Schedule, The Workmen's Compensation Citation

I. FoR TREATMENT GIVEN ouTSIDE GovERNMENT HosPI- TALS AND MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS (a) Visit of patient to doctor (b) Visit of doctor to patient 0 5 0 0 10 0 The fees for (a) and (b) shall not be additional to the fees prescribed in (c) in so far as the doctor consulted is concerned. (c) Consultation between doctors ... 1 0 0 The fee prescribed for (c) shall be payable only to the doctor consulted, the consulting doctor being paid as for a visit. II. FoR SuRGICAL TREATMENT (a) For the services of a surgical specialist- (i) at a major operation 25 0 0 (ii) at an intermediate operation 15 0 0 (iii) at a minor operation 5 0 0 Provided that if more than one operation is required for the relief of the same injury or occupational disease the total fees charged shall not exceed £40. (b) For the services of a medical practitioner who is not a specialist- £ s. d. 10 0 0(i) at a major or intermediate operation (ii) at a minor operation ... Nocharge, other than the fees for visits specified in Item I, or, if treated in hospital the hospi ta I fees specified in Item VI. Medical Fees and Charges [Cap. 219 The charges in this item are inclusive of all services rendered, including operation, any necessary attendances, operations for the implantation of radon or radium seeds and anaesthetic fees. For the purposes of this item" major", "intermediate" and" minor" operations mean the operations respectively so described in the Appendix to this Schedule. In the case of any operation not specified in such Appendix, the decision of the Director of Medical Services whether the operation is to be assessed as a major, intermediate or minor operation shall be final. III. RADIOLOGICAL X- Ray examinations £ s. d. (a) For each film 17 11 x14" in size ... 0 6 6 (b) For each film 15 11 xl2" in size ... 0 6 3 (c) For each film 12"x10" in size ... 0 3 5 (d) For each film 10"x8" in size 0 2 3 (e) For each film 8"x6" in size 0 1 8 (f) For each film 6"x4" in size 0 1 2 (g) For each film 15"x6" in size 0 2 6 (h) For each film 12"x6" in size 0 111 IV. PHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, electrical, etc. per session 0 2 0 Fees for physiotherapy, in respect of treatment administered by a hospital, shall be payable solely in those cases where the workman has been referred for such treatment by a medical practitioner. v. DENTISTRY £ B. d. (a) Clinical examination 0 10 6 (b) Routine scaling and gum-treatment ... 0 17 6 (c) Deep scaling and prolonged gum-treatment 2 0 0 to 4 0 0 (d) Gingivectomy including scaling and gum-treatment 1 0 0 to 5 0 0 (e) Apicectomy including root-treatment, per tooth 2 0 0 to 5 0 0 (f) X-ray examination- (i) one intra-oral film 0 5 0 (ii) additional films at same examination, each 0 2 0 (iii) extra-oral films as in Item III 1878 Cap. 219] Workmen's Compensation V. DENTISTRY-continued (g) Dental extractions, including after-treatment, per tooth Provided that the maximum fee shall be £5 (h) General anaesthetics- Anaesthetist's fee, additional to dental fee ... (i) Fillings: amalgam, silicate and other cements Provided that the maximum fee per tooth shall be £117s. 6d. (j) Fillings, gold (k) Fillings, temporary and dressings (l) Crowns, all kinds (m) Root-treatment, additional to fee for fillings (n) Dentures: plastic, per tooth or band to to to Provided that the minimum fee shall be £3 and the maximum fee £10 lOs. Od. 0 12 6 0 12 6 0 17 6 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 10 6 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 0 (o) Dentures: plastic, re-lining 3 0 0 (p) Dentures: plastic, repairs per count 0 17 6 Provided that the maximum fee per denture shall be £110s. Od. (q) Dentures: gold, per tooth or band 3 0 0 Provided that the minimum fee shall be £12 Os. Od. and the maximum fee £45 Os. Od. (r) Dentures: gold, repairs per count 2 0 0 (s) Bridges ... 7 0 0 to 15 0 0 (t) Orthodontic treatm~nt, including the provision of appliances 7 0 0 to 15 0 0 (u) Surgical extractions, removal of cysts, treatment of fractures, alveolectomy, maxillo-facial operations, excluding the provision of appliances 3 0 0 to 26 0 0 (v) Obturators, maxillo-facial appliances 5 0 Q to 26 0 0 (w) Miscellaneous treatment 0 10 0 (x) Emergency treatment !Jetween the hours of 2 p.m. and 8 a.m. and on Sundays and Public Holidays, additional to dental fee 1 0 0 The above fees include the cost of all material and anaesthetic fees. Medical Fees and Charges [Cap. 219 VI. HosPITAL FEES (A) IN-PATIENTS (i) For accommodation ,in public wards of general hospitals- (a) whose income does not exceed £90 per annum ...... (b) whose income exceeds £90 but does not exceed £144 (c) whose income exceeds £144 but does not exceed £200 (d) whose income exceeds £200 but does not exceed £250 (e) whose income exceeds £250 but does not exceed £372 (f) whose income exceeds £372 per annum For patients requiring European diet an additional fee equal to half the rate applicable as set out above shall be charged. (ii) For accommodation in private wards of general hospitals- (a) in a ward containing more than two beds (b) in a two-bedded ward ... (B) OUT-PATIENTS For attendance at public out-patients clinics- (a) on first attendance, on the issue of the first treatment per day 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 6 0 3 6 0 5 0 0 12 0 o ts o form 0 1 0 (b) for each subsequent treatment form... 0 1 0 VII. DRUGS, DRESSINGS, vACCINES AND SERA. Except where inclusive fees for surgical treatment and for dental treatment are paid as provided for in items II and V of this Schedule, the above fees and charges shall not be deemed to include charges for drugs, dressings, vaccines or sera used in the treatment of any injury or occupational disease and the net cost thereof may be added to any fee or charge made in accordance with this Schedule. VIII. LABORATORY SERVICES ... Free. IX. TRAVELLING ExPENSES Such charge in each particular case as is equivalent to the mileage allowance drawn by the doctor or dentist, if he is a Government officer entitled to mileage allowance, or which would be drawn by the doctor or dentist if he were a Government officer entitled to mileage allowance. 