 Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: Action has been taken against 42 private hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir for denying treatment to eligible beneficiaries under Ayushman Bharat– Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
Union Minister of State for Health, Prataprao Jadhav informed the Lok Sabha that the hospitals cannot deny treatment to eligible beneficiaries under the Ayushman Card.
The Minister said that under Ayushman Bharat– Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), as per the terms and conditions of empanelment, hospitals cannot deny treatment to eligible beneficiaries of the scheme.
“In case of denial of treatment by the empaneled hospital, beneficiaries can lodge grievances. Under AB-PMJAY, a three-tier grievance redressal system at the district, state, and national levels has been created to resolve the issues faced by beneficiaries in utilizing healthcare services.
Sharing details of the hospitals against whom punitive action has been taken for denying treatment to eligible patients or committing frauds The hospitals cannot deny treatment to eligible beneficiaries under the Ayushman Card.
In case of denial of treatment by the empaneled hospital, beneficiaries can lodge grievances.
Under AB-PMJAY, a three-tier grievance redressal system at the district, state, and national levels has been created to resolve the issues.
The action has been taken against 42 private hospitals of Jammu and Kashmir.
Action against maximum 542 hospitals has been taken in Uttar Pradesh followed by 127 in Madhya Pradesh.
“At each level, there is a dedicated nodal officer and grievance redressal committees to address the grievances. Beneficiaries can file their grievances using different mediums including the web-based portal Centralized Grievance Redressal Management System (CGRMS), Central and State call centers (14555), email, letters to State Health Agencies (SHAs), etc”, the Minister said.
“Based on the nature of the grievance, necessary action including providing of support to the beneficiaries in availing treatment under the scheme is taken”, the Minister said, adding, “Further, in appropriate cases, provisions for taking stringent action (such as de-empanelment, levying penalty on errant hospitals, suspension, issuance of the warning letter, lodging of FIRs) are available to the State Health Authorities against fraudulent entities”. |
