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In a first of its kind initiative in the country, the West Bengal government, on Friday, passed the new West Bengal Clinical Establishments (Registration, Regulation and Transparency) Bill, 2017, which is aimed at making the private healthcare segment more transparent and regulate arbitrary billing.The state's chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, who also hold the portfolio of the state's health minister, thinks it will become the model in healthcare for the rest of the country. "This Bill aims at bringing transparency, ending harassment of patients and taking steps to stop medical negligence", she said while presenting the Bill in the Assembly.In case, the private hospitals and nursing homes fail to adhere to the new Bill, they may risk losing their licenses altogether.As per the new Bill, which got drafted after a year-long survey, licenses can be revoked in case a medical institution refuses to provide preliminary medical aid to victims of road accident, sudden calamities, rape and ...