IREC Rule No.604: Attendance at Residence
604. Attendance At Residence:-
- Attendance at residence is restricted to:
(a) A gazetted railway employee, when he falls sick, attendance is free,
(b) A non-gazetted railway employee, when he falls sick, and is as a result compelled to be confined at his residence, no charges to be levied.
(c) A member of a gazette / non-gazetted railway employee’s family or dependent relatives, when the authorized medical officer certifies in writing that removal of the patient to a hospital is dangerous or injurious to life. In all such cases, the employee concerned should pay the visiting fee as per schedule.
Note: Railway employees are expected not to call the medical officer for minor ailments thereby wasting their time and depriving other patients of their service.
2. For visits at a residence of a railway employee, drawing Rs.1200 and over per months, for attendance on their family members and dependent relatives, emergent or otherwise, the railway medical officer are entitled to receive fees. The payment of fees in such cases may be regulated by the visit.