WAITING TIME IN CGHS DISPENSARIES AND
TREATMENT OF SKIN DISORDERS UNDER CGHS
Medicines are normally available at CGHS
Wellness Centres and in case any medicine is not readily available, the same
are procured through Authorized Local Chemist (ALC) and are supplied to the
CGHS beneficiary.
In case any medicine is required urgently,
there is a provision for issue of Authority Slip to CGHS beneficiaries to
collect medicines directly from ALC without payment.
Medicines for chronic illness are issued upto
3 months for the convenience of CGHS beneficiaries.
Further, following steps have been taken by
the Government to augment the availability of medicines at CGHS Wellness
Centres:-
Indents have been placed through HLL Life Care
Ltd. to procure rate contract generic medicines as an interim measure.
Additional Director of concerned CGHS City has
been authorized to procure day to day required generic medicines from nearby
Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) stores till
31st March, 2019.
Treatment of Skin disorders under CGHS
CGHS empanels private General Hospitals, Eye
Care Centres, exclusive Cancer Hospitals and Dental Clinics. The private
General hospitals are empanelled for all facilities available in the hospital
and CGHS does not empanel Specialty wise like Dermatology.
CGHS beneficiary can consult Dermatologist in
empanelled hospitals having Dermatology Specialty after referral from CGHS
Wellness Centre.
There is no such list of non-listed treatment
procedure/investigations; which are not available in CGHS empanelled
hospitals/diagnostic centres, under CGHS.
The listed treatment procedure/investigations
along with its rates are available on CGHS website and any treatment
procedure/investigation not included in such lists are considered unlisted for
treatment/investigations in CGHS empanelled hospitals/diagnostic centres.
Approval of Competent Authority i.e. from the Ministry/Department in case of
serving employees and through Additional Director, CGHS in case of pensioner
CGHS beneficiaries is required.
Following are the admissible items included
under ‘CGHS package rate’ for empanelled hospitals:-
i) Registration
Charges, ii) Admission Charges, iii) Accommodation charges including patient
diet, iv) Operation Charges, v) Injection charges, vi) Dressing charges, vii)
Doctor/consultant visit charges, viii) ICU/ICCU charges, ix) Monitoring
charges, x) Transfusion charges, xi) Anaesthesia charges, xii) Operation
theatre charges, xiii) Procedural charges/surgeon’s fee, xiv) cost of surgical
disposables and all sundries used during hospitalization, xv) cost of
medicines, xvi) Related routine and essential investigations, xvii)
Physiotherapy charges etc., xviii) Nursing care and charges for its services.
In addition to the above mentioned items, some
patients may require additional facilities/ provisions, which are admissible
with proper justification in deserving cases. Therefore, it is not possible to
give a comprehensive list of items, which are not admissible. However, the
following items are not admissible for reimbursement:-
- Toiletries
- Sanitary napkins
- Talcum powder
- Mouth fresheners
CGHS DISPENSARIES
The number of Central Government Health Scheme
(CGHS) Dispensaries/Wellness Centres functioning and proposed to be set up in
the country are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
The norms for establishment of new Wellness
Centre under CGHS are as under:-
(i) In
an existing CGHS City:- For opening of a new CGHS Wellness Centre in an
existing CGHS City, there has to be a minimum of 2000 Card holders (serving
employees of Central Government and Central Civil Pensioners).
(ii)
Extension of CGHS to a new City: – For extension of CGHS to a new City, there
has to be a minimum of 6000 Card holders.
This information was given by Shri Ashwini
Kumar Choubey Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare in written reply
to a question in Lok Sabha on 4.1.2019.
MACP from 01.01.2006 instead of 01.09.2008:
Clarification by Finance Ministry in consultation with DoPT on applicability of
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MACP from 01.01.2006 instead of 01.09.2008:
Clarification by Finance Ministry in consultation with DoPT on applicability of
the judgment & MoD Order
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