HOSPITAL LEAVE (FR 101 B) (Not debitable to leave account)
Applicable to certain staff detailed in SR (2) under FR 101 (B). This leave is on half pay for a period not exceeding 6 months in every 3 years of service when detained in hospital and receiving medical aid as an outpatient. It is not admissible when the treatment is necessitated by intemperance of an irregular habit.
Out of the above 6 months, 3 months can be on full pay if the detention in hospital is due to injury received or a disease contracted in the course of duty (Ruling 4).