1880 Cap. 219] Workmen's Compensation SuRGICAL OPERATIONS Abscess of brain Plastic operations requiring tube Any operation involving intestinal graft suture Complicated fistula Depressed fracture Excision of larger joints Hernia (Strangulated) Meningeal haemorrhage Nephrectomy Rupture of bladder Rupture of urethra Splenectomy Subphrenic abscess requiring transthoracic or transperitoneal access Transplantation of ureters Castration Empyema Enterotomy, colotomy, colostomy Epithelioma of lip with excision of glands in sub-mandibular region Gastrostomy Grafting with tube grafts Hernia-inguinal, femoral, umbilica or ventral (simple) Suprapubic cystostomy Abscess Any condition treated by surgical diathermy under general anaesthesia, other than mouth or tongue, or bladder Blood transfusion (grouping and ,expenses of donor extra) Cystoscopy Dilatation of urethra Examination under anaesthetic Implantation of radium or radon seeds for treatment of a skin tumour Plastic operations not requmng a tube graft and of a simple kind Pyelography (not including services of radiologist) Removal of needles from hand or foot or elsewhere Rodent ulcer not involving bone or eye Skin grafting EAR, NosE AND THROAT OPERATIONS Bronchoscopy (operative) Intracranial complications such as cerebellar abscess Ligature of jugular vein and opening of lateral sinus Oesophagoscopy (operative) Plastic operations requiring a tube graft Diagnostic bronchoscopy Diagnostic oesophagoscopy Intranasal operations Laryngoscopy (operative) Simple tracheotomy Diagnostic Laryngoscopy ~eduction of deformity, fractured Paracentesis noses, and facial bones Plastic operations not requiring a tube graft Medical Fees and Charges [Cap. 219 OPHTHALMIC OPERATIONS Corneal grafting Detachment of retina Exenteration of orbit Operation for dislocated lens Reconstruction of eyelids Removal of intraocular foreign body Corneal abscission or tattooing Corneal wound " Excision of rodent ulcer Excision or evisceration of eye-ball Exploration of orbit Orbital abscess Paracentesis Ectropion Entropion Removal of foreign body embedded in cornea Suturing lid wounds ORTHOPAEDIC OPERATIONS Amputation through thigh Disarticulation of the hip and shoulder Excision of larger joints Internal derangement of the knee and other joints Laminectomy Open reduction of fractures Operative treatment of compound fractures Reconstructive operations on bones and joints: arthrodesis arthroplasty bone grafts Repair of intricate tendon injuries Secondary nerve sutures Severe acquired deformities requiring open correction Tendon transplantation Other orthopaedic operations requir- -ing an equivalent degree of surgical skill Note.-Charges for the above operations to include the immediate mechanical after-treatment and subsequent changing of splints and plasters (with or without anaesthesia) Amputation of limbs, save fingers Emergency operations for acute and toes (minor) and thigh, osteomyelitis and acute suppurashoulder and hip (major) tive arthritis Closed reduction and fixation of Manipulation oflarger joints primary fractures involving joints or shafts nerve and tendon repairs of larger bones Other orthopaedic operations requiring an equivalent degree of surgical skill Amputation of toes and fingers Application of plaster-of-Paris casts with or without anaesthesia Manipulation of smaller joints Removal of exostoses Simple manipulation or tenotomy and plasters. P.N. 27 of 1955. Citation. Insurers' returns. Cap. 219. Cap. 219] Workmen's Compensation INSURERS' RETURNS. 1. These rules may be cited as the Workmen's Compensation (Insurers' Returns) Rules. 2. Every insurance society, association, company or underwriter who carries on a business of insurance under the Workmen's Compensation Ordinance shall render to the Commissioner of Labour by the 31st day of January in each year, the returns prescribed in Schedules A and B hereto, duly completed so far as the same are applicable. SCHEDULE A. NuMBER oF FIRMs/EMPLOYERS REGISTERED. No. R~gistered in I No. Registered in 19..... . prevwus years. Total. i -~--·---~---~~----·-- SCHEDULE B. EMPLOYERS/FIRMS INSURED DURING 19...... : Name of Employer/ Firm. Address. r i! I ~-~--------i------1 ! ' I I I I. I i Date of Insurance. Exclusion of Police [Cap. 219 1883 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION (EXCLUSION OF POLICE) ~7~£ 1958. ORDER. made by the Governor in Council under section 2. 1. This Order may be cited as the Workmen's Compensation Citation. (Exclusion of Police) Order and shall be deemed to have come into effect on the 1st day of January, 1955. 2. The following classes of persons are hereby declared not rolice ~otto to be workmen for the purposes of the Workmen's Compensation e wor men. Ordinance- (a) Members of the Sierra Leone Police Force; (b) Persons engaged to perform police duties in accordance with the provisions of any written law, while so performing such duties.