EMPANELMENT OF HOSPITALS/NURSING HOMES AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTRES
Tele : 011-25683476
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Central Organisation, ECHS
Adjutant General’s Branch
Integrated Headquarters
Ministry of Defence (Army)
Thimayya Marg,
Near Gopinath Circle,
Delhi Cantt — 110 010
B/49771/AG/ECHS/Emp
21-Dec-2018
IHQ of MoD (Navy)/Dir ECHS (N)
Air HQ (VB)/DPS
HQ Southern Command (A/ECHS)
HQ Eastern Command (A/ECHS)
HQ Western Command (A/ECHS)
HQ Central Command (A/ECHS)
HQ Northern Command (A/ECHS)
HQ South Western Command (A/ECHS)
HQ Andaman & Nicobar Command (A/ECHS)
All Regional Centre ECHS
EMPANELMENT OF HOSPITALS/NURSING HOMES AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTRES
1. Refer Govt of India, Min of Def letter No 22B(01)/2018-WE/D(Res) dated 17 Dec 2018 (Copy enclosed and softcopy is also uploaded on ECHS website www.echs.gov.in).
2. Regional Centres will initiate action to complete the formalities required for empanelling hospitals as approved for empanelment vide letter under reference. A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) will be signed with each of the Hospital by the concerned Director, Regional Centre ECHS. The MoA will be made on Rs 100/-(Rupees one hundred only) non judicial stamp paper and will be valid for two years from the date of signing of the agreement. The payment for the stamp paper will be made by the empanelled facility. The following documents will be attached to MoA as Annexures:-
(a) Health facilities for which recognised. (Copy of Annexure of Govt letter pertaining to hosp).
(b) Negotiated Rates (only one rate per code No. as applicable to the medical facility will be mentioned and negotiated rated would be lower than CGHS rates).
3. Rates applicable will be as per prevalent CGHS rates/negotiated/existing hospitals rates whichever is lower (to be indicated by asterix).
Disposal of Application Forms and MoA
4. Application forms in respect of the Hospitals approved for empanelment by DoESW of MoD will be returned by the Central Organisation, ECHS to the respective Regional Centres subsequently.
5. The application forms will be held in safe custody of Regional Centres. The application form will NOT be destroyed for two years after termination of the period of validity of the MoA.
6. The original and duplicate copies of MoA will be retained by the Regional Centres and the empanelled facility respectively. Additional photocopies of MoA alongwith Annexures including rates will be forwarded/distributed as under:-
(a) Central Organisation ECHS
(b) Concerned Area/Sub Area/Independent Sub Area
(c) Concerned SEMOs
(d) Concerned Polyclinics
(e) Concerned CDAs.
Referrals
7. Formal referrals to empanelled facilities as per laid down procedures can commence after signing of the MoA.
(Rajiv Dhar)
Col
Addl Offr
for MD ECHS