WBHS

West Bengal Health Scheme is to provide Medical Benefits to the State Government Employees and their dependent family members, State Government Pensioners.

Cost of Generic Medicines in Non-Empanelled HCO

For treatment in non-empanelled Health Care Organisations, cost of medicines in generic names may be reimbursed in full. Trade name shall not be considered by any means.

National Capital Region – Health Scheme

West Bengal Health Scheme, 2008 is applicable to the West Bengal State Government employees working in the National Capital Region and pensioners/ family pensioners of the State Government and their beneficiaries residing there.

Medical Benefits for Pensioner/ Family Pensioner

Guidelines to be adopted for change of sanctioning authority in connection with medical benefits under the W.B.H.S. 2008 for the State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners.

Further Guidelines for Empanelled Health Care Units

Not more than two packages should normally be performed or planned. Permission of the West Bengal Health Scheme Authority is necessary for more than two packages.

Reimbursement of Medical Expense from Insurance Policy

Pensioners/ family pensioners are also allowed to claim reimbursement of medical expenses both from the Insurance Company as well as the West Bengal Health Scheme, 2008.

Extension of Enrolment in WBHS upto 31.03.2013

The existing and retired employees not enrolling their names under West Bengal Health Scheme by 31.03.2013 shall not be eligible to get the benefits of the Scheme in future.

Speciality Hospitals under WBHS outside West Bengal

(a) AIIMS, New Delhi, (b) PGIMER, Chandigarh, (c) Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, (d) NIMHANS, Bangalore, (e) Christian Medical College, Vellore, (f) Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, (g) Sankara Netralaya, Chennai (h) L.V. Prasad Eye Hospital, Hyderabad, (i) Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, (j) Metro Hospital & Cancer Institute, New Delhi.