(1) The Speaker or Chairman, Deputy Speaker Deputy Chairman.
Leader of the Opposition or Government Chief Whip, may at his option receive treatment either at his residence or at Government hospital.
(2) Where Speaker or Chairman Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairman, Leader of Opposition or Government Chief Whip receiving treatment at his residence under rule (1) he shall be entitled to receive towards the cost of the treatment incurred by him a sum equivalent to the cost of such treatment as he would have been entitled to receive free of charge, under these rules if he had not been treated at his residence.
(3) A claim for any amount admissible under sub-rule (2) shall be accompanied by a certificate in writing by the authorised medical attendant, stating the amount of the cost of similar treatment referred to in sub rule (2) 8-A (1) When the Speaker, the Chairman, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairman, Leader of Opposition or Government Chief Whip while on duty outside the State but within India falls ill and has to receive urgent medical attendance, all amounts paid by him in respect of such treatment shall on an application being made in the Form in Appendix I be reimbursed to him by Government and when he has not made any payment the amount payable for such treatment shall if he so desires, be paid direct by Government such reimbursement or payment shall be subject to the conditions specified in sub-rules (2) and (3) of this rule. The claim shall be supported by receipts and vouchers in respect of each item of expenditure incurred by the Speaker or the Chairman.
(2) The medical attendance and treatment secured shall be to the same 6 extent and on the same scale as the Speaker or the Chairman or the Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairman Leader of Opposition or Government Chief Whip would have been eligible if he had been at the time of illness within the State and for the purpose of any registered medical practitioner selected by the Speaker, the Chairman, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairman, Leader of Opposition or Government Chief Whip to attend on him during the illness shall discharge the functions of an authorised medical attendant under these rules.
(3) The seriousness of the illness or the nature of the illness of the Speaker, the Chairman, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairman, Leader of Opposition, or Government Chief whip is such as to require a medical attendant to travel with him the traveling allowances and incidental charge of the medical attendant shall be paid by the Government.
(4) The claim shall be supported by proper receipts vouchers and shall be countersigned by the authorised medical attendants to the effect that the treatment was necessary and the charges are reasonable having regard to the circumstances of the case.
(5) The extent to which the medical expenses incurred by the Speaker or the Chairmen, the Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairman, Leader of Opposition, or Government Chief Whip while on duty outside India shall be reimbursed, shall be determined by special orders of Government provided that such expenses shall be payable only in respect of illness during the tour and to the extent the Speaker, the Chariman, the Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairman, Leader of Opposition, Government Chief Whip would have been entitled to free medical attendance if he had fallen ill within the State.
(6) If the nature of illness of the Speaker, chairman, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairman, Leader of Opposition, Government Chief Whip is such as to require treatment outside India and such treatment is not available anywhere in India, the extent to which the medical expenses incurred by the Speaker, Chairman, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairman, Leader of Opposition, or Government Chief Whips outside India shall be reimbursed, shall be determined by special orders of the Government.
Such reimbursement shall not be made except on production of a certificate in writing form the Director of Health and Family Welfare that such treatment is not available anywhere in India.
Explanation :Medical expenses for the purpose of this clause includes the travelling and incidental charges of the Speaker, Chairman Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairman, Leader of Opposition, or Government Chief Whip and where the Director of Health and Family Welfare certifies that the nature of the illness is such the patient requires the attendance of any attendant the travelling and incidental charges of the attendant.
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9. Any charge of service rendered in connection with but not included in medical attendance on or treatment of a patient entitled, free of charge to Medical attendance or treatment under these rules, shall be determined by the authorised medical attendant and paid by the patient.
10. Relaxation of provisions: Where the Government is satisfied that the operation of any of these rules causes undue, hardship in any particular case, it may, by order dispense with or relax the requirements of that rule, to such extent and subject to such conditions as it may consider necessary for dealing with any case in a just and equitable manner.
8 APPENDIX-I Form of application for claiming refund of medical expenses incurred in connection with medical attendance and or treatment of the Speaker the Chairman, the Deputy Speaker, the Deputy Chairman, Leader of Opposition or Government Chief Whip and his family.
