Cashless treatment facilities now available to all CGHS beneficiaries at these 6 AIIMS

Health ministry today (May 20) said that Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) pensioners and other entitled categories of CGHS beneficiaries will be eligible for cashless treatment in OPD, investigations, and indoor treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur, and Rishikesh.

The ministry further said that cashless treatment for CGHS beneficiaries is also in the offing at the AIIMS branches of New Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh, and GIPMER Puducherry. 

In the same direction, Memorandums of Agreement were signed between the ministry and these six AIIMS and CGHS in the presence of health secretary, Rajesh Bhushan.

The ministry in its statement, said that patient care facilities available at 6 fully functional AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh shall be extended to the CGHS beneficiaries on a cashless basis.

It will be particularly beneficial for senior citizens (retired pensioner beneficiaries of CGHS) who find it difficult to submit individual reimbursement claims and follow-up approvals. 

"CGHS beneficiaries will have the advantage of accessing state-of-the-art treatment facilities available in these AIIMS, without the hassle of first making payments and then seeking reimbursements from CGHS. This initiative will save time, reduce paperwork and also delays in settlement of individual claims. Till now, CGHS pensioner beneficiaries, availing treatment at AIIMS, are required to first make payment and claim reimbursement later from CGHS," said the 

The salient features of this initiative are as under:

CGHS pensioners and other entitled categories of CGHS beneficiaries will be eligible for cashless treatment in OPD, investigations, and indoor treatment at these 6 AIIMS. 

These 6 AIIMS shall raise credit bills of CGHS Pensioners and other categories of eligible beneficiaries to CGHS and CGHS shall preferably make payment within 30 days of receipt of the bills.

Admission of CGHS beneficiaries shall be made only against the production of valid CGHS Beneficiary ID Card for the treatment at AIIMS. 

AIIMS shall create a separate Help Desk and a separate accounting system for CGHS beneficiaries.   

Medicines prescribed by the doctors at AIIMS, for OPD treatment, or at the time of discharge from AIIMS, will be collected by the beneficiaries through CGHS.