SECTION 10

1. The benefit shall include at least - (a) in case of a morbid condition-- (i) general practitioner care, including domiciliary visiting; (ii) specialist care at hospitals for in-patients and out-patients, and such specialist care as may be available outside hospitals; (iii) the essential pharmaceutical supplies as prescribed by medical or other qualified practitioners; and (iv) hospitalisation where necessary; and (b) in case of pregnancy and confinement and their consequences-- (i) pre-natal, confinement and post-natal care either by medical practitioners or by qualified midwives; and (ii) hospitalisation where necessary. 2. The beneficiary or his breadwinner may be required to share in the cost of the medical care the beneficiary receives in respect of a morbid condition; the rules concerning such cost-sharing shall be so designed as to avoid hardship. 3. The benefit provided in accordance with this Article shall be afforded with a view to maintaining, restoring or improving the health of the person protected and his ability to work and to attend to his personal needs. 4. The institutions or Government departments administering the benefit shall, by such means as may be deemed appropriate, encourage the persons protected to avail themselves of the general health services placed at their disposal by the public authorities or by other bodies recognised by the public authorities.