N.B :Separate form should be used for each patient.
1. Name of the Speaker / Chairman / Deputy Speaker / Deputy Chairman / Leader of Opposition / Government Chief Whip.
2. Actual Address :
3. Name of the patient and his / her relationship to the Speaker / Chairman / Deputy Speaker / Deputy Chairman / Leader of Opposition / Government Chief Whip.
N.B. In the Case of children state age also.
4. Place at which the patient fell ill :
5. Details of the amount claimed :
1. Medical Attendance :
(i) Fees for consultation indicating
(a) The name and designation of the medical officer consulted and the hospital or dispensary to which attached.
(b) The number and dates of consultations and the fee paid for each Consultation.
(c) The number and dates of injections and the fee paid for each injection
(d) Whether consultations and or injections were had at the hospital at the consulting room of the medical officer or at the residence of the patient.
(ii) Charges of pathological, bacteriological radiological or other similar test undertaken during diagnosis indicating.
(a) the name of the hospital or laboratory where the tests were undertaken and
(b) Whether the tests were undertaken on the advice of the authorised medical attendant, if so, a certificate to that effect should be attached.
(iii) Cost of medicines purchased from market. List of medicines, Cash memos and the essentially certificate should be attached.
9 II Hospital treatment Name of the Hospital Charges. for hospital treatment indicating separately the charges for
(i) Accommodation:
State whether it was an independent Room in the Hospital ward or where no independent room was available it was other accommodation suited to the status of the Speaker / Chairman / Deputy Chairman / Leader of Opposition / Government Chief Whip.
(ii) Diet
(iii) Surgical operation or medical treatment or confinement.
(iv) Pathological, bacteriological, radiological or other similar tests indicating.
(a) the name of the hospital or laboratory at which undertaken.
(b) Whether undertaken on the advice of the medical officer in charge of the case at the hospital. If so, a certificate to that effect should be attached.
(v) Medicines
(vi) Special Medicines List of Medicines, cash memos and the essentially certificate should be attached.
(vii) Ordinary nursing
(viii) Special nursing i.e., nurses specially engaged for the patients. State whether they were employed on the advice of the medical officer incharge of the case at the Hospital at the request of the Chairman / Deputy Chairman/ Speaker / Deputy Speaker leader of opposition Government Chief Whip.
In the former case a certificate from the medical officer in charge of the case and countersigned by the Medical Superintendent of the Hospital should be attached.
(ix) Ambulance charges (State the journey to and from undertaken).
(x) Any other charges eg., charges for electric light, Fan, heater, airconditioning etc., State also whether the facilities referred to use a part of the facilities normally, provided to all patients and no choice was left to the patient.
10 III. Consultation with Specialists Free paid to specialist or a medical officer other than the authorised Medical attendant indicating :
(a) The name and designation of the specialist or medical officer consulted and the hospital to which attached.
(b) number and dates of consultation and the fee charged for each consultation.
(c) Whether Consultation was had at the hospital, at the Consulting Room of the Specialist or Medical Officer or at the residence of the patient.
(d) Whether the specialist or Medical Officer was consulted on the advice of the authorised medical attendant and the previous approval of the Director of Medical Services in Karnataka was obtained. If so, a certificate to that effect should be attached.
6. Total Amount claimed
7. List of enclosures Note :
(1) If the treatment was received by the the Speaker / Chairman / Deputy Speaker / Deputy Chairman / Leader of Opposition / Government Chief Whip at his/ her residence under rule / provision to rule 5(1) (ii). The Karnataka Legislature (Presiding Officer) Medical Attendance Rules 1959 give particulars of such treatment and attach a certificate from the authorized medical attendant as required by these rules.
(2) If treatment was received at a hospital other than a Government Hospital, necessary details and the certificate of the authorized medical attendant that the requisite treatment was not available in any nearest Government hospital should be furnished.
11 Declaration to be signed by Speaker / Chairman / Deputy Speaker / Deputy Chairman / Leader of Opposition / Government Chief Whip.
