Section 4
Emergency Treatment
(1) Every health institution shall provide emergency health service as prescribed.
(2) It shall be the duty of each health institution and health worker to provide health service referred to in sub-section (1).
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), if emergency health service is not available in any health institution, such health institution, after providing treatment available at such an institution, shall refer to another health institution for additional treatment.
(4) The expenses of treatment under this Section shall be borne by health insurance if it has been made, and by the person concerned, his or her guardian, family member, patron or the person who has accepted patronage if health insurance has not been in effect or the amount of health insurance is not sufficient to cover the expenses.
Provided that the health institution shall provide the health service under the basic health service without charge.
(5) While providing emergency health service under this Section, the concerned service recipient shall be required to adopt the process to be fulfilled for obtaining such service only after starting the treatment.
(6) Other provisions relating to emergency treatment service shall be as prescribed.
(2) It shall be the duty of each health institution and health worker to provide health service referred to in sub-section (1).
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), if emergency health service is not available in any health institution, such health institution, after providing treatment available at such an institution, shall refer to another health institution for additional treatment.
(4) The expenses of treatment under this Section shall be borne by health insurance if it has been made, and by the person concerned, his or her guardian, family member, patron or the person who has accepted patronage if health insurance has not been in effect or the amount of health insurance is not sufficient to cover the expenses.
Provided that the health institution shall provide the health service under the basic health service without charge.
(5) While providing emergency health service under this Section, the concerned service recipient shall be required to adopt the process to be fulfilled for obtaining such service only after starting the treatment.
(6) Other provisions relating to emergency treatment service shall be as prescribed.