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1 GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN FINANCE department ( rules division ) RAJASTHAN Civil services (Medical Attendance) rules , 2013(Updated upto 07-01-2016)This document is compilation of original orders and amendments. Inspite of due care having been taken, if any, errors or omissions have inadvertently remained and are detected in rules , the same may also kindly be brought to the notice of FINANCE ( rules ) department . In case of any discrepancy, original rules / Orders issued shall OF RAJASTHAN FINANCE department rules (1) FD/ rules /2013 Jaipur, dated : 16-09-2013 Sub: RAJASTHAN Civil services (Medical Attendance) rules , exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of theConstitution, the Governor is pleased to make the following rules insupersession of the existing "The RAJASTHAN Civil services (Medical Attendance) rules , 2008" and all notifications / orders / circulars thereunder :1.

2 Short Title & Commencement -(1) These rules may be called the RAJASTHAN Civil services (MedicalAttendance) rules , 2013.(2) These shall come into force with immediate 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.

3 (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 servantsappointed to the civil services of the state on or after the 1st day of 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 / Homeopathic Chikitsak on GOVERNMENT duty.

4 (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-II;(vii) a Medical Officer of Referral Hospital on duty and enlisted in Appendix-III ;(viii) a qualified Medical Officer, so Authorised, of the private or charitable hospital of Allopathy / Ayurved / Unani / Homeopathy, recognized under these rules by the "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 Unless otherwise specified under these rules , the term "Medical Officer" means an Allopathic Medical An Authorised Medical Attendant for one spell of illness shall either be a Medical Officer or Ayurved / Unani / Homeopathic Chikitsak.

5 (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 / 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/ [All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur]1 and any other hospital so specified by the Inserted vide FD Notification No.

6 F. 6 (1) FD/ rules /2013 Pt. dated 18-03-20152(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-II.(7) Referral Hospital means an Approved Hospital, in or outside RAJASTHAN enlisted in Appendix-III.(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 : for the purpose of this clause(i) Parents shall be deemed to be wholly dependent if their recurring total annual income from all sources does not exceed the limit as prescribed in Appendix- XIV.

7 (ii) A declaration regarding income of parents and children shall be furnished by the GOVERNMENT servant in Annexure-I on the date of enforcement of these rules and any change in income shall be intimated immediately.(iii) Any change in family shall be declared in Annexure-II by the GOVERNMENT servant within three months of the event.(iv) Dependent children shall mean and include :(a)SonTill gets married or starts earning income as prescribed in Appendix-XIV or attains the age of 25 years, whichever is earlier.(b)DaughterTill gets married or starts earning income as prescribed in Appendix-XIV whichever is : Son /daughter suffering from any permanent disability of any kind (physical or mental) shall be treated as dependent irrespective of his/her age or marital of RAJASTHAN Decision2 Subject.

8 - Clarification regarding inclusion of adoptive parents in the definition of family under the RAJASTHAN Civil services (Medical Attendance) rules , question has been raised for clarification as to whether the legally adoptive parents of a GOVERNMENT servant, who are dependent on GOVERNMENT servant, irrespective of where they reside are covered in the definition of 'Family' under sub-rule (9) of Rule 3 of RAJASTHAN Civil services (Medical Attendance) rules , 2013 or not?The matter has been examined and it is clarified that legally adoptive parents who are dependent on the GOVERNMENT servant, irrespective of where they reside, shall be member of family as 'parents as defined in sub-rule (9) of Rule 3 of RAJASTHAN Civil2 Inserted vide FD Memo.

9 No. F. 6 (2) FD/ rules /2013 Pt-II dated 22-06-20153 services (Medical Attendance) rules , 2013 provided that in any circumstances the real parents shall not be member of the family under the aforesaid is also clarified that if the adoptive father has legally more than one wife, only senior most will be adoptive mother and others being 'step mothers' will not include in the definition of family as 'parents' under the aforesaid rules . (10) Medical Attendance means attendance by an Authorised Medical Attendant in a GOVERNMENT / Approved / Public Private Partnership / Referral Hospital or at the residence of GOVERNMENT servant in case the patient is compelled to be confined to his/her residence, and includes:(i) employment of pathological, bacteriological, radiological or other methods of examination (tests / investigations) for the purpose of diagnosis that are considered necessary by the Authorised Medical Attendant ;(ii) consultation with any other medical officer as defined in Rule 3(1) to such extent and in such manner as certified by the Authorised Medical Attendant.

10 (11) Patient means GOVERNMENT servant including family, as defined in Rule 3(9), who has fallen ill and to whom these rules apply.(12) Treatment means administration of medicines / surgery / surgical facilities / vaccinations to cure, control and prevent any disease.(I) Treatment shall also include :(i) employment of pathological, bacteriological, radiological or any other method of examination (tests / investigations), as is considered necessary by the Authorised Medical Attendant ;(ii) use of medicines, vaccines, sera or other therapeutic substances excluding medicines or other consumables/ non consumables, which are regarded as food, toiletry preparations, tonics having more food value, disinfectants and other similar preparations ;(iii) dental treatment of major kind if the diagnosis of the pathological or other disease from which a patient is suffering indicates that the teeth are the real source of such disease.