TN caps private hospital charges for Covid patients
THE CM announced that the state will bear the higher education expenses of a salon owner’s daughter in Madurai who was lauded by PM Narendra Modi for his Covid-19 relief work
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday capped per-day charges for Covid-19 treatment in private hospitals after dividing hospitals in four categories based on the facilities offered.
The government has set an upper limit for the treatment charges in the intensive care units and general wards, both.
“In private hospitals (across grades), the per day charge for treatment in ICUs shall not exceed `15,000. In general wards, for asymptomatic patients and those with mild symptoms, the maximum is `7,500,” health minister C. Vijayabaskar said in a press release.
For general wards in Grade A1 and A2 hospitals, no more than `7,500 may be charged per day. In Grade A3 and A4 hospitals, the treatment fee ceiling for general ward is `5,000.
Chief minister K. Palaniswami ordered ceiling of Covid-19 treatment charges after getting complaints from patients.
Chennai, June 6: The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday capped perday charges for Covid-19 treatment in private hospitals after dividing hospitals in four categories based on the facilities offered. The government has set an upper limit for the treatment charges in the intensive care units and general wards, both.
“In private hospitals (across grades), the per day charge for treatment in ICUs shall not exceed `15,000. In general wards, for asymptomatic patients and those with mild symptoms, the maximum is `7,500,” health minister C. Vijayabaskar said in a press release.
For general wards in Grade A1 and A2 hospitals, no more than `7,500 may be charged per day. In Grade A3 and A4 hospitals, the treatment fee ceiling for general ward is `5,000.
Chief minister K. Palaniswami ordered ceiling of Covid-19 treatment charges after getting complaints from patients and seeing media reports on private hospitals charging exorbitantly, the health minister said.
For the purpose of fixing upper limit on rates, hospitals have been categorised based on factors like amenities and for the first two levels of Grade A1 and A2 hospitals, the maximum allowable per day fee in general ward and ICU are `7,500 and `15,000 respectively.
In the next two levels of hospitals that fall under Grade A3 and A4, the ceiling for charges per day in general ward and the ICU are `5,000 and `15,000.
Following patients’ complaints of exorbitant fee in private hospitals for Covid-19 treatment, a panel headed by health secretary Beela Rajesh submitted a report to the government on permissible charges for private hospitals, the release said.
Meanwhile, the chief minister also announced that the state government would bear the higher education expenses of a salon owner’s daughter in Madurai who was lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his Covid-19 relief work.
The salon owner, Mohan of Madurai district, spent his savings earmarked for the education of his daughter Nethra to buy and distribute groceries and vegetables for the poor, Mr Palaniswami said.