I hereby declare that the statements in this application are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and that the person for whom medical expenses were incurred is wholly dependent upon and residing.
Date ................................................................... Signature of the Speaker / Chairman / Deputy Speaker / Deputy Chairman / Leader of Opposition / Government Chief Whip.
12 FORM A ( To be completed in the case of patient who is not admitted to hospital for treatment) Certificate granted to Shrimathi / Sri / Kumari ........................................
............................................... husband / wife / son /daughter / father /mother/ brother / sister / of Shrimathi / Sri ......................................
I, Dr. ................................................................................... hereby certify ( a ) That I charged Rs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Rupees………………………………………………. only) for ..................................... consultation (s) only ..............................
at my consulting room / at the residence of the patient.
( b ) That I charged Rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rupees …………………………………………………………………………….only) for administering ………………………………………………………………………… Intra-Venous / Intra-Muscular / Sudcutaneous injection only .......................... at my consulting room / residence of the patient.
( c ) That the injections administered were not for immunising or prophylactic purposes.
( d ) That the patient has been under treatment at ......... hospital / my consulting room, and that the under mentioned medicines prescribed by me in this connection were essential for the recovery / prevention of serious deterioration in the condition of the patient. The medicines are not stocked in the ............................................ hospital for supply to private patients and do not include preparations which are primary foods, toilets or disinfectants.
NAME OF MEDICINES Sl. Name and Quantity price No. Rs. Ps.
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2.
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4.
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6.
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8.
9.
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11.
12.
(e) That the patient is / was suffering from ............ and is / was under my treatment from ...................... to .............
(f) That the patient was / was not treated for :
(i) immunizing and prophylactic purposes.
(ii) Sterility or sterilization
(iii) General diseases and delirium treatments.
(g) That is was / was not a case of :
(i) pre-natal or post-natal, routine checkups
(ii) testing of eye-sight for glasses.
(h) That the X-ray, laboratory tests, etc., dated ......... for which the expenditure of Rs. ................... was incurred were necessary and were undertaken on my advice at the ................ which is a Government hospital / laboratory.
(i) That the patient did not require / required hospitalization.
(j) That I am of equivalent rank / immediately junior in rank to the A.M.A., and attached to the same hospital as he is viz., the ..........................
hospital ..........................
( k ) That the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ointment / mixture, entered item.
............................... under certificate no. (d) on reverse, could not be dispensed at the Government hospital / laboratory and the patient was advised to purchase it from market.
(l) That I referred the patient to the ............................. hospital which is the nearest Government / Stated-aided / maintained by local authority / private hospital from the place where the patient fell ill which in my opinion could provide the necessary and suitable treatment.
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(m) That I referred the patient to Dr. ................................. Specialist / M.E.
in Government Employment in the ............................... for specialist consultation and that the necessary approval of the ................................................... as required under the rules was obtained vide his letter / memo No ......................................... dated .........................
Signature and Designation of the Medical Officer and the hospital dispensary to which attached.
Place. ........................
Date I. Name of the hospital to be given here.
N.B. Certificates not applicable should be struck off. Certificate
(c) is compulsory and must be filled in by the Medical Officer in all cases.
Certificate granted to Shrimathi / Sri / Kumari. ..........................................
Wife / Son / Daughter of Sri…………………………………… Speaker / Chairman for ....................
1. Deputy Speaker / Deputy Chairman / Leader of Opposition / Govt. Chief Whip.
2. Substituted under notification NO. LAW 63 LGR 79, dated 11th June
1979.
FORM B ( to be completed in the case of patients who are admitted to Hospital treatment).
"Certificate granted to Shrimathi / Sri / Kumari. .............................
husband / wife / son/ daughter / father / mother / brother / sister or Shrimathi / Sri. .............................................................. Speaker / Chairman or (Deputy Speaker / Deputy Chairman.
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PART A (To be signed by the Medical Officer-in charge of the case at the Hospital) I, Dr. ........................... hereby certify.
