(1) If the authorised medical attendant is of the opinion that the case of the patient is of such serious or special nature as to require medical attendance by some persons other than himself or that the patient requires anti-rabic treatment he may with the approval of the Director of 1[Health and Family Welfare Services]1 2[or the Director of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy, as the case may be] 2 which shall be obtained before and unless the delay involved entails danger to the health of the patient:- 1 Substituted in Notification No. DPAR 1 SMR 78 dated 21st September 1983 2 Inserted in Notification No. DPAR 1 SMR 78 dated 21st September 1983
(a) send the patient to the nearest Specialist or the other Medical Officer as provided in clause (d) of rule 3 by whom, in his opinion, medical attendance is required for the patient or in the case of anti-rabic treatment, to the nearest place where such treatment is available : or
(b) if the patient is too ill to travel, summon such Specialist or other Medical Officer to attend upon the patient.
(2) A patient sent under clause (a) of sub-rule (1) shall on production of a certificate in writing by the authorised medical attendant in this behalf, be entitled to travelling allowance for these journeys and from the Headquarters of the Specialist or other Medical Officer or the Place where he is sent for anti-rabic treatment.
3[(2A) If the patient who takes special medical treatment under sub-rule (1) is unable to travel by himself and the authorised medical attendant considers that it is unsafe for the patient to travel unattended, the person accompanying such patient shall, on production of a certificate in writing from the authorised medical attendant in this behalf, be entitled for the journey to and from the headquarters of the Specialist or other Medical Officer to draw travelling allowance or the railway fare or the bus fare, as the case may be as specified in clause (c) of sub-rule (1) of rule 11] 3 3 Inserted in Notification No.GAD 14 OMR 63 dated 29th February 1964.
(3) A Specialist or other Medical Officer summoned under sub-rule (1) shall, on production of a certificate in writing by the authorised medical attendant, in this behalf be entitled to travelling allowance for the journey to and from the place where the patient is and also daily allowance according to rules.