Licensing and approvals
Facility Licensing & Approvals in India
We map every registration your facility needs, from state clinical establishment or nursing home registration to bio-medical waste authorisation, fire NOC, AERB, PC-PNDT and the pharmacy drug licence, then prepare and track each file. Where you want accreditation, we act as NABH consultants for entry-level or full standards. Approvals are granted by the authorities; we make sure the files reach them complete.
The rules of the ground
Who regulates and pays in India
IRDAI regulates health insurers and the third-party administrators that process many of their claims. For a private hospital, cashless access to a patient's policy depends on empanelment with each insurer or TPA network and on agreed package tariffs, and claims are increasingly moving onto the National Health Authority's National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX). Government schemes form a second channel: Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and the state schemes that run alongside it, plus CGHS and ECHS panels for central government and ex-servicemen beneficiaries. Each payer has different rates, documentation and payment timelines, so the right mix is a commercial decision taken at setup, not after opening.
Regulates medical education and practice nationally and maintains the national medical register, while state medical councils register the doctors who practise in each state.
A board of the Quality Council of India that accredits hospitals, clinics and small healthcare organisations, with entry-level standards that give smaller facilities a realistic first step.
Regulates health insurers and third-party administrators, including the rules on cashless treatment, claims settlement and the networks through which private hospitals receive insured patients.
Runs Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY with the State Health Agencies, leads the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission and operates the National Health Claims Exchange used for insurance claims.
Scope
What we deliver in India
Licensing pathway assessment
Confirmation of the correct authority, facility category and service list for your project, with every approval, document and dependency mapped into a single sequenced plan before any fees are paid.
Initial approval and design review
Preparation and submission of initial approval applications and design drawings, checked against the applicable facility guidelines for room sizes, clinical zoning, infection control, services and accessibility.
Practitioner licensing support
Document preparation, primary source verification tracking and exam scheduling for doctors, nurses and allied staff through DHA, DoH, MOHAP, SCFHS or DHP, aligned with your opening date.
Inspection preparation
A mock inspection against the regulator's checklist covering policies, equipment, emergency readiness, waste management and records, with a close-out list completed before the official visit.
Related permits and radiation licensing
Coordination of civil defence, municipality and waste permits, and FANR licensing for X-ray and other radiation-emitting equipment, so the health licence is not held back by an external approval.
Amendments, renewals and compliance calendar
New specialties, added services, relocations, ownership or medical director changes and annual renewals handled through the right channel, supported by a compliance calendar that flags expiries in advance.
Process
How the work runs
Scope the licence
We confirm the facility type, services and licensing authority, and list every approval, document and practitioner licence the project will need.
Prepare the file
Documents, drawings, policies and practitioner files are assembled, cross-checked and reviewed against the regulator's current requirements before anything is submitted.
Submit and track
Applications are filed through the correct portal and tracked daily, with every regulator comment answered quickly, completely and in the format requested.
Inspect and activate
After a mock inspection and close-out, we coordinate the official inspection and the steps that activate the licence for patient care.
Stay compliant
Renewals, amendments and licence expiries for the facility and every practitioner are managed from one shared calendar, so nothing lapses unnoticed.
Frequently asked questions
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Complimentary 30-minute call
Talk it through with a senior consultant.
Tell us where your facility is today and where you want it to be. You leave the call with a clear next step.