IREC Rule No.620: Payment Of Hospital Charges

620.  Payment Of Hospital Charges:-

Payment to Government recognized hospital on account of hospital charges should in the first instance be made by the railway employee concerned to the hospital authorities and the reimbursement thereof claim at the railway administration later.   

Note: State Government where agreeable should debit the railway administration concerned by preferring bills for those items for which reimbursement is permissible. Those Government recognized hospitals which press for advance deposit of money for treatment of cases referred to them, the medical officer concerned may be allowed an imprest of Rs.500. The holder of the imprest should submit their report for the amount spent.

[Authority: Note below Rules 909(2) and 917 RI, Para 1431 of the IREM & No.E 56ME1/34/Med, 06.09.1961]