Section 6
Referral Service
(1) Every health institution shall, after providing service available in its institution, if there is no possibility to provide further treatment to the patient who comes for treatment due to the structure, equipment of its health institution, lack of specialist’s service or any other appropriate cause, refer immediately to the health institution that can provide additional treatment to such a patient.
(2) While referring pursuant to Sub-section (1), the health institution shall fulfill the methods and procedures as prescribed.
(3) After establishing necessary referral system among health institutions that provide specialist’s service and basic health service, the Government of Nepal, Provincial Government and Local Level shall make necessary arrangement to make the service effective.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Section, while referring the patient undergoing emergency treatment, referral shall be made by the referrer health institution, along with minimum equipment and available health facility available with it.
(2) While referring pursuant to Sub-section (1), the health institution shall fulfill the methods and procedures as prescribed.
(3) After establishing necessary referral system among health institutions that provide specialist’s service and basic health service, the Government of Nepal, Provincial Government and Local Level shall make necessary arrangement to make the service effective.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Section, while referring the patient undergoing emergency treatment, referral shall be made by the referrer health institution, along with minimum equipment and available health facility available with it.