The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Sunday passed the Telangana Allopathic Private Medical Care Establishments (Registration and Regulation) (Repeal) Bill, 2025, scrapping an outdated state law to bring healthcare regulation fully under a central framework.

Health Minister C. Damodar Rajanarasimha moved three motions in the House — to introduce the Bill, to take it up for consideration, and to pass it. With majority support in all stages, the Bill was carried, marking the repeal of the Telangana Allopathic Private Medical Care Establishments Act, 2002.

The 2002 Act, originally enacted in the undivided Andhra Pradesh, laid down rules for registering and monitoring private allopathic hospitals and clinics. After bifurcation, Telangana continued to follow it. But with the state adopting the Central Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 through Assembly and Council resolutions in 2017, the old law became redundant.

Officials said repealing the 2002 Act removes duplication and ensures that the Central Act alone governs private healthcare facilities across Telangana. The move is expected to streamline licensing, improve accountability, and introduce uniform national standards for hospitals, nursing homes, and diagnostic centers.

The government said the step reflects its commitment to strengthening transparency, improving patient safety, and modernizing healthcare regulation in line with central legislation.