Confusion prevails on healthcare delivery as Government bans Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes
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Delhi: Private hospitals and nursing homes are finding themselves amidst a lot of confusion after the Prime Minister announced demonetization of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes on Tuesday night. Where as the Central government hospitals were instructed by JP Nadda, Union Health Minister to stick to a 72-hour guideline of accepting the old notes so that the patients are not inconvenienced, the private hospitals have no such directives to operate with and are left clueless regarding how to handle the situation. As a result, pandemonium prevailed on the provisioning of healthcare services across the country.
"There seems to be lack of clarity over the use of these notes in hospitals. We will wait for the fine print before we know we can use these notes. Else, we may ask patients to pay through cheque instead of cash," said Dr. B. Bhaskar Rao, CEO of KIMS Hospital told the Hindu.
Many Hospitals refused to accept the demonetization notes. A press release issued by the Fortis Healthcare stated, ".. at Fortis hospitals across the country, we continue to accept payments through credit card, debit card and electronic banking transfers. As 500 and 1000 Rupee denomination notes are no longer legal tender we are only accepting 100 Rs and lower currency notes. As per Government regulation, a PAN card and legitimate ID proof is however required for payments in cash exceeding Rs 50,000."
"There seems to be lack of clarity over the use of these notes in hospitals. We will wait for the fine print before we know we can use these notes. Else, we may ask patients to pay through cheque instead of cash," said Dr. B. Bhaskar Rao, CEO of KIMS Hospital told the Hindu.
Many Hospitals refused to accept the demonetization notes. A press release issued by the Fortis Healthcare stated, ".. at Fortis hospitals across the country, we continue to accept payments through credit card, debit card and electