Simplification of procedure for treatment at private hospitals empanelled under CGHS/CS (MA) Rules, 1944
Z 15025/105/2017/DIR/CGHS/EHS
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
EHS Section
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Nirman
Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated
the 9th November,
2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub:
Simplification of procedure for treatment at private hospitals empanelled under
CGHS/CS
(MA) Rules, 1944
With
reference to the above mentioned subject the undersigned is directed to state
that this
Ministry has been
receiving representations for simplification of procedure for undergoing
treatment
at private hospitals
empanelled under CGHS. The matter has been examined and it has now been
decided that CGHS
beneficiaries are allowed to undergo treatment at private hospitals empanelled
under CGHS of specific
treatment procedures listed under CGHS rate list are advised by a Specialist
in a Central
Government / State Govt. Specialist hospital or a CGHS Medical Officer without
any
requirement of any
other referral (permission) letter.
2. Private empanelled
hospitals shall perform the treatment on cashless basis in respect of
pensioners, ex-MPs,
Freedom Fighters, Regular employees {both CGHS and CS (MA) beneficiaries}
of this Ministry &
other categories of CGHS beneficiaries, who are presently eligible for credit
facility
and shall enclose the
prescription issued by Government Specialist or a CGHS Medical Officer, in
original (or a
self-attested photocopy) along with the hospital bill submitted to the
competent
authorities.
3. Serving government
employees shall enclose the prescription issued by a Government
Specialist or a CGHS
Medical Officer in original (or a self-attested photocopy), while submitting
the
medical claim to the
concerned Ministry /department/office for reimbursement.
4. CGHS Medical
Officer / Government Specialist shall not refer the beneficiaries to any
particular empanelled
hospital by name but, shall specify the treatment procedure
and mention
‘referred
to any CGHS empanelled centre’.
5. These orders are
applicable only in respect of treatment procedures for which CGHS rates
are available.
6. This issue with the
concurrence of IFD vide FTS No. 3130849, dated 09.11.2017.
[Sunil Kumar Gupta]
Under Secretary to Government of India
Tel- 011-2306 1986

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