Health Project - Sub Project - Capacity building of Adolescent girls to act as Link persons between the Community and the Health Service providers in Madurai and Theni Districts - Expenditure not exceeding Rs. 73.05 lakhs Sanctioned Orders Issued.

Medical Institutions – Starting of a Paying Maternity Ward in Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Government Hospital for Women and Children Chennai  - Orders issued.

Reproductive and Child Health Project – Sub Project – Convergence of IEC activities in the Sub Project Districts of Madurai and Theni Districts – Expenditure not exceeding Rs.24,86,900/- - Sanctioned – Orders issued.

Family Welfare -Insurance Scheme - Continuance of Group Insurance Scheme for mothers undergoing sterilisation operations beyond 30.4.2002 - Permission to Director of Family Welfare to incur expenditure - Orders - Issued.

National Programme for Control of Blindness - Implementation of various schemes and allocation of funds - Strengthening of Eye Care Infrastructure during 2002-2003 - Establishment of Eye Bank at Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital, Salem with commodity assistance from Government of India - Administrative sanction - Orders Issued.

National Programme for Control of Blindness - Implementation of various schemes and allocation of funds - Strengthening of Eye Care Infrastructure during 2002-2003 - Establishment of Eye Donation Centres in the 4 Medical Institutions with commodity assistance from Government of India - Administrative sanction - Orders Issued.

National Programme for Control of Blindness - Implementation of various schemes and allocation of funds - Strengthening of Ophthalmology Department in Annal Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital, Trichy with commodity assistance from Government of India - Administrative sanction - Orders Issued.

National Programme for Control of Blindness - Implementation of various schemes and allocation of funds - Strengthening of Eye Care Infrastructure during 2002-2003 - Provision of IOL facility at 4 District Headquarters Hospitals with commodity assistance from Government of India - Administrative sanction - Orders Issued.

Amount allocated to Collectors from the State Illness fund for financial assistance for specialised treatment for life saving surgeries such as heart and kidney from Tamil Nadu State Illness Assistance Society Scheme – Orders issued.

Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund – Recognition of Ashwin Polyclinic Hospital, Coimbatore for the purpose of granting financial assistance from chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund to indigent patients who undergo Kidney Transplantation and Heart Surgery – Orders – Issued.

Medical Education – Selection of candidates for MBBS course under NRI scheme – Prospectus and application form – Approved. 

Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund – Recognition of Madurai Kidney Foundation, Madurai for the purpose of granting financial assistance from Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund to indigent patients who undergo Kidney Transplantation Surgery – Orders – Issued.

Family Welfare Programme – Deputation of Post Graduate Residents from specific Teaching Institutions to specific Government Hospitals – orders – Issued.

Diet – Institute of Mental Health, CHENNAI – change in diet to inpatients of Institute of Mental Health – Enhanced diet charges – Orders issued.

Family Welfare – Insurance Scheme – Continuance of Group Insurance Scheme for mothers undergoing Sterilization operations beyond 30-4-2002 – Orders – Issued.

Medical Education-Creation of 30 payment seats in Government run Indian System of Medicine Institution at Chennai and Creation of Mechanism to deploy funds so received for substantially upgrading quality of teaching in Indian Systems of Medicine Institutions-orders-Issued.

Medical institutions – Privatisation of areas Security, Catering and Sanitation in Government Hospitals – Orders – Issued.

Medical Education – Increasing the existing seats in MBBS course in Government Medical Colleges and reserving half of the increased seats for NRIs on payment Orders – Issued.

Health and Family Welfare Department – Lifting of ban on recruitment – Filing up of vacancies of Para Medical Staff on contract basis Orders Issued.

Public Health and Preventive medicine – Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954 – Ban on manufacture, storage and selling and distribution of Pan Masala, gutka and chewing tobacco orders issued.

Medico Legal Cases – Conduct of postmortem and disposal of unclaimed dead bodies – Instructions – Issued. 

Tamil Nadu Medical Service – Recruitment of Assistant Surgeons (Direct) on Zonal basis – Withdrawn

Varumun Kappom Thittam – Increase in supply of Siddha Drugs –  Enhancement of allotment from Rs.800 to Rs.1000/- per camp

Medical Education – Starting of new Government Medical College at Vellore  during 2000 –2001

Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund - Recognition of M.R. Hospital, Aminjikarai,  Chennai for the purpose of granting financial assistance from Chief Minister’s  Public Relief Fund to indigent patients who undergo Kidney Transplantation  Surgery

Health Programmes - National Programme for the Control of Blindness -  Furnishing of Wards and Operation Theatres to the newly constructed Base  Eye Wards in the Teaching and Non-Teaching Medical Institutions - Release  of Assistance from the Government of India for the year 1999-2000 under  World Bank Assisted Cataract Blindness Control Project - Sanction of  expenditure for a sum of Rs.67.40 lakhs

Public Health and Preventive Medicine – Japanese Encephalitis –   Procurement  of Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine through World Health Organisation –  Expenditure of Rs.67.00 lakhs (Rupee sixty seven lakhs only) – Sanctioned

Public Health and Preventive Medicine – Health Education Bureau – National  Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme – Allocation of funds by  Government of India for National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme  for the year 1998-99 –Administrative sanction – Requested – Proposal of  Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine – Sanction of Rs. 1.60 lakhs

Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund- Financial Assistance for indigent  patients undergoing closed heart surgeries and certain other minor  surgeries – quantum of assistance-Enhancement

Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund – Enhancement of Financial assistance  for life-saving surgeries

Medical Care – New Scheme of expanded Medical Care for the poor –  Sanction of Financial assistance for Life Saving Surgery under Chief Minister’s  Public Relief fund

Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund – Financial Assistance for indigent  patients   undergoing Kidney Transplantation and Bye-pass surgery-  Quantum of  assistance fixed