West Bengal Health Scheme is to provide Medical Benefits to the State Government Employees and their dependent family members, State Government Pensioners.
Opening of two New Scheme Heads for Payment to Health Care Organisations for Cashless Medical Facility under West Bengal Health for All Employees and Pensioners Cashless Medical Treatment Scheme, 2014.
Send the receipted bill along with copies of all prescriptions, reports, bills to Medical Cell of Finance Department instead of sending the same to the respective Government department, as a temporary measure.
Implementation of West Bengal Health for All Employees and Pensioners Cashless Medical Treatment Scheme, 2014 with respect to processing of Bills from HCOs located at Kolkata/ Districts to respective Govt. Department/ District Offices.
Receipted bill along with copies of all prescriptions, reports, bills etc. will now be required to be sent to the respective Government department of the employee/ pensioner as per his declaration.
To avail the benefit of the Cashless Medical Treatment under the Scheme, a Government Employee or Government Pensioner shall have to enroll afresh at WBHS Monitoring System. This link will be operational from 15.09.2014.
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.
Cashless medical treatment up to Rupees one lakh will be provided to the beneficiaries for undergoing treatment in private empanelled hospitals within the state including NCR.
This scheme shall apply to all State Government employees, State Government pensioners including family pensioners and the beneficiaries who have opted for existing scheme in lieu of medical allowance.
Financial Power of various designated Officers for sanctioning cost of medical attendance and treatment is increased making amendment to the clause 13 (3) of the West Bengal Health Scheme, 2008.
Governor is pleased to reconstitute West Bengal Health Scheme Authority consequent upon joining two numbers of Medical Officers on re-employment to the Medical Cell of Finance Department.