Chapter VI ESTABLISHMENT OF GOOD SAMARITAN FUND

(1) The Government may after due appropriation made by the State Legislature in this behalf, make to the appropriate authority, grants and loans of such sums of money to the appropriate authority as the Government considers necessary.

1. (2) There shall be constituted a Fund to be called as the Good Samaritan Fund to which the following shall be credited, namely:-
   • (a) any grant or loans made to the appropriate authority by the Government.;
   • (b) all sums received by the appropriate authority from such other sources, as may be prescribed by the Government.
2. (3) Such Fund shall be applied for carrying out the purposes of this Act, in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed by the Government in this regard: Provided that the Government may apportion such monies from the Fund to support the reasonable expenses of a Good Samaritan in accordance with section 14 of this Act;
3. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 6 of this Act, the Government may by notification, after due appropriation made by the State Legislature in this behalf , make additional rules under this Act for the reimbursement of charges or expenses incurred by the hospital towards the treatment provided, if such hospital was unable to recover a reasonable minimum proportion of costs or expenses incurred for such appropriate treatment rendered, then that hospital may apply to an appropriate authority within such period and in such form and manner, as may be prescribed, by the Government in this regard, after the date of commencement of such rules.

The Government shall prescribe an appropriate authority by a notification, at the district level which shall be responsible for the implementation and administration of this Fund and shall act as the nodal authority for grievance redressal under this Act.