[THE
SPECIAL RULES FOR THE KERALA PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SUBORDINATE SERVICE, 1998]
PREAMBLE
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section
(1) of section 2 of the Kerala Public Services Act, 1968 (19 of 1968), the
Government of Kerala hereby make the following Special Rules for the Kerala
Public Health Nursing Subordinate Services, 1998, namely: -
Rule - 1. Short title and commencement.
(1)
These rules may be called the Special Rules for the
Kerala Public Health Nursing Subordinate Service. 1998.
(2)
The rules in respect of Junior Public Health Nursing
Grade-II shall be deemed to have come into force on and from the 10th November,
1994 and in respect of other categories shall come into force at once.
Rule - 2. Constitution.
The
service shall consist of the following categories, namely: -
Category
1 .. Lady Health Supervisor.
Category
2 .. Lady Health Inspector.
Category
3 .. Junior Public Health Nurse Grade-I.
Category
4 .. Junior Public Health Nurse Grade-II.
Rule - 3. Method of appointment.
Appointment
to the various categories shall be as follows: -
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Category
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Method of
Appointment
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(1)
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(2)
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1.
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Lady Health
Supervisor
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(i)
(ii)
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By promotion
from category 2.
In the absence
of qualified hands under item (1) above, by direct recruitment.
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2.
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Lady Health
Inspector
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(i)
(ii)
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By promotion
from category 3.
In the absence
of qualified hands under item (i) above, by direct recruitment.
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3.
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Junior Public
Health Nurse Grade I
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(i)
(ii)
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By promotion
from category 4.
In the absence
of qualified hands under item (i) above, by direct recruitment.
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4.
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Junior Public
Health Nurse Grade II
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By direct
recruitment.
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Rule - 4. Qualification.
No
person shall be eligible for appointment to the categories specified in Column
(1) of the Table below by the methods of appointment specified in column (2)
unless he/she possesses the qualifications prescribed in the corresponding
entry in column (3) thereof.
Table
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Category
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Method of
Appointment
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Qualifications
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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1. Lady Health
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(a) By
Promotion
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1.
General: S.S.L.C.
2. Technical:
Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery Certificate (revised course of 18 months duration)
issued by the Kerala Nurse and Midwives Council or its equivalent
qualification.
OR
Auxiliary Nurse
Midwifery Certificate/Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery Certificate (revised ourse)
issued by an authority recognized by the Indian Nursing Council.
3. Registration
with the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council.
4. Health
Supervisors Training Course of 6 months.
5. Two years
Experience as Lady Health Inspector.
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(b) By direct
recruitment
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1. General:
S.S.L.C.
2. Technical:
Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery Certificate (revised course of 18 months) issued by
the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council.
OR
Auxiliary Nurse
Midwifery Certificate/Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery Certificate (revised course)
issued by any authority recognized by the Indian Nursing Council.
OR
Health Workers
Training Certificate issued by the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council.
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3. Registration
with Auxiliary Nurse Midwives Council as Nurse.
4. Nine years
experience in Nursing in Government Hospitals/Private Hospitals with at least
60 beds.
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2. Lady Health
Inspector
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(a) By promotion
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1. General:
S.S.L.C.
2. Technical:
Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery Certificate (revised course of 18 months duration)
issued by the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council or its equivalent
qualification.
OR
Auxiliary Nurse
Midwifery Certificate/Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery Certificate (revised course)
issued by an authority recognized by the Indian Nursing Council.
3. Registration
with the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council.
4. Health
Supervisors Training course of 6 months.
5. Two years
experience as Junior Public Health Nurse Grade I.
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(b) By direct
recruitment
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1. General:
S.S.L.C.
2. Technical:
Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery Certificate (revised course of 18 months) issued by
the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council
OR
Auxiliary Nurse
Midwifery Certificate/Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery Certificate (revised course)
issued by an authority recognized by the Indian Nursing Council.
OR
Health Workers
Training Certificate issued by the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council.
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3. Registration
with Auxiliary Nurse Midwives Council as Nurse.
4. Seven years
experience in Nursing in Government Hospitals/Private Hospitals with atleast
60 beds.
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3. Junior Public
Health Nurse Grade
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(a) By Promotion
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1. General:
S.S.L.C.
