Policy 21 :-Diagnostic / Special Examination/Procedure Fees

Registration fee paid by the patients is limited to their consultation in respective out patient clinic and does not authorize them for special diagnostic/examination/procedure service. Patients will have lo pay as per the approved rates for such diagnostic/examination/procedure. No sharing of such charges will be done with the faculty members.

Policy-22:- Exemption From Diagnostic / Special Examination / Procedure Fees

Any exemption /concession on such fee will be done by the Medical Director or any other staff authorized by him for this purpose. However the consultants have the privilege to recommend deserving cases based on economic status / exigency of patient condition/ and or interest of clinical teaching / research work. The recommendations will not be mandatory but due weightage will  be given for the same. The yardstick and parameter for exemption will be as per given in a separate section of the  document and as approved by the governing body.

Policy 23 : Admission In-Patients

Patients undergoing consultation/ treatment in out patient clinics and advised admission would be admitted as hospital patient either in the general ward/semi private/private/deluxe ward as per patients choice but .under the unit advising admission. The details of payment has been dealt under another section of this document.  

Policy 24 : Availability of Medical, Para-Medical & Other Staff

Even at the cost of repetition, if is essential to reiterate a firm policy that a particular speciality and or higher speciality clinic including special clinics as mentioned will be conducted without fail on designated days / timings, which warrants that the faculty and other staff essential to conduct such clinics will ensure their availability on those days and timings without fail. With full-time and exclusive attachment to K.L.E.S hospital all faculty and other staff are obliged to be in the premises during the scheduled hours, however what has to be ensured is that while scheduling any other work in the hospital or in the medical college, the scheduled clinic timings will take precedence and they will not absent themselves on any pretext, without implicit approval of the Medical Director or management staff deputed by him for such approvals.

Policy-25:- The General OPD will be as the name suggests a model of general practice clinic or a primary health centre in Government sector, where patients of all ailments will primarily report. Patients requiring attention of any specialist as per the nature and extent of illness as judged by the attending doctor in general OPD. This OPD will be given the faculty support in the form of basic doctors drawn from hospital pool of general duty medical officers, with supporting staff from the department of medicine and general surgery. This OPD will also have the facility for centralized in junction and dressings for the patients. The charges for the same will be deposited at the Research Counter. As  mentioned in the previous section of this document.