06/02/2026
🏥 IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE
For Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy Professionals
Issued by:
National Commission for Allied Healthcare Professions (NCAHP)
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India
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✅ Official Recognition under NCAHP Act, 2021
🔹 Physiotherapy Professionals
• Category 3 (ISCO Code 2264)
• Recognised as independent healthcare professionals
🔹 Occupational Therapy Professionals
• Category 6 (ISCO Code 2269)
• Recognised as independent healthcare professionals
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👨⚕️ Scope of Practice
✔ Comprehensive assessment & investigation
✔ Treatment of movement & functional disorders
✔ Pain management & rehabilitation
✔ Exercise therapy, mobilization & electrotherapy
✔ Prevention, screening, health promotion & fitness
✔ Can practice independently or in multidisciplinary teams
🎓 Minimum Qualification:
Bachelor’s Degree in respective profession
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🚫 Important Restriction
❌ Physiotherapists & Occupational Therapists cannot:
• Prescribe medicines
• Provide allopathic treatment
• Use drugs outside their defined scope of practice
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⚖️ Legal Compliance
📌 All professionals must strictly follow:
• NCAHP Act, 2021
• Rules, regulations & guidelines issued thereunder
⚠️ Violation may lead to penal action under Section 59 of NCAHP Act, 2021
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📅 Date: 05 February 2026
✍️ Issued by: Secretary, NCAHP
