(1) These rules may be called the Members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly (Medical Facilities) Rules, 1994.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day September, 1992.
2 Definition.-In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,
(a) "Authorised Medical Attendant" means the medical attendant appointed under rule 3;
(b) "Cost of treatment" means and includes all or any of the expenditure incurred by a Member during the course of treatment of the illness or the medical attendance of himself or that of any of the members of his family towards the charges of, any drug, essential vitamin preparation or injection, any medicine, pill or potion, any asava, arishta or the like, any choorna, mezhugu or the like or any payment made for consultation, nursing or cleaning or any pathological, bacteriological or radiological test or any other laboratory or paramedical test including biopsy or any kind of medical investigation or the cost of any disposable needle, syringe, surgical cotton or any device or facilities required for the convenience or safety of the Member or any of the members of his family during medical treatment or medical attendance or charges of any surgery or any human organ or skin or cornea purchased for transplantation or the cost of Oxygen, blood dialysis or of any such service or the charges of any artificial limb, artificial teeth or artificial eye ball purchased for the use of a Member or any of the members of his family, the rent paid for any payward, room or bed of a Government or Private Hospital or asylum during the course of treatment of the illness or convalescence of a Member or any of the members of his family, or the hire charges of ambulance or any other charges duly certified by the Authorised Medical Attendant or any medical practitioner or other person as having been incurred by a Member for himself; or for any of the members of his family for treatment of illness or medical attendance;
(c) "Government Hospital" means a hospital belonging to the State Government where medical treatment is given in any system of medicine including naturopathy or a Government institution where counselling for mental health is undertaken;
(d) “Medical practitioner or other person" means a medical practitioner whose name is registered in the register maintained by any medical council in India or abroad or a Dentist whose name is registered in the register maintained by any Dental Council in India or abroad and includes a person who practices by tradition any of the systems of medicine like Ayurveda, Sidha, Marma, Visha, Unani, Naturopathy, Homoeopathy or a Physiotherapist whether of the modern system of medicine or that of the Indian systems of Medicine or a qualified Counsellor in mental health but does not include an occultist;
(e) "Member" means a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly and includes the Ministers, the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Leader of Opposition and the Chief Whip;
(f) "Member of the Family" means the wife or husband, children including adopted children and step children and parent wholly dependent on the Member;
(g) "Private Hospital" means any hospital other than Government Hospital where medical treatment is given in any system of medicine including naturopathy or an institution where counselling for mental health is undertaken by a qualified counsellor for mental health,