section 13
Medical Officer and Medical Staff
The Andhra Pradesh Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2026Criminal202683 sections25 chapters
Chapter V DUTIES OF PRISON OFFICERS AND STAFF
Statutory text
- (1) There may be a medical officer for every prison. If the post of the Medical Officer is vacant, then the medical officer or the doctor in-charge of the Government Hospital or the resident medical officer of the District Civil Hospital may act as the medical officer of the Sub-Jail or the District or Central Prison, as the case may be or any medical officer designated by the Medical and Health Department may act as medical officer of Sub-Jail/Special Sub-Jail/District Jail/Central Jail, as the case may be.
- (2) The Medical Officer shall be under the control of the concerned in-charge of the Jail and the medical officer shall take charge of the entire medical administration of the institution and every matter connected to Health Management of Prisoners including sanitation and hygiene, as prescribed under the rules.
- (3) The Medical Officer shall be assisted by the medical subordinate staff as may be prescribed by rules.
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