Rule 81: Appointment of Medical officer
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 81 — Governs the appointment and statutory role described by appointment of medical officer. Key operative text: (1) The Medical Officer shall be a medical practitioner who possesses any recognised medical qualification as defined in the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 (30 of 2019), enrolled on a State medical register defined in…
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 were finally notified under G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026. The Central Rules must be read with the Code and any later amendment/corrigendum.
Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics
Operative clauses
- (1) The Medical Officer shall be a medical practitioner who possesses any recognised medical qualification as defined in the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 (30 of 2019), enrolled on a State medical register defined in National Medical Commission Act, 2019.
- (2) The Medical Officer shall be trained in Occupational Health course including International Labour Organisation classification of chest radiograph duly recognised by the Central Government.
Provisos / explanations
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.
Thresholds & timelines
- No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Full notified text — Rule 81
81. Appointment of Medical officer.- (1) The Medical Officer shall be a medical practitioner who possesses any recognised medical qualification as defined in the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 (30 of 2019), enrolled on a State medical register defined in National Medical Commission Act, 2019. (2) The Medical Officer shall be trained in Occupational Health course including International Labour Organisation classification of chest radiograph duly recognised by the Central Government.
Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) The Medical Officer shall be a medical practitioner who possesses any recognised medical qualification as defined in the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 (30 of 2019), enrolled on a State medical register defined in National Medical Commission Act, 2019.
- Additional operative limb — (2) The Medical Officer shall be trained in Occupational Health course including International Labour Organisation classification of chest radiograph duly recognised by the Central Government.
- Code Section mapping — 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
- Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Central Government.
Cross-references & prescribed forms
Sections cited/mapped
Forms
No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.
Worked example
When an event triggers appointment of medical officer, record the trigger date, competent authority, prescribed rule/form, filing or decision step, service/acknowledgement and final outcome. A statutory point to test is: “(1) The Medical Officer shall be a medical practitioner who possesses any recognised medical qualification as defined in the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 (30 of 2019), enrolled on a State medical register defined in National Medical Commission Act, 2019.” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 81
What is Rule 81 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 81 — Governs the appointment and statutory role described by appointment of medical officer. Key operative text: (1) The Medical Officer shall be a medical practitioner who possesses any recognised medical qualification as defined in the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 (30 of 2019), enrolled on a State medical register defined in…
What does Rule 81 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) The Medical Officer shall be a medical practitioner who possesses any recognised medical qualification as defined in the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 (30 of 2019), enrolled on a State medical register defined in National Medical Commission Act, 2019.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 81 contain a proviso or explanation?
No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this rule text. Check the complete rule below for clause-level conditions.
What deadline, period, percentage or amount appears in Rule 81?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 81?
The current concordance maps Rule 81 to Section(s) 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42.
When did Rule 81 come into force?
The final Central Rules were notified as G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026; Rule 1 states that the Rules come into force on publication. Check any later amendment or corrigendum before reliance.