2. Technical:
Auxiliary Nurse Mid wifely Certificate (revised course of 18 months duration)
issued by the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council or its equivalent
qualifications.
OR
Auxiliary Nurse
Midwifery Certificate / Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery Certificate (revised
course) issued by an authority recognized by the Indian Nursing Council.
3. Registration
with the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council.
4. Three years
experience as Junior Public Health Nurses Grade-II.
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(b) By direct
recruitment
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1. General:
S.S.L.C.
2. Technical:
Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery Certificate (revised course of 18 months) issued by
the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council.
OR
Auxiliary Nurse
Midwifery Certificate/Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery Certificate (revised course)
issued by an authority recognized by the Indian Nursing Council.
OR
Health Workers
Training Certificate issued by the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council.
3. Registration
with Auxiliary Nurse Midwives Council as Nurse.
4. 5 years
experience in Nursing in Government Hospital/Private Hospitals with at least
60 beds.
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4. Junior Public
Health Nurse Grade II
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By direct
recruitment
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1. General:
S.S.L.C.
2. Technical:
Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery Certificate (revised course of 18 months) issued by
the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council.
OR
Auxiliary Nurse
Midwifery Certificate/ Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery Certificate (revised course)
issued by an authority recognized by the Indian Nursing Council./
OR
Health Workers
Training Certificate issued by the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council.
3. Registration
with Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council.
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Note:-
(1) Health Workers Training Certificate issued by the Kerala Nurses and
Midwives Council will also be accepted as equivalent qualification of the
Technical Qualification prescribed for promotion category candidates.
(2)
In the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes, general educational
qualification will be relaxed and a pass in Standard VIII shall be sufficient
subject to the condition that the relaxation will be allowed only in the
absence of fully qualified Scheduled Tribe Candidates and to the extent
necessary for filling up the quota reserved for Scheduled Tribes Candidates
alone.
(3)
In the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and Other Backward
Classes the general educational qualification will be relaxed as
"Completed S.S.L.C Course" subject to the condition that this
relaxation will be allowed only to the extent necessary to fill up the quota
reserved for Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes and in the absence of
qualified candidates in the Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes
respectively.
Rule - 5. Qualification regarding age.
No
person shall be eligible for appointment by direct recruitment to any of the
posts if he/she has not completed 18 years of age and has completed 40 years of
age on the 1st day of January of the year in which application for appointment
are invited, with usual relaxation allowable to the candidates belonging to
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.
Rule - 6. Appointing Authority.
The
Additional Director (Family Welfare), Health Services, shall the appointing
authority in respect of categories 1 to 3 and the District Medical Officer,
shall be the appointing authority in respect of category 4.
Rule - 7. Reservation of appointment.
General
Rules 14-17 in Part II of the Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1958
shall apply to the appointment by direct recruitment,
Rule - 8. Probation.
Every
person appointed to any of the categories shall from the date on which he joins
duty be on probation:-
(a)
If appointed by direct recruitment, for a total period of
two years on duty within a continuous period of three years; and
(b)
if appointed by promotion, for a period of one year on
duty within a continuous period of two years.
Explanatory Note
(This
does not form part of the Notification, but is intended to indicate its general
purport.)
There
are two Nursing Wings under the Health Services Department i.e. (1) Public
Health Nursing Wing and (2) General Nursing Wing. The persons in this General
Nursing Wing attend to the hospital oriented works and the other attend to the
field works relating to the Public Health. By the introduction of Multi Purpose
Workers Scheme, Government consider that the field staff and the hospital
oriented Nursing Staff should have separate line of promotion.
The
categories under Public Health Nursing Wings are Junior Public Health Nurse
Grade-II, Junior Public Health Nurse Grade-I, Lady Health Inspector, Lady
Health Supervisor, Public Health Nursing Tutor, District Public Health Nurse
and Maternal and Child Health Officer. The qualifications and methods of
appointment to the post of Junior Public Health Nurses Grade-II have already
been fixed by G.O. (Ms) No. 395/94/H&FWD. dated 19-11-1994. Now it is
proposed to fix the qualifications and methods of appointment to the other
categories also.
This
notification is intended to achieve the above object.