GUIDELINES ON PURCHASE OF MEDICINES BY
POST-ORGAN TRANSPLANT SURGERY PATIENTS UNDER CGHS: CGHS OM DATED 12.09.2023
F.No
Z15025/27/2023/DIR/CGHS
Min. of Health & Family Welfare
Directorate of CGHS
CGHS
Bhawan,
RK Puram Sector-13New Delhi
Dated 12th September, 2023
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Guidelines regarding Purchase of Medicines by Post-Organ Transplant Surgery Patients under CGHS -reg.
With reference to the
above-mentioned subject the undersigned is directed to convey the approval of
Competent Authority to issue guidelines for the purchase of Medicines in the
cases of Post-Organ transplant CGHS beneficiaries as per the details given
under:
1. CGHS beneficiaries,
who are recovering from Organ transplant surgery shall be permitted to purchase
OPD medicines, based on the advice of the treating Specialist for up to a
period of six months if, they are not in a position to visit CGHS Wellness
Centre or to send an authorized representative.
2. The reimbursement
of such medicines would be considered as per the following details:
i) The reimbursement
on restricted medicines having CGHS rate contract, shall be limited to the CGHS
rates.
ii) The reimbursement
in respect of other medicines for which there is no rate contract under CGHS,
shall be limited to 85% of MRP or actual expenditure incurred, whichever is
lower (since 15% discount is the minimum discount prescribed under CGHS for
Local Chemists).
iii) However, products
manufactured/ marketed as food supplement, cosmetics and ayurvedic preparations
advised by allopathic doctors are not reimbursable, as per extant CGHS
guidelines.
Serving
employees would claim reimbursement from their
respective department.
(V.K. Sharma)
Addl.-DDG(HQ) CGHS
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