Mr. MacCALLUM SCOTTasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what arrangements it is proposed to make under the National Insurance Act in respect to the administration of medical benefit in the case of a domestic servant who has selected a doctor on the panel for the district in which she is employed, but who, 719W in the event of serious illness, would have to return to her home in another district; and will he state what steps ought to be taken by the insured person in view of the possibility of such a contingency?
§ Mr. MASTERMANIn the circumstances stated notice should be given on the servant's return to her home to the insurance committee of the area in which it is situated, and it would then be the duty of the insurance committee to make arrangements as soon as practicable for her medical attendance and treatment there.
§ Sir JOHN RANDLESasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he can take any steps to make it quite clear, in accordance with Section 15 (3) of the National Insurance Act, that it is intended that committees should allow the sum for medical services, so that any insured person may freely select his own doctor and use such sum as the committee would have expended in payment of medical services towards the payment of his own doctor in the usual way?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThe Commissioners propose to issue to insurance committees a memorandum dealing with the question of application under Section 15 (3) of the National Insurance Act.