ITEMS SUBMITTED FOR DISCUSSION ON CGHS PROBLEMS IN THE MEETING WITH ADDL. DIRECTOR CGHS,HYDERABAD. DUE TO TRANSFER OF ADDL. DIRECTOR THE MEETING TO BE HELD ON 30-10-18 WAS POSTPHONED.PROBABLY IT WILL BE HELD ON 15TH NOVEMBER.

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AP STATE COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT: Com.K.Venkateswarlu  cell. 9441067065                  website: aiprpa-ap.blogspot.in
GEN. SECRETARY: Com.Y. NAGABHUSHANAM, cell: 9550279069   email. Yn.krishna@yahoo.in                                                                                           
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AIPRPA/AP/cghs/items/hyd-2                                                                               DT.18-10-2018



TO
THE ADDL. DIRECTOR
CGHS
HYDERABAD 500 016

SUB- ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION IN CGHS CO-ORDINATION MEETING ON 30-10-18
REF- CGHS LR. NO. CGHS/HYD/PENS/ASSN/2018/2771-72 DT.25-9-18

Respected sir,

The following items were submitted for discussion and settlement BY AIPRPA-AP STATE COMMITTEE.

CONVERSION OF POSTAL DISPENSARIES IN AP STATE AS WELLNESS CENTRES OF CGHS.
                       
  AS PER THE LATEST ORDERS ALL POSTAL PENSIONERS ARE ALLOWED TO REGISTER AS MEMBERS OF CGHS, WHERE EVER THEY RESIDE. IN THIS BACKGROUND WHO REGISTERD AS MEMBERS ARE FACING TROUBLES TO GET MEDICINES, AS THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL MORE DISTANCE TO HYDERABAD. IT IS ALSO INFORMED THAT ALREADY POSTAL DEPARTMENT GAVE THEIR CONSENT FOR CONVERSION. AS SUCH ADDL. DIRECTOR IS REQUESTED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO CONVERT THE PRESENT POSTAL DISPENSARIES LOCATED AT VISAKHAPATNAM, RAJAHMUNDRY, VIJAYAWADA, GUNTUR & NELLORE, AS CGHS WELL NESS CENTRES AND HELP THE PENSIONERS.

2. REQUEST FOR OPENING OF MORE WELLNESS CENTRES IN VISAKHAPATNAM

AS NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS ARE MORE ALMOST EQUAL TO HYDERABAD MORE NUMBER OF WELNESS CENTRES MAY BE OPENED IN VISAKHAPATNAM TO FECILITATE THE MEMBERS TO GET THE MEDICINES WITHOUT DELAY.

3. REQUEST FOR RECOGNISING MORE HOSPITALS AND INSISTING THEM TO GIVE CASHLESS TREATMENT FECILITY TO PENSIONERS.

AS PENSIONERS CANNOT INCURR HUGE AMOUNTS FOR TREATMENT, SOME HOSPITALS IN IMPORTENT TOWNS OF AP MAY BE RECOGNISED AS REFARAL HOSPITALS AND THEY MAY BE INSTRUCTED TO GIVE CASHLESS TREATMENT TO PENSIONERS.

4. PERMITTING CGHS MEMBERS TO GET INPATIENT TREATMENT IN ANY REFERAL HOSPITAL IN AP STATE.

AT PRESENT CONSENT LETTERS FOR INPATIENT TREATMENT ARE ISSUED BY WELLNESS CENTRES PERMITTING THEM TO JOIN AS INPATIENT IN HYDERABAD ONLY. AS SUCH IT IS REQUESTED TO ISSUE PERMISSION LETTERS TO PENSIONERS TO GET TREATMENT IN ANY REFERAL HOSPITAL IN AP STATE.
5.  REQUEST FOR PAYMENT OF ADVANCE TO PENSIONERS FOR INPATIENT TREATMENT IN REFERAL HOSPITALS.

AS REFERAL HOSPITALS ARE NOT ALLOWING CASHLESS TREATMENT, PENSIONERS WHO ADMIT WITH PRIOR INTIMATION/EMERGENCY IN REFERAL HOSPITALS MAY BE GRANTED 80% OF ESTIMATED AMOUNT GIVEN BY HOSPITALS MAY BE GRANTED AS ADVANCE WHICH CAN BE ADJUSTED WHILE SANCTIONING THE BILLS LIKE GRANTING TO INSERVICE EMPLOYEES BY THE CONCERNED DEPARTMENTS.

6.  SUPPLY OF SAME MEDICINES PRESCRIBED BY SPECIALIST TO PATIENTS.

INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE ISSUED TO SUPPLY SAME MEDICINE PRESCRIBED BY SPECEALIST INSTEAD OF ALTERNATE MEDICINE BY WELL NESS CENTRE AS PER THE ORDERS OF DG,CGHS VIDE LR. NO. Z.15.25/33/2018/DIR/CGHS DT.1-5-2018.

7. ALLOWING BENEFICIERIES TO GET SPECIALIST ADVISE FROM PRIVATE REFERAL HOSPITALS AS PERMITTED VIDE MOH DIR LR. NO. Z15025/64/2018/DIR/CGHS DT. 31-7-2018.

8. ISSUE OF PERMANENT CGHS CORDS TO THOSE CONTINUING MEMBERSHIP PRIOR TO 1-1-2016 WITH OLD TATES.
MANY PENSIONERS OF POSTAL DEPARTMENT ARE CONTINUINGMEMBER SHIP BY RENEWING THER MEMBERSHIP FOR EVERY 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO 2016.. BUT THEY ARE DENIED LIFE MEMBERSHIP BY PAYING ON OLD RATES AND DEMANDING TO PAY AS PER NEW RATE FOR 10 YEARS BALANCEAMOUNT WHICH IS QUITE INJUSTICE AND DISCRIMINATION. AS SUCH THEY MAY BE PERMITTED TO PAY ON OLDRATES FOR LIFE MEMBERSHIP.

9. DELAY IN SANCTION OF MEDICAL BILLS.

A] MEDICAL BILL SUBMITTED BY CH. RAMBABU FOR TREATMENT OF HIS WIFE SMT. SUNEETA OF NAGARJUNA HOSPITAL VJA ON 27-7-2018. BILL NO.18070823.

B] BILL SUBMITTED BY GANGAIAH,ON 2-6-18 FOR RECONSIDERATION .BILL NO.155728.


                                       THANKING YOU SIR,

YOURS FAITHFULLY,


[Y. NAGABHUSHANAM]
GENERAL SECRETARY.