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sui:-secrion (i) of section 32 of tlie En:lpicvee's compensaiion act" i923 (centr.aiAct \iIxI of i923), tire Goi'ei'nlnent of Fieraia, after liaving pubiished Llre dr-aftprc'posal caltring fbr objections alid suggestions as per i.lotificatiorl l'Jo. f ER.,D-E3lLA2l2Ai7-LBF.D dated 27'n Septeraber, 20L7 and i:ubllshecl i6 t6e KeralerGazette Extra Crdinarl' l'Jo" 2193 dated 10'r' Octob et, 2017 as re quii"e d und,er sectio,34 af tire said Act, and having corisidered tiie objectic,ns altd su-ggestions receivedon it, hereby mal'.e ihe following rules fuffitrier to amend the Kerala Emulovee,sCompensation Rules, 1958, namell,-

R'LlI-ES

i' Short tiile artC cafi'ttltencement - (l) These rules ura;,r be calieC tl:e I/.eraXaF,mplcyee's Compensaticr: i,{ir:n:ndutent) R-ules, 20 1 g

(2) They shail csnne iprqi force at once

2. AmetrCntent of the rules.- hi 1,he Kerala Emptroyee 's CompersailoLi .luies.195 8.-

(i) afler rule 3, the fcilov,,ing rule shali bc inserted, lraireiy.-

"3A- Reintbttrsement o1 hfedical. Expenditure.- (i) lvhere an), injury iscaused to an employee in respect of u,hich liability to pa,v courpensationunder the Act arises, a clairn {ilr reimbursement of actual medical expenditui-emay be made before the Corzutissioner.

(2) No application for the settlement of such a claim, other than a clair& -.;..--..

- by dependent or dependents of a deceased employee shall be made to the -. ,-- Commissioner unless and until the parties failed to settle the claim between.-, --themselves.

Provided that every sueh appiication shall be substantiated witlr tire -_---.original bills produced for the =clairn which shall contain the seal and-=.=.-signature of the authorities of tiie hospital, pharmacy, labor:atory, x-ray unit,scan center or other establishrnenf as the case rnay be which issued the billzbills and the same shall be subjectto the scrutiny of the Colimissioner.

(3) Tl:e Procedure to be foi!cu"=ci b1 rhe Cor:urrissioner in the ciisposalof the application of, sqch clairn shall be, as far as practicable, be the sanie asthat prescribed under part V of these rutres:

Provided that the Conunissioner may take up sr.ich claims forconsidenation in a summary rnanfier separately, if he deems it fit orconcurrently with the procedure for disposal of the appiication forcompensation under the Act".;

(2)after ruie 18, the follov,,ing rule srraii t,e inserted, naaneiy. -

"i8A. Assessment af ioss af eerning capaciflt .- (1) A quaiifieilrnedicai practitioner, upon the request of an injured employee or trrisr,heremployer or on tire reference made by any Conunissloner, shall issue acertificate shou'ing the percentage of disablement and consequential loss ofearning capacity of the injur"ed eirplc;,,ee within a period of one inoirtli fiornthe date of examinatioi: of sueh illiur.d persolt;

(2) A quaiified rnedical ]";iatr-riiioiier:. L,pon a leflerence rnade by all,Corarnissioner shali requii'e sucir an ini'ui'ed person to appear before hirn forexamination within fifteen da1's ,:f, such refbrence and issue the certificate;

(3) In cases where the injui'erl person is not able to appear trefore themedical practitioner due to serious iryury, the Coirirnissioner rnay direct thernedical practitioner to visit the injured person within fifteen clays and reporl;

(A.\ A. nrt:]ifier.l 11aj!^ol nrn^ririnnor .1"^ll\-'l -i-.'*iu;iiiisu iilsuiei.-ll i;iu.iiiruii;r iiiuir liaVg dUg i'egai-d tO tliCpercentage of loss of earning capacity specified in the Schedule I to the Actlvhile assessing the ioss of earning capacity in respect of the non scheduledinjuries;

(5) In case the Commissioner finds that the employee is to beexatnined by a ciuly constituteci medicai board in order to assess hiszirer ioss: ---of earning capacity and gives an order in respect of the same, the authorities.:.=.-coltcetned shall constitute the ntedical board as directed by the Cormnissioner.vrhich shall cornpute the loii ofiarning crpacity of the enrployee and fur1ishthe reporl duly signed by all the rnei:rbers of the board to the Com,rissioner-----,

within a period of tw6 monthsCornrnissioner".

frorn the ciate of receipt of the order of the

(3) In Form F, after sub item (b) of item (5) the following sub-item shall beinserted, narnely:-

(c) medical expenditure aetually incurred amount to Rs

B], order of ti-le Governor.

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AdditionaE CErsief See retary to Govenmrmemt

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(This does not form pam of fte noufication, but is intended to indicate its seneraipurport.)

The GoverruIent have decided to incorporate suitable provisions in the KeralaEmployees Compensation Rules, 1958, providing for the reiinburseirient of theactual rnedical expenditure incurerJ fbr the treatrnent of injuries by accident arisingout of and in the course of emplol,inent and for assessment of loss of eamingcapacity for the benefit of injured employee or dependents of the deceaseclernployee.

This notification is inteneieci to achieve the above object.

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