(1) These Rules may be called the Karnataka Legislature (Presiding Officers) Medical Attendance Rules, 1959.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the First day of November, 1956.
2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires.
(b) "Authorized medical attendant" means the Superintendent, Bowring Hospital, Bangalore Unless by general or Special Order Government designates any other Medical Officer as the authorised medical Attendant.
(c) Government means the State Government.
(d) "Medical Attendance" means attendance in a Government Hospital or at the residence of the Speaker or Chairman (Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairman or Leaders of Opposition or Government Chief Whips) or at the consulting Room maintained by the authorized medical attendant by arrangement with and includes.
(i) Such pathological bacteriological, radiological or other methods of examination for the purposes of diagnosis are available in any Government or Laboratory in the State and are considered necessary by the authorized medical attendant.
(ii) Such consultation with any other medical officer or Specialist in the service of the Government as the authorized medical attendant certifies to be necessary to such extent and in such manner as the medical officer or the specialist may in consultation with the authorized medical attendant, determine.
(e) "State" means the State of Karnataka.
(f) "Nurse" means a qualified nurse holding a certificate or a Diploma recognized by the Director of Medical Services in Karnataka.
(g) "Patient" means Speaker, Chairman, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairman, Leader of Opposition, Government Chief Whip who required medical attendance and treatment.
(h) "Treatment" means the use of all medical and surgical facilities available at the Government hospital in which a patient is treated and includes;
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(i) the employment of such Pathological, bacteriological, radiological or any other methods as are considered necessary by the authorized medical attendant.
(ii) dental treatment where the diagnosis of the physiological or other disability from which a patient is suffering indicates that the treatment are real source of disturbance provided it is of a major kind such as treatment of jaw bone disease, wholesale removal of teeth etc.
Explanation: Surgical operation needed for the removal of adonotomes and impacted wisdom tooth also fall under the category of dental treatment of a major kind. Treatment of gum boils comes under oral surgery of the mouth and as such it is admissible under the Rules. Treatment for pyorrhos and gingivitis of teeth is however not covered.
(iii) the supply of such medicines, vaccines Sera or other therapeutic substances as are ordinarily available in Government hospitals in the State.
(iv) the supply of such medicines vaccines Sera or other therapeutic substances not ordinarily so available as the authorized medical attendant may certify in writing to be essential for the recovery of or for the prevention of serious deterioration in the condition of the patient.
(v) an independent room in the hospital ward of the hospital to which the patient is admitted and where no independent room is available such accommodation as is available and is suited to his status.
(vi) the services of such nurses as are ordinarily employed by the hospital to which the patient is admitted.
(vii) such special nursing as the authorized medical attendant may certify in writing to be essential for recovery of or for the prevention of or serious deterioration in the condition of the patient having regard to the nature of the disease and
(viii) the medical attendance described in sub-clause (ii) of clause (d) but does not include diet, or provision at the request of the patient or accommodation superior to that described in subclause (v)
Explanation: In the case of hospitals where the tariff is inclusive of diet charges, twenty percent of such tariff shall be reckoned as charges for diet.