(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Act" means the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994 (55 of 1994);
(b) "Authority" means the Airports Authority of India/ constituted under Section 3 of the Act;
(c) "Authorized Medical Officer" means a Medical Officer who is appointed by the Authority either in full time, part-time or retainer-ship basis or any registered medical practitioner possessing ~inimum qualification as Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery /Bachelor of Dental Surgery / Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine System / Bachelor of Unani Medicine System;
(d) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Authority appointed under Clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 3 of the Act;
(e) ~'City" means the headquarters city or town of the employee;
(f) \'Competent Authority" means the Chairperson or a whole-time Member or any other Officer authorized by the Chairperson in this behalf;
(g) \'Dispensary" means a dispe.nsary established by the Authority under these regulations;
(h) "Employee" means a whole time employee of the Authority; .
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,., ~ or College or Research Centre established or run Government or State Government or University Commission or Medical Council of India; or any hospital noofied by the Authority from time to time; .
(k) "Medical Attendance" means attendance by an Authorised Medicaf Officer or any other registered Medical Practitioner possessing minimum qualification as Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery /Bachelor of Dental Surgery -I Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine System / Bachelor of Unani Medicine System in a hospital or Nursing Home or at clinic or at the residence of the employee and includes any examination for the purpose of diagnosis and/or treatment as may be considered necessary by the said M~ical Officer or Practitioner;
(I) "Member" means the member of the Authority other than ex-officio member;
(m) "Nursing Home" mean Nursing Homes on the panel of the Authority;,
(n) "Pay" means basic pay, special payor other emoluments classified as pay drawn by the employee at the time of treatment; , ,
(0) "Treatment" means the use of medical, and/or surgical facilities as are considered necessary by the Authorized Medial Attendant and includes,-
(i) the employment of pathological, bacteriological, radiological and other methods;
(ii) the supply of medicines, vaccines, sera or other therapeutic substances;
(iii) ordinary dental treatment except supply of dentures, crown work, bridge work, o~hodontic work and other specialized dental work; 't., Ih!,~~1~(iv) treatment of eyes and testing of eye sight except supply of.spectacles; ~,' i -
(v) prenatal, confine~ent and' post-natal, treatment;, .," -~i" :~!." ~~)~, -,
(vi) insulin treatment In the case of patients suffenng from dtabete5~Tmended by concerned specialist and whenever required; , ,c" "") ".."
(vii) anti-rabbi treatment; ,: """,-
(viii) ordinary nursing and hospital accommodation appropriate to the status of the employee; and
(ix) special tests or investigations referred by concerned specialist.
(2) Words and expressions used and not defined in these regulations but defined in the Act or any rule or regulations made there under, shall have the same meaning respectively as assigned to them in that Act or rules or regulations made thereunder. -":;,