Special leave for cancer treatment
JULY 30, 2019 00:00 IST
C. Vijayabaskar
Employees availing such special casual leave should submit a medical certificate from the medical officer in charge of the hospital where he/she undergoes the procedure.
State Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar said there was a long-pending demand among government employees suffering from cancer that they had to exhaust their leave and go on leave without pay during the course of treatment. "They deserve this special casual leave. Government employees are covered under a health insurance scheme that covers treatment for cancer and the insured can opt for treatment in network hospitals. We also want to change the perception that cancer means death. The fact remains that early detection of cancer is curable,” he told The Hindu on Monday.
In October last year, the State government classified certain diseases — chicken pox, measles, swine flu, plague and rabies — as infectious and allowed affected employees to take special casual leave ranging from seven to 10 days.
JULY 30, 2019 00:00 IST
C. Vijayabaskar
Employees availing such special casual leave should submit a medical certificate from the medical officer in charge of the hospital where he/she undergoes the procedure.
State Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar said there was a long-pending demand among government employees suffering from cancer that they had to exhaust their leave and go on leave without pay during the course of treatment. "They deserve this special casual leave. Government employees are covered under a health insurance scheme that covers treatment for cancer and the insured can opt for treatment in network hospitals. We also want to change the perception that cancer means death. The fact remains that early detection of cancer is curable,” he told The Hindu on Monday.
In October last year, the State government classified certain diseases — chicken pox, measles, swine flu, plague and rabies — as infectious and allowed affected employees to take special casual leave ranging from seven to 10 days.
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