Rule 64. Frequency and restrictions for medical examination under the proviso to sub-section (1) of Section 84

(1) Employee not to be required to submit to medical examination save in accordance with rule- An employee who is required to submit himself for medical examination shall be bound to do so in accordance with the rules contained in this part and not otherwise.

(2) Examination when employee and registered medical practitioner both are available at premises- When each employee is present at their employer’s premises and the employer offers to have him examined free of charge by a qualified registered medical practitioner, who is so present, the employee shall submit himself for examination forthwith.

(3) Examination in other cases- In cases to which Rule 61 does not apply, the employer may -

(a) send the registered medical practitioner to the place where the employee is residing for the time being, in which case the employee shall submit himself for medical examination on being requested to do so by the medical practitioner; or

(b) send to the employee any offer in writing to have him examined free of charge by a qualified registered medical practitioner, in which case the employee shall submit himself for medical examination at the employer’s premises or at such other place in the vicinity as is specified in such offer and at such time as is so specified:

Provided that the time so specified shall not, save with the express consent of the employee, be between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.:

Provided further that in case where the employee’s condition renders it impossible or inadvisable that he should leave the place where he is residing for the time being, he shall not be required to submit himself for medical examination.

(4) Restriction on number of examination- An employee who is in receipt of a half-monthly payment shall not be required to submit himself for medical examination elsewhere then at a place where he is residing for the time being, more than twice in the first month following the accident, or more than once in any subsequent month.

(5) Examinations after suspension of right to compensation- If any employee whose right to compensation has been suspended under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of Section 84 of the code, subsequently offers himself for medical examination, the examination shall take place on the employer’s premises or at such other place in the vicinity as may be fixed by the employer and at a time to be fixed by the employer, not being saved with the express consent of the employee more than seventy-two hours after the employee has so offered himself.

(6) Examination of woman -

(a) no woman shall without her consent be medically examined by a male practitioner, save in the presence of another woman;

(b) no woman shall be required to be medical examined by a male practitioner, if she deposits a sum sufficient to cover the expenses of examination by a female practitioner.