WBHS
West Bengal Health Scheme is to provide Medical Benefits to the State Government Employees and their dependent family members, State Government Pensioners.
Dialysis is a procedure to remove waste products and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys stop working properly. This procedure is done frequently as a life saving measures for the patient suffering from renal failure (CKD-V stage).
For processing of claim of West Bengal Health Scheme (WBHS) through WBHS Portal, mapping of Payment Head of Account from the end selective users (Head of Office himself/ herself or Approver of User Administration) of a Head of Office, is mandatory.
Governor is now pleased to enhance the ceiling of cashless limit of each IPD treatment in private empanelled hospital to Rs. 2,00,000/- only from the existing ceiling of Rs. 1,50,000/-
Introduction of mandatory Annual Health Checkup for the WBCS (Exe) officers of the age of 40 years or above in line with the provisions made in this regard for AIS & Central Civil Service Officers.
Now, the cost of medical treatment in non-empanelled private Health Care Organisation is also reimbursable under certain conditions. Request for clarifications of some points laid down in the said Scheme after its amendments are being received by this department from various corners.
For receiving treatment at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, prior permission of the West Bengal Health Scheme Authority and referral from recognized Health Care Organization will no longer be necessary.
Discontinuation of Form-H and introduction of comprehensive Form-D4 & preparation of claims in progressive manner by the private hospitals under WBHS.
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.
Governor is pleased to reconstitute West Bengal Health Scheme Authority with the following composition:
The existing, retired State Govt employees, pensioners, family pensioners, AIS and retired AIS officers who have not enrolled their names under West Bengal Health Scheme, 2008 may be allowed to enrol their names up to 31.03.2015.