(a) that the patient was admitted to Hospital on the advice of / on my advice.
..................... (name of Medical Officer.)
(b) that the patient has been under treatment at. ........ and that the under mentioned medicines prescribed by me in this connection were essential for the recovery / prevention of serious deterioration in the condition of the patient. The medicines are not stocked in the ......................... for supply to private patients and do not include propropriety preparation for which cheaper substances of equal therapeutic value are available, nor preparations which are primarily food, toilets or disinfectants.
SI. No Names of medicines price
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(c) that the injection administered were/were not for immunizing or prophylactic purposes.
(d) That the patient is / was suffering from ........ and is / was under my treatment from ......................... to ...........................
(e) that the X-ray, Laboratory tests, etc., for which an expenditure of Rs. was incurred were necessary and were undertaken on my advice at ............................ ( Name of the Hospital or Laboratory)
(f) that I called in Dr. ........... for specialist consultation and that the necessary approval of the Director of Medical Services in Karnataka as required under the rules was obtained.
Signature and designation of the Medical Officer-in-charge of the case of the Hospital.
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PART-B I c e r t i f y tha t th e p a t i e n t has b e e n u nd e r t r e a tm e n t a t th e ......................................... Hospital and that the services of the special nurses for which an expenditure of Rs. ............................................... was incurred vide bills and receipts attached were essential for the recovery / prevention of serious deterioration in the condition of the patient.
Signature of the Medical Officer-in-charge of the case at the Hospital Countersigned Medical Superintendent ...................... Hospital I certify that the patient has been under the treatment at the ……………………………….Hospital and that the facilities provided were the minimum which were essential for the patient's treatment.
Medical Superintendent, .................... Hospital.
Place. ......................
Date. .......................
N.B. Certificates not applicable should be struck off. Certificate (d) is compulsory and must be filled in by the Medical Officer in all cases).
17 KARNATAKA LEGISLATURE SECRETARIAT Sub: Reimbursement of 1350 local calls charges of telephone installed at the residences of Hon'ble Members of Legislature.
Preamble:
A Member of Legislature is provided with two telephones - one at the place of his choice in the constituency / Residence and the other at his room at Legislator's Home. In respect of the telephone provided in the Room of Legislator's Home, local call charges to the extent of 1350 local calls once in two months has to be borne by the Government, and the expenses over and above this is to be borne by the Members.
Some of the Members of Legislature have requested the Board, Karnataka Legislature Secretariat to transfer this 1350 free local calls charges to the telephones installed at their residences in Bangalore. If this is not utilised in the rooms allotted to them in Legislator's Home.
Board of Karnataka Legislature Secretariat decided that a member may be permitted to get the free calls transferred from the phone installed at Legislator's Home to the telephone installed in his residence at Bangalore subject to the condition that the member should bear all the telephone charges of the phone installed in his room at Legislator's Home.
ORDER NO. ADM - I/4/L.H. 94 BANGALORE, DATED: 10-01-1994 Sanction is accorded to reimburse the charges of 1350 Local call charges to the Members of Legislature in respect of the telephones installed at the residences of Members in Bangalore, subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions:
1) Bills for the telephones installed at the residence of Members in Bangalore to be paid by the Members, and a copy the same, to be sent to the Secretary, Karnataka Legislature.
2) Reimbursement of local charges will be made only after adjusting the cost of truck calls, local calls of the telephone installed at Legislator's home.
By Order and in the Name of the Board R. Vijayakumar Under Secretary.
18 Copy to:
1. Accountant General (A&E), Karnataka, Bangalore.
2. Secretary to Chairman, L.C.,
3. Secretary to Speaker, L.A.
4. Treasury Officer, State Huzur Treasury, Bangalore.
5. All the Members of Karnataka Legislature for information.
6. Under Secretary, Accounts, 6(a), IFA.KLAS.,
7. Estate Officer, L.H.
8. Section Officer, Accounts-I, K.L.S.
9. Concerned File.
10. Guard file.
11. Spare Copy.