section 25
Healthcare.
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016Civil2016102 sections17 chapters
Chapter V SOCIAL SECURITY, HEALTH, REHABILITATION AND RECREATION
Statutory text
- (1) The appropriate Government and the local authorities shall take necessary measures for the persons with disabilities to provide,---
- (a) free healthcare in the vicinity specially in rural area subject to such family income as may be notified;
- (b) barrier-free access in all parts of Government and private hospitals and other healthcare institutions and centres;
- (c) priority in attendance and treatment.
- (2) The appropriate Government and the local authorities shall take measures and make schemes or programmes to promote healthcare and prevent the occurrence of disabilities and for the said purpose shall
- (a) undertake or cause to be undertaken surveys, investigations and research concerning the cause of occurrence of disabilities;
- (b) promote various methods for preventing disabilities;
- (c) screen all the children at least once in a year for the purpose of identifying "at-risk" cases;
- (d) provide facilities for training to the staff at the primary health centres;
- (e) sponsor or cause to be sponsored awareness campaigns and disseminate or cause to be disseminated information for general hygiene, health and sanitation;
- (f) take measures for pre-natal, perinatal and post-natal care of mother and child;
- (g) educate the public through the pre-schools, schools, primary health centres, village level workers and anganwadi workers;
- (h) create awareness amongst the masses through television, radio and other mass media on the causes of disabilities and the preventive measures to be adopted;
- (i) healthcare during the time of natural disasters and other situations of risk;
- (j) essential medical facilities for life saving emergency treatment and procedures; and
- (k) sexual and reproductive healthcare especially for women with disability.
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