Mysuru: The Central Service (Medical Attendance) C.S. (MA) Rules 1944 that is applicable to Central Government employees for reimbursement of medical expenditure incurred for in-patient treatment in a hospital is also applicable to the staff officers, pensioners and their families of Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and they are entitled to treatment free of charges.
However, the Regional PF Commissioner (RPFC) did not implement the judgement of the Supreme Court, wherein the SC had upheld the applicability of the CS(MA) Rules 1944 relying upon the judgment of the Karnataka High Court dated November 30, 2015.
