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Union of India - Subsection

Section 3(2) in The Kandla Port Trust Employees (Medical Attendance) Regulations, 2000

(2)No medical attendance/ treatment shall be rendered by a Medical Officer while he/ she is on leave.
(vii)"Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer" means the FA & CAO of the Port Trust Board and head of the Finance Department.
(viii)"Employee" means temporary or permanent employee of the Board (also see sub-regulations (i) to (v) of Regulation-2 of these Regulations).
(ix)"Patient" means the employee of the Port Trust Board, any of his/ her eligible family members and any of those covered under regulation 2 above who has fallen ill and undergoing treatment/medical attendance in the Trusts hospital, Government hospital or any other recognised hospital on a reference by Board's Chief Medical Officer.
(x)"Private Doctor" or "Private Hospital" means a registered medical practitioner/ hospital other than the Board's doctor/hospital as at sub-regulation (ii) and (vi) above.
(xi)"Sanctioning Authority" means the sanctioning authority for the purpose of reimbursement of hospital charges, cost of drugs etc. as prescribed in Appendix-I to these regulations.
(xii)"Trusts Hospital" means the Kandla Port Trust hospitals and dispensaries functioning at different locations.
(xiii)"Treatment" means the use of all facilities in various faculties of medical science available in hospitals as per sub-regulation(ii) above, and includes:-
(a)the employment of such pathological, bacteriological, radiological, cardiological or any other methods as are considered necessary by the Medical Officer as defined in sub Regulation (vi) above.
(b)The supply of such vaccines, serum, other therapeutic substances and medicines including Vitamin, Dextrose, Iron preparations, Folic Acid, Calcium, etc. in any form, as may be prescribed by the treating doctors in the Board's hospital or by the specialist to whom the case is being referred, as are not ordinarily available in hospital but are a must for the treatment of certain special nature of diseases as are defined in Regulation-6, below based on C.S(M.A) Rules Section-3 or any other nature of ailments for saving the life of a patient or for the prevention of serious deterioration in the condition of patient except -
(i)preparations which are not medicines but are primarily foods, toilet preparations or disinfectants as specified in Schedule-I of Central Services (M.A) Rules.
(ii)Expensive drugs, laxatives or other detergent and proprietory preparations as specified in Schedule-II to the C.S.(MA) Rules and in respect of which drugs of equal therapeutic value are available.
(iii)List of medicines and the items which can be prescribed in respect of Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathic systems for which refund is admissible will be same as defined in Schedule-III of Appendix to C.S (MA) Rules.
(c)Massage treatment is admissible only when the same is undertaken on the advice of CMO/ any Medical Officer of the Board or by the specialist of the referred hospital.
(d)The expenses incurred in connection with physiotherapeutic and occupational therapeutic treatment be admissible provided the treatment is obtained to recoup certain physical weakness/ defect which may have occurred as a result of some disease/ accident. No Reimbursement will, however, be admissible if such treatment is obtained (a) to improve general physical fitness/ stamina; (b) for cosmetic purpose (c) to improve figure, etc.
(e)Treatment for the same ailment should not be taken simultaneously in more than one system of medicine. In case treatment being received simultaneously for different ailments, reimbursement will be allowed provided it can be certified by attending doctors of either system that such treatment is received with the knowledge of each other.
(f)The expenses incurred for purchase of blood and blood transfusion at Port Trust hospitals, Government hospitals and other institutions recognised for the purpose are reimbursable.
(g)The expenses incurred at recognised hospitals on various items registration, services, procedures, drugs, operation theatre, operation, consultations etc. except room rent will he reimbursed in full.
(h)Such accommodation as is ordinarily provided in the hospital and is suited to the status of the employee. In the case of approved hospitals within the Gujarat State, the rates as applicable in GRMI, Ahmedabad and that of outside State the rates as applicable in the approved rate of that hospital, where patient has been referred will be the criteria for regulating reimbursement. In respect of Port Trust employees, the class of accommodation is determined as per eligibility shown hereunder, which would be revised suitably from time to time:-
(A)B.P. upto Rs.3500/- : GeneralWard
(B)B.P between Rs.3501/-and Rs. 4500/- : SemiPrivate
(C)B.P between Rs.4501/-andRs.7000/- : Private-II
(D)B.P Rs. 7001/- and : Private-I
However, cost of special articles of diet, milk, tea/coffee, telephone, cosmetics, toiletry will not be reimbursed. Where the rates of accommodation include provision of diet, the rate shall be reduced by 20%.Note:- In the event of accommodation suited to the status of the employee concerned being not available, accommodation of a higher class may be allotted provided it can be certified by the Medical Superintendent of the Hospital:-
(a)that accommodation of the appropriate class was not available at the time of admission of the patient and;
(b)that the admission of the patient into the hospital could not be delayed without danger of his/ her health until accommodation or the appropriate class because available.
(c)That in case even if at a point of time the accommodation of appropriate class was available and it was considered not advisable to shift the patient under medical advice.
(d)That in case a patient needs special accommodation for certain duration owing to the serious nature of ailment, surgical procedures, etc. which is considered absolutely necessary by the treating specialists at recognised hospitals and there is no choice to the patient the expenses incurred on that account will be reimbursed.
(i)such nursing as is ordinarily provided to inpatients by hospitals; and as considered absolutely essential by the treating specialists owing to serious condition of the patient for certain hours/ days.