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CGHS Beneficiaries can get Treatment for COVID 19 ailment in CGHS Empanelled Hospitals

CGHS has directed all the Empanelled Hospital to provide Treatment for COVID 19 ailment in CGHS Empanelled Hospitals to its beneficiaries

CGHS through its Office order F No Z. 15025/18/2020/ DIR/CGHS dated the 9th June, 2020 has issued Advisory to Health Care Organizations (HCOs) empanelled under CGHS in view of the prevalent Corona Virus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
As per this Advisory the CGHS Empanelled Hospitals which are notified as COVID-19 Hospital shall provide treatment facilities to CGHS beneficiaries as per the CGHS norms, for all COVID related treatments
The content of CGHS Office Order is given below:-
It is clarified that CGHS rate for COVID-19 test shall be as per the rate prescribed by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare which shall be treated as CGHS rate
CGHS rates for COVID-19 Test

F No S-11011/20/CGHS/ADDG/2020
Govt. of India
Min. of Health & Family Welfare
Directorate General of CGHS

545-A Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi.
Dated the 21st April , 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Advisory to empanelled Health Care Organizations (HCOs) and COVID-19 test rates under CGHS
Read this Order : Treatment for COVID 19 ailment in CGHS Empanelled Hospitals
In view of the Corona Virus Disease(COVID-19), all out efforts are being made by the Government of India (GoI) to contain its impact by instituting measures at community as well as at individual level. Guidelines for maintaining social distancing between individuals have already been issued by the Government.
In the spirit of above guidelines, the undersigned is directed to state that Health Care Organizations (HCOs) empanelled under CGHS shall treat CGHS beneficiaries at CGHS rates of conservative management for CORONA-19 and raise the bill on item wise calculation of expenditure. They shall follow the guidelines / protocols issued by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on the subject. These guidelines are available on the website of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare at http//mohfw.gov.in.

CGHS rates for COVID 19 test

It is also clarified that CGHS rate for COVID-19 test shall be as per the rate prescribed by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare which shall be treated as CGHS rate. The referral guidelines for COVID-19 test would be same as for other listed investigations.
The HCOs shall also inform the Additional Director, concerned of the provision made by the hospital for the treatment of COVID-19.

(Dr. Sanjay Jain)
Director, CGHS

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With reference to the above subject the it is to state that this Ministry is in receipt of representations from CGHS beneficiaries of the difficulties in availing treatment facilities at private hospitals / Diagnostic Centres empanelled under CGHS . The matter has been reviewed and it is now decided to reiterate that all CGHS empanelled hospitals, which are notified as COVID-Hospitals by State Governments shall provide treatment facilities to CGHS beneficiaries as per the CGHS norms, for all COVID related treatments.
Similarly, it is again reiterated that all the CGHS empanelled hospitals , which are not notified as COVID Hospitals shall not deny treatment facilities / admission to CGHS beneficiaries and shall charge as per CGHS norms, for all other treatments.
Suitable action shall be taken in case of violation of the guidelines.

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