IREC Rule No.632: Duties Of Railway Medical Officer In Urgent Cases

632.  Sub-section (5): Other General Instructions Regarding Medical Attendance And Treatment:-

(1)   Duties Of Railway Medical Officers In Urgent Cases:-

Whenever a railway beneficiary calls a railway medical officer for medical assistance for himself or for his family members or dependent relatives the medical officer is so called upon shall if the cause is represented as urgent render such assistance as may be necessary without hesitation leaving the question of urgency or of his being authorized medical officer and fees etc. to be enquired into and settled afterwards.

[Authority: Rule 910 R-I]

(2)   Issue Of Passes Under Medical Advice:-

When a railway employee or a member of his family or dependent relatives travel under medical advice passes or PTOs of any class may be made available by any convenient train including mail trains at the discretion of the General Manager.

[Authority: No.1000/TG/3, 07.11.1949]

(3)   Provision of an attendant to a railway employee referred to railway / recognized hospital:-

Normally depending upon the severity of the condition of the case the authorized medical officer may issue pass for one attendant to accompanying the patient.  If however the authorized medical officer feels the necessity for two attendants he may issue a pass for two attendants with a certificate recorded in writing indicating the urgency and necessity.