EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 439 CUTTACK, THURS DAY, MARCH 7, 2019/FALGUNA 16, 1940
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY & EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES
NOTIFICATION
The 6th March, 2019
No.2785–SSEPD-DA4-DA-0006/2019/SSEPD.— In pursuance of sub-section (1) of Section 59 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016), the State Government do hereby appoint the Director, Department of Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities as the Appellate Authority with effect from publication of this Notification in the Official Gazette.
The Appellate Authority shall exercise the power and discharge the functions as conferred under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and Odisha Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2018.
And in pursuance of rule 12 (4) of Odisha Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2018, Government after careful consideration have been pleased to constitute the "Medical Assessment Board" in three Medical College & Hospitals at a) MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, b) VSS Medical College and Hospital, Burla and c) SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack to assist the Appellate Authority to resolve any dispute arising with regard to issue of Disability Certificate consisting of the following members as specified against different category of disabilities.
| S l. No. | Specific Disability as per Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 | Certifying Specialists | Assisting Rehab. Professional/ Technicians |
| A | 1. Acid Attack Victim 2. Dwarfism 3. Leprosy Cured Person 4. Locomotor Disability | 1. Orthopaedics 2. Physical Medicine Rehabilitation | 1. Physiotherapist 2. Occupational Therapist |
| B | 1. Cerebral Palsy 2. Chronic Neurological Conditions 3. Multiple Sclerosis 4. Parkinson's Disease 5. Muscular Dystrophy | 1. Neurologist 2. Orthopaedics 3. Physical Medicine Rehabilitation | 1. Physiotherapist 2. Occupational Therapist |
| C | 1. Autism Spectrum Disorder 2. Intellectual Disability 3. Mental Illness 4. Specific Learning Disabilities | 1. Psychiatrist 2. Paediatrics | Clinical/ Rehabilitation Psychologist |
| D | 1. Hearing Impairment (deaf) 2. Hard of hearing 3. Speech & Language Disability | ENT Specialist | 1. Audiologist 2. Speech & Language Pathologist |
| E | 1. Blindness 2. Low Vision | Ophthalmologist | Ophthalmic Asst. |
| F | 1. Hemophilia 2. Sickle Cell Disease 3. Thalassemia | Hematologist | 1. Microbiologist 2. Pathology Technician |
| G | Multiple Disabilities including Deaf blindness | Specialists of disability | Concerned Assisting Rehab. Professional/ Technicians |
2. At least 3 senior members from concerned specialty shall constitute the Medical Assessment Board chaired by the Head of the Department of the concerned Department/ Senior-most member among them.
3. The Medical Assessment Boards shall assess all such cases as may be referred by the Appellate Authority for determining nature and degree of disability.
4. The Medical Assessment Boards shall send the detailed reports of assessments and results thereof to the Appellate Authority under the signature of the Superintendent concerned.
5. The Deputy Secretary in charge of Disability Affairs in the SSEPD Department shall be the member-convenor of all such Medical Assessment Boards and will communicate all the decisions to the applicants and Chief District Medical & Public Health Officers concerned.
6. The order of the Board will be implemented by concerned Chief District Medical & Public Health Officers in respect of the issue of the Certificate.
7. The decision of the Board shall be final. This will come into force with immediate effect.
8. This notification supersedes all previous notifications issued in this regard.
ORDER
Ordered that, the notification be published in next Extraordinary issue of the Gazette.
By Order of the Governor
NITEN CHANDRA
Principal Secretary to Government