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Preface
Doctors are the back bone of health care services in Sri Lanka. They are a
group of professionals who dedicated their lives to serve the patients withemergency and on call duties. In order to maintain this noble service
without any break doctors were given a unique car pass as privilege. But we
have observed that this privilege was misused by many others making the
life difficult for doctors who truly deserved this privilege.
GMOA took foot forward to safeguard the right of doctors to have a unique
car pass with great difficulties.
This booklet is a prepared to aware the membership on how obtain a car
pass which was registered under the provisions of intellectual property Act.
by GMOA.
We hope that you will experience the maximum benefit of introduction of
an unique car pass for doctor.
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Content
1. HISTORY & BACKGROUND 01
2. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION 02
OF A MARK
3. APPLICATION PROCEDURE 03
4. COLLECTING PROCEDURE 05
5. RECEIVING APPLICATION ANDISSUING PROCEDURE 06
6. LEGAL PROCEDURE 07
7. CAR PASS SAMPLE 08
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History
Car pass with the cross symbol was first issued to doctors a long time
back. It was issued to make a unique identity for doctors to maintainuninterrupted and quality patient care, especially during emergency and
on call services.
However, with time, passes with cross symbols were issued to many
other categories without any basis. As result currently they are being
used by many individuals and organizations without any relevancy to its
original objective of maintaining uninterrupted and quality patient care.
Moreover, doctors car pass is misused often by these individuals and
there were instances where it has been used to transport illegal drugs. As
result doctors car pass has lost its long held respect from the society and
from the legal authorities. Therefore now doctors are facing various
difficulties to carry out our on call and emergency services.
Background
GMOA has discussed this issue repeatedly in the past without definite
action to safeguard this privilege. Current GMOA made a land mark
victory on the issue by obtaining legal authority to have a unique car pass
for doctors with the cross symbol. Process of receiving a legal authority to
a trade mark is a lengthy procedure which usually takes 3-4 years.
GMOA acted professionally to expedite the procedure completing the
process with in few months. Now our mark is registered under the
provisions of the intellectual property Act. No 36 of 2003. GMOA also wonthe right to take legal actions against unauthorized use of our mark. We
have developed a regulatory mechanism to issue doctors car passes
without room for misuse.
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The individual doctors who wish to get a car pass are requested for follow the belowmentioned instructions carefully.
Please read the below instructions and fill the application accordingly.
1. GMOA members have paid their annual subscription up to 2012,
are eligible to apply for the Official GMOA Car Pass.
2. Application form is available
http://gmoa.lk/index.php/documents/application-forms/. Or with
Branch Secretaries /Provincial Coordinators or GMOA Office
3. Fill the application form in block capital letters (Preferably
computer typed printout) to avoid any mistakes of your
information that will be printed on your car pass.
4. All information on the application should be true and signed by the
respective medical officer. Applicant will be held responsible for
any misinformation.
5. Application should be certified by the relevant Branch President/Secretary. Include both name with initials and signature of Branch
President/ Secretary on the application.
6. Contact Number & email address should be filled correctly, to
contact in need of any clarifications during the process of issuing
the car pass.
7. Renewal of car pass will be done upon the request of members,
after handing over the previous car pass.
8. Car pass will be issued at a Fee of Rs 450/- for members of GMOA.
9. All payments should be made to BANK of CEYLON Torrington Branch,Account No 74660362.
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10. Mention CAR PASS under Purpose of Deposit on the bank
slip. (Please see the demonstrated sample bank slip below).
11. A photocopy of the bank slip should be sent along with theapplication to the GMOA office.
12. Relevant medical officer should bear the responsibility for any
misuse of his/her car pass.
13. Send the filled applications to Government Medical Officers
Association, No 275/75, Professional Centre, Prof. Stanley
Wijesundara Mawatha, Colombo 7.
a. By Registered Post
b. Through Branch Secretary / Representative
14. Please note that Applications received to GMOA office by handare accepted on Monday, Thursday and Friday.
For Details Please Contact Miss. Vilochani , GMOA Head Office
0112580886/0112055415 Fax 4518668 Email [email protected]
*Name and NIC Number should be filled in the relevant
Space
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Those who wants car pass to be sent to their address, please attach a envelop (Your
address should be written clearly on the envelop) with a Rs. 30.00 stamps alone
with the car ass a lication
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After receiving the duly completed form to the GMOA head office,
(you can send the form through branch Secretary/President,Provincial Coordinator, Directly to the GMOA head office via post
or by hand) it will take minimum of 4 weeks to process and
finalized the car pass.
Completed car pass will be available at GMOA head office, at
Provincial coordinator or at Secretary/President of branch
union.
Please contact your branch secretary to check the availability of
your car pass only afte
After receiving the duly completed form to the GMOA head
office, (you can send the form through branch
Secretary/President, Provincial Coordinator, Directly to theGMOA head office via post or by hand) it will take minimum of
4 weeks to process and finalized the car pass.
Completed car passes will be available at GMOA head office, at
Provincial coordinator or at Secretary/President of branch
union.
Completed car passes can be collected from GMOA head office
on Monday, Thursday and Friday.
Please contact your branch secretary to check the availability
of your car pass only after 4 weeks.
Collectin Procedure
Duly completed application form
Branch Secretary / President
Provincial Coordinators
By hand to the GMOA head office
Hand over
Post to the GMOA head office
Minimum of 4 weeks
Car pass is ready
COLLECTING PROCEDURE
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RECEIVING APPLICATION & ISSUING PROCEDURE
Receiving Application
By post(Normal and Registered)
By Hand Trough branchre resentative
Fax
Handin over to Ms Vilochani
Registering in register manually & numbering the
Application
Account branch to check GMOA No
Return to Ms Vilochani
Typing, Printing, etc.
ISSUING
Trough Branch
representative/
Secretary
By handing
over to
directly to
Nominated person by the
relevant Doctor with an
authorized letter
* This rocess takes minimum of 4 06
By
registered
post
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Car pass mark was gazetted in the government gazette.
Mark was registered under the intellectual property act no 36
of 2003
We received the certificate of registering the mark from the
intellectual property department.
Using this mark without proper permission from GMOA, is
illegal.
Legal action will be taken against such individuals or
organizations under the intellectual property act 36 of 2003.
If you noticed anybody misusing the car pass, please inform tothe GMOA office for necessary action against them.
LEGAL PROCEDURE
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CAR PASS APPLICATION
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