State Govt to Bear Medical Expenses of Senior Citizens: HC
“The senior citizens in case of emergency shall be taken to the nearest hospital for treatment. The cost of conveyance shall be borne by the State Government including the medical expenditure as well as of ambulance,”-- The Honourable High Court.
Uttarakhand: Providing necessary assistance to the senior citizens across the state, the Nanital bench of the high court of Uttarakhand, has recently directed the state government to bear the medical expenses of all the senior citizens in any case of emergency and establish a sufficient number of old age homes as well.
The honourable high court passed the order while dealing with the petition which was filed for protecting the rights of the senior citizen as per the provisions of the Maintenance and Welfare of the Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.
Directing the state, the court ordered the government to provide the sufficient number of beds and free treatment including a blood test, CT scan, MRI and other tests for senior citizens in each government hospital or hospitals funded by the state government.
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