24 May 2021
Hospital is backed by a Partnership firm of 3 partners (Partner X - General Physician, MBBS, Partner Y - Assistant Surgeon (Not MBBS), Partner Z- Gynecologist .
Query - Hospital charges various expenses through different components for example Room rent, nursing charges etc. Similarly, hospital Invoice also includes Doctor fees which doctor charges for treating the patients, Sometimes patient is treated by partner or external doctor (which is not a partner) or both .
Query 1 - Can Partner X take these fees for treating the patients under 194 J other than Salary or limit specified under section 40 b ? If Yes/No - Kindly suggest relevant case law Query 2 - Can Partner Y & Z take these fees for treating the patients ( as based on their experience they also treats patients for other diseases like Malaria, Jaundice etc. ) other than Salary or limit specified under section 40 b? If Yes/No - Kindly suggest relevant case law
Kindly provide suggestions with case law if possible.