Section 3
Access To And Certainty Of Health Service
(1) Every citizen shall have the right to obtain quality health service in an easy and convenient manner.
(2) For the purposes of getting the service referred to in sub-section (1), it shall be the duty of every citizen to be involved in the programs relating to health as prescribed by the Government of Nepal, from time to time, under the prevailing law.
(3) No citizen shall be deprived of health service.
(4) Every citizen shall have the right to obtain free basic health services under the following headings, as prescribed:
(a) Vaccination service,
(b) Motherhood, infant and pediatric health service such as integrated infant and pediatric disease management, nutrition service, pregnancy, labor and child birth service, family planning, abortion and reproductive health,
(c) Service relating to communicable disease,
(d) Service relating to non-communicable disease and physical disability
(e) Service relating to mental disease,
(f) Service relating to elderly citizen’s health,
(g) Service of general emergency condition,
(h) Health promotion service,
(i) Ayurveda and other accredited alternative health service,
(j) Other services prescribed by the Government of Nepal by a notification in the Nepal Gazette.
(5) The Provincial and Local Governments may make necessary addition to the basic health services determined by the Government of Nepal pursuant to sub-section (4).
(6) The concerned government shall bear the burden of financial expenses of the services added under sub-section (5).
(7) Other provisions and processes relating to detailed descriptions, service flow and management of the services referred to in sub-section (4) shall be as prescribed by the Ministry.
(8) The Local Level may provide the basic health service in partnership with any health institutions operated under the Province and the Federation.
(2) For the purposes of getting the service referred to in sub-section (1), it shall be the duty of every citizen to be involved in the programs relating to health as prescribed by the Government of Nepal, from time to time, under the prevailing law.
(3) No citizen shall be deprived of health service.
(4) Every citizen shall have the right to obtain free basic health services under the following headings, as prescribed:
(a) Vaccination service,
(b) Motherhood, infant and pediatric health service such as integrated infant and pediatric disease management, nutrition service, pregnancy, labor and child birth service, family planning, abortion and reproductive health,
(c) Service relating to communicable disease,
(d) Service relating to non-communicable disease and physical disability
(e) Service relating to mental disease,
(f) Service relating to elderly citizen’s health,
(g) Service of general emergency condition,
(h) Health promotion service,
(i) Ayurveda and other accredited alternative health service,
(j) Other services prescribed by the Government of Nepal by a notification in the Nepal Gazette.
(5) The Provincial and Local Governments may make necessary addition to the basic health services determined by the Government of Nepal pursuant to sub-section (4).
(6) The concerned government shall bear the burden of financial expenses of the services added under sub-section (5).
(7) Other provisions and processes relating to detailed descriptions, service flow and management of the services referred to in sub-section (4) shall be as prescribed by the Ministry.
(8) The Local Level may provide the basic health service in partnership with any health institutions operated under the Province and the Federation.