Credit facilities for Serving Employees of CGHS, MoH&FW, DGHS in CGHS empanelled HCOs
Z15025/64/2018/DIR/CGHS
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
545-A Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the November, 2018
Dated the November, 2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Reiteration of the guidelines issued regarding Credit facilities to serving employees of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, CGHS and Dte. General of Health Services
With reference to the above mentioned subject the undersigned is directed to draw attention to the terms and conditions of empanelment under CGHS and to reiterate that the Hospitals and Diagnostic centres empanelled under CGHS shall provide treatment / Investigations to the serving employees of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, CGHS and Dte. General of Health Services and their family members covered under CGHS on credit basis on the basis of advice from CGHS Medical Officer/Govt Specialist in case of listed treatment procedures/investigations and with valid permission letter in case of unlisted treatment procedures/investigations as the case may be. In addition the HCOs shall continue to provide treatment on credit basis for treatment under emergency.
[Dr Atul Prakash]
Director,CGHS
Director,CGHS
[https://cghs.gov.in/showfile.php?lid=5240]
COMMENTS
Though the govt is reiterating the policy of cashless treatment to the CGHS beneficiaries,especially pensioners, the ground reality is quite appallingly directly opposite. More so in Hyderabad,Telangana. The empanelled private hospitals are not admitting both emergency and referred patients on the grounds that their bills running into a few crores of rupees are pending with CGHS authorities. When the pensioners' associations approached the local additional director of CGHS he could not provide a satisfactory reply, while admitting the budget constraints. So the GOI who is overflowing with revenue receipts in the current financial year should bestow attention to resolve this issue at least keeping in view the ensuing general elections !