CGHS cards are eligible for cashless treatment at all AIIMS; find out how to take advantage of this offer

 CGHS cards are eligible for cashless treatment at all AIIMS; find out how to take advantage of this offer

All AIIMS throughout the nation accept cashless payments from users of CGHS cards. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) locations nationwide provide cashless treatment options to Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) beneficiaries.

All AIIMS throughout the nation accept cashless payments from users of CGHS cards. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) locations nationwide provide cashless treatment options to Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) beneficiaries. According to a reply given in the Lok Sabha on December 5, 2023, Dr. Bharti Praveen Pawar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, said that the government has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between CGHS and AIIMS. At AIIMS, New Delhi, PGIMER, Chandigarh, JIPMER, Puducherry, and AIIMS situated in Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur, Rishikesh, Bilaspur, Rajkot, Kalyani, Bathinda, Bibinagar, Guwahati, Deoghar, and Mangalagiri, pensioners have been given with CGHS. The recipients have access to a cashless treatment service.

Who may get care at AIIMS, PGIMER, Chandigarh, and JIPMER, Puducherry, without using cash? Beneficiaries of CGHS should be aware of the guidelines in order to use these prestigious institutions' cashless treatment services.

Guidelines for cashless care at AIIMS

1) With a valid CGHS card, cashless treatment at AIIMS is available to CGHS pensioners and other recipients who qualify for it, such as past governors, MPs, judges of the Supreme Court of India, judges of High Courts, freedom fighters, etc. are qualified.

2) The CGHS card indicates the ward's eligibility as well as its validity.

3) AIIMS will set up a dedicated desk for CGHS recipients. At the CGHS counter, the qualified CGHS recipient may present their CGHS card for validation.

4) CGHS cardholders who qualify may validate their own cards. A copy of both the patient's and the family member's CGHS cards must be supplied in the event that a dependent family member is receiving treatment. CGHS will check the card details against the CGHS database after consulting with NIC.

5) In the last week of AIIMS month, a physical bill and a copy of the CGHS card must be sent in to the office of the Additional Director, CGHS of the relevant city.

6) AIIMS will open a separate bank account for CGHS recipients so they may pay their expenses. Bills must be paid in full and put into the bank account that AIIMS set up for CGHS.

7) The advantage of cashless treatment is available to other qualified individuals in addition to CGHS retirees.