(1) The Controlling Officer, shall scrutinise the claims carefully before signing or countersigning them and shall satisfy himself that the claims are genuine, are covered by the rules and orders and are supported by the necessary bills and receipts duly certified by the authorised Medical Attendants or other competent medical authority, the verification in respect of cost of medicines being made with reference to the lists of non-reimbursible items issued by the Director of 1[Health and Family Welfare Services]1 in Karnataka , Bangalore 2[or with reference to lists of reimbursible items in respect of Ayurvedic, Unani or Homoeopathic Systems of Medicines issued by the Director of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy]2 from time to time which are and should be maintained up-to-date in all offices. Cases which are referred to the Secretariat Departments or emanate in the Secretariat itself should also be verified by the respective departments in the same manner, only cases where genuine doubts arise being referred to General Administration Department of the Karnataka Government Secretariat. Claims not Conforming to these conditions shall be disallowed.
1 Substituted in Notification No. DPAR 1 SMR 78 dated 21st September 83 2 Inserted in Notification No. DPAR 1 SMR 78 dated 21st September 83
(2) After the claims are duly signed or countersigned the amounts due to Gazetted officers on account of reimbursement of medical expenses incurred, should be drawn by them on salary bills and those due to non-Gazetted employees on Establishment pay bills and paid over to them.