Article 34
Article 34
1. In respect of a morbid condition, the benefit shall be medical care as specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article.
2. The medical care shall comprise -
(a) general practitioner and specialist in-patient care and out-patient care, including domiciliary visiting;
(b) dental care;
(c) nursing care at home or in hospital or other medical institutions;
(d) maintenance in hospitals, convalescent homes, sanatoria or other medical institutions;
(e) dental, pharmaceutical and other medical or surgical supplies, including prosthetic appliances, kept in repair, and eyeglasses; and
(f) the care furnished by members of such other professions as may at any time be legally recognised as allied to the medical profession, under the supervision of a medical or dental practitioner.
3. Where a declaration made in virtue of Article 3 is in force, the medical care shall include at least--
(a) general practitioner care, including domiciliary visiting;
(b) specialist care at hospitals for in-patients and out-patients, and such specialist care as may be available outside hospitals;
(c) the essential pharmaceutical supplies as prescribed by a medical or other qualified practitioner; and
(d) hospitalisation where necessary.
4. The medical care provided in accordance with the preceding paragraphs 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.
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