CGHS has clarified that forms available in PDF format on their website are accepted if patient party downloads and prints them.

As per CGHS requirements, I have to take my FIL to a Govt. Hospital every month for consultation. Over a period of time, I have come to accept this as de-facto and no longer question CGHS officials about why consultation by Doctor’s at private hospitals (hospitals that are empaneled by CGHS) is not accepted when [...]

Loads of questions are being posed by frantic CGHS members about the CGHS scheme. This post attempts to clarify the process of obtaining treatment under CGHS scheme. It chiefly covers the process to obtain pre-approved treatment. Obtaining Emergency Treatment & Subsequent Reimbursement Claim is covered here. Step 1 would be to visit the CGHS clinic [...]

As I mentioned earlier, my FIL (DM2, CRF, HTN, Hb+) suffered from Intra-Cranial Hemorrhage (ICH) which left him paralyzed on the left-side of his body (Left Hemi-Paresis) and the ensuing treatment caused his kidney problem (End State Renal Disease – ESRD) to aggravate and become Complete Renal Failure (CRF). After being in Kolkata for almost [...]

Delightfully simple, the ‘Medical 2004 Form for Reimbursement of Medical Claims of CGHS beneficieries’ is a breeze to fill-in and the submission process is extraordinarily simple. NOT.