Extract from the Chd. Admn. Gaz., dated the 1st June, 2016 — THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2016

[Extract from the Chd. Admn. Gaz., dated the 1st June, 2016] CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT Notification The 17th May, 2016 No. SW2/2016/4434. — In pursuance of the provisions of sub-clause (p) of Section 2 of ' The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 ' and ' The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 2016 ' the Chandigarh Administration hereby specifies, for the purpose of issuance of certificate of disability as mentioned in sub-clause (i) of the said section 2, the hospitals and institutions mentioned in column 3 of the table given below, as " medical authorities" for the type of disability mentioned in column 2 thereof and further directs that the medical officer of the hospital/institution as mentioned in col. 4 shall be authorized to sign the disability certificate on behalf of the medical authority. Note — (i) For 3 types of disability certificates, hospitals as mentioned in Col. 3 above have been notified as medical authority. In the event of non-availability of the concerned specialist in a particular health institution mentioned in Col. 3, the SMO/MO incharge of that health institution would refer the applicant to the nearest health institutions where such specialist/ facilitieS\are available. (ii) Likewise, if a hospital mentioned in col. 3 above does not have he requisite assessment facilities for various disabilities, the head of such hospitals may utilized the facilities available in the hospitals of the Health Department in a nearby place in the district or refer the case to the Medical Hospital for testing facilities. The Medical Hospital where such cases can be referred is Govt. Multi Specialty Hospital, Se

[Extract from the Chd. Admn. Gaz., dated the 1st June, 2016]

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