Rajasthan Civil Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 2013
No: -- Dated: Sep, 16 2013
GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
RULES DIVISION
NOTIFICATION
Sub: Rajasthan Civil Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 2013.
In exercise of. the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the Governor is pleased to make the following Rules in supersession of the existing "The Rajasthan Civil Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 2008" and all notifications / orders / circulars thereunder :
1. Short Title & Commencement -
(1) These Rules may be called the Rajasthan Civil Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 2013.
(2) These shall come into force with immediate effect.
2. Extent of Application -
(1) These Rules shall apply to:
(i) all Government servants, appointed before 1st January, 2004, including those on foreign service, and whose conditions of service are regulated or deemed to be regulated by the Rajasthan Service Rules;
(ii) all Government servants on deputation from Central / other State Governments unless anything otherwise is provided in their terms of deputation;
(2) These Rules shall not apply to:
(i) Government servants governed or covered by the Employees State Insurance Act and Schemes framed there under;
(ii) Government servants who are abroad either on leave or deputation;
(iii) Work charged, casual and part-time employees, except where these Rules are specifically made applicable to them under their service Rules;
(iv) persons appointed on contract basis;
(v) officers of All India Services;
(vi) officers of Rajasthan Higher Judicial Service / Rajasthan Judicial Service, when governed by specific Rules applicable to them.
(3) Nothing contained in these Rules shall apply to the Government servants appointed to the civil services of the state on or after the 1sl day of January 2004.
3. Definitions - In these Rules, unless otherwise provided,
(1) “ Authorised Medical Attendant" in respect of a Government servant or class of Government servants at a Station or area, means:
(i) a Medical Officer of the Rajasthan Medical & Health Department/ Medical Education Department on duty;
(ii) a Medical Officer of hospitals attached to Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur on duty ;
(iii) an Ayurvedic / Unani I Homeopathic Chikitsak on Government duty;
(iv) an Ayurved Chikitsak on duty in Ayurved Hospitals attached to Rajasthan Ayurved University, Jodhpur / National Institute of Ayurved, Jaipur;
(v) a Medical Officer on duty in a hospital approved under these Rules and enlisted in Appendix-I;
(vi) a Medical Officer of the Hospital on duty run under Public Private Partnership arrangement under these Rules and enlisted in Appendix-ll;
(vii) a Medical Officer of Referral Hospital on duty and enlisted in Appendix-Ill;
(viii) a qualified Medical Officer, so Authorised, of the private or charitable hospital of Allopathy / Ayurved / Unani / Homeopathy, recognized under these Rules by the Government.
Explanation
1. "Authorised Medical Attendant" at a station outside Rajasthan shall mean an officer of Medical Department of Central or other State Government (as the case may be) on duty in a Government Hospital or Dispensary at that station.
2. Unless otherwise specified under these Rules, the term "Medical Officer" means an Allopathic Medical Officer.
3. An Authorised Medical Attendant for one spell of illness shall either be a Medical Officer or Ayurved / Unani / Homeopathic Chikitsak.
(2) “ State” means the State of Rajasthan.
(3) “ Government” means the Government of Rajasthan.
(4) “ Government Hospital” means an Allopathic / Ayurvedic / Unani or Homeopathic Hospital / Dispensary or Institution maintained i run by the Government of Rajasthan or any organization, owned or controlled by the Government of Rajasthan, for the purpose of Allopathic / Ayurvedic / Unani or Homeopathic treatment and shall also include hospitals attached to Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur / National Institute of Ayurved, Jaipur / Rajasthan Ayurved University, Jodhpur and any other hospital so specified by the Government.
(5) “Approved Hospital” means a hospital enlisted in Appendix-I.
(6) "Hospital under Public Private Partnership Arrangement" means a Allopathic ( Ayurvedic / Unani or Homeopathic Hospital / Dispensary or institution run by a partner under a Public Private Partnership Arrangement as per terms and conditions regulated by related concession agreement and enlisted in Appendix-!).
(7) “ Referral Hospital” means an Approved Hospital, in or outside Rajasthan enlisted in Appendix-Ill.
(8) “ Health Benefit Empowered Committee” means the Standing Committee constituted under Rule-4(1).
(9) “ Family” means Government servant's spouse, wholly dependent children, legally adopted children (including legally divorced / widowed daughter) and parents (excluding step parents) irrespective of where they reside.