CGHS Employees will get credit facility in empanelled hospitals

Generally Serving Central Government Employees are provided treatment under the reimbursement method in CGHS empanelled hospitals. First, they have to pay the final bill amount before discharge from the hospital, and then, they have to claim the bill amount on the reimbursement method under CGHS.

No Credit Facility for Serving Employees

If Central Government pensioners will get cashless treatment in CGHS empanelled hospitals. In case of indoor treatment, the pensioner (and other entitled category of beneficiary) will be provided credit facility by the hospital and in case of serving employee he is to be charged as per the CGHS rates only.

Credit Facility for CGHS Employees

The Additional Director of CGHS directed through a office letter dated 22.6.2020 to all empanelled hospitals and diagnostic centres shall provide treatment or investigation to the serving employees of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOH&FW), Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and the Department of General of Health Services (Dte.) and their family members covered under CGHS on credit basis of advice from CGHS.

Valid Permission Letter

If the category of employees and their family members need unlisted treatment or investigation procedures, the empanelled HCOs shall provide on a credit basis.

In addition, the empanelled HCOs shall continue to provide treatment to all CGHS beneficiaries on a credit basis under emergency condition.