WBHS
West Bengal Health Scheme is to provide Medical Benefits to the State Government Employees and their dependent family members, State Government Pensioners.
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.
Cost of train journey for medical attendance and treatment in speciality hospitals outside the State with one attendant, both ways, may be reimbursed.
Relaxation of proviso of Financial Power for Sanctioning Cost of Treatment for payment against Cashless Admissibility Reimbursement Certificate (CARC).
Governor is now pleased to revise the existing rate list for Tata Medical Center, Rajarhat only, for treatment of the beneficiaries under West Bengal Health Scheme.
Clause 14 of the Agreement already in existence between HCOs and the Finance Department for providing medical attendance and treatment to the beneficiaries under the WBHS 2008 be treated as substituted with this.
Cost up to 80% of the West Bengal Health Scheme approved rates may be reimbursed for the indoor medical treatment, if availed in a non-empanelled private hospital.
Governor is pleased to relax the income limit for parents, son, minor brother, unmarried/ widowed/ divorced daughters, unmarried/ widowed/ divorced sisters of the Government employee/ pensioner for medical treatment of Critical diseases.
In the event of the death of a Government employee or pensioner enrolled under WBHS while undergoing IPD treatment at an empanelled HCO, the following procedure shall apply:
Considering the gravity of the disease/illness named ‘Covid-19’ the West Bengal Health Scheme Authority (WBHSA) has agreed to include the same as 17th (seventeenth) disease/ illness in the OPD List of WBHS.
Governor is pleased to implement ONLINE functionality for discontinuation of Medical Allowance/ Relief from the Salary/Pension of the enrolled employee and pensioner with the following directives: