(a) whether the Government plans to make it mandatory for ultrasound clinics in the country to fill up certain forms online before conducting any ultrasound test on pregnant women;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which the provision in the this regard would come into force?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)
(a) to (c) As per the provisions of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994
and Rules 1996, it is mandatory by a registered clinic/centre to fill in data in one of the forms D to F in
respect of every woman or man subjected to pre-natal diagnostic tests. Ultrasound clinics are required to fill
Form F for each pregnant woman undergoing ultrasound scan. A copy of the filled in
forms is required to be maintained at the clinic and a complete report is required to
be sent to the Appropriate Authority by 5th of the following month for which report is to be sent.
A data entry and report generation software for Form F has been developed and sent to the selected States
for pre-testing before launching the same country-wide.