AFVOA Newletters of Year 2003

Page 119 of 170 Question No 41. What will be the method of treatment & referral under the ECHS scheme? Answer. First stage of referral will be to service hospitals in military stations (and wherever possible even in non-military stations depending upon distance). In case the specialist facilities or bed space is NOT available in the Service Hospital, then the patient will be referred to empanelled civil facilities of their choice. Question No 42. DO Pt II Order requirement should be done away with, since it requires senior citizens to run around pension offices? Answer. Officers should submit their application form to Stn HQs. In case of any clarification, Stn HQs will get the necessary Part II Order from Record Offices. However, requirement of consulting DO Part II order/GENFORM/AF RECFORM cannot be dispensed with due to mandatory verification check for eligibility. Question No 43. Clarification regarding medical history: will persons already suffering from a disease continue to be eligible after gaining ECHS membership? Is it necessary to provide medical details asked for in the computerized application form? Will the application be rejected for want of medical history/allergy details? Answer. Yes. History is being taken to help pensioners for their treatment and not to deny any service. Question No 44. Can the ESM make a choice of empanelled facility? Who will empanel hospitals/diagnostic centres and specialist consultants? Answer. a) Choice of Empanelled Hospital. This has been included in the policy, even without suggestions made by the environment. The patient can get himself treated at a Service Hospital when referred by the polyclinic doctor. In case bed space is not available in the Service Hospital, the patient only will decide the civil empanelled hospital of his choice, any where in India – cost of transportation of going there to be borne by him. b) Empanelment of Hospitals. The decision for empanelment of such hospitals, which can undertake serious surgeries, lies with the Station Commander. You may make your views known to Station Commander – he alone can decide on inclusion/exclusion. c) Polyclinics. The polyclinics will cater for treatment of the patient as per opinion of doctor. This has been included in the system. d) All efforts are being made to make the scheme beneficial to all Ex-servicemen and the emphasis will be on quality. A duly constituted Station Board of Officers, comprising non-AMC officers, as well as service medical advisors/specialists and an ECHS rep, shall carry out empanelment of hospitals/diagnostic centers/specialist consultants. Question No 45. Can the submission of Affidavit be waived? The submission procedure of MRO is also difficult – can it be changed? Answer. The requirement of affidavit cannot be waived, as it is a legal document in which the most operative portion is Para 9. In case of misuse, submission of fraudulent information or any other misdemeanour, the ECHS has the right to take legal action. The depositing of MRO at SBI/Govt Treasury is unavoidable as it is a treasury deposit Question No 46. Will ECHS members be re-imbursed payment made by them for treatment or medicines? Answer. The term “reimbursement” ceases to exist with the ECHS scheme being put in