AIIMS to exempt patients from paying charges till patient care services restored fully

AIIMS has exempted its patients from paying charges for mission in general wards and medical investigation during period of coronavirus pandemic till rmalcy of patient care services is restored as before, officials said.

" AIIMS in view of exigency situation has exempted all charges payable on account of mission and hospitalisation of all patients being mitted in general wards through emergency or with referral from outside as a special case during period of epidemic till rmalcy of patient care services is restored as before," an order issued last month said.

According to order, Ayushman Bharat-Prhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY) beneficiaries being hospitalised in AIIMS and all centres will continue to get requisite benefits under scheme as before, including provision of all medicines and surgical consumables, pack surgeries and issue of medicines for up to 14 days at time of discharge.

In dition, BPL patients will also continue to be provided all n-available medicines and surgical consumables and exemption of pack charges etc as before on case-to-case basis, it said.

However, for n-AB-PMJAY and n-BPL patients, procurement of such medicines, surgical consumables, implants and prossis (which are t routinely procured by AIIMS) by patients, private wards hospitalisation and investigational charges, and levying of pack charges for requisite procedures in CT centre, NS centre and Dr RP Centre of Opthalmic Sciences will continue as before, order said.

For first time in its history, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here shut down its OPD services, including speciality and all new and follow-up registration from March 24. AIIMS h also issued a circular postponing all n-essential elective procedures and surgeries and directed for only emergency life-saving surgeries with effect from March 21. hospital authorities have, however, asked an AIIMS sub-committee to prepare a blueprint for smooth restoration of OPD and n-emergency surgery services, with ministration planning to resume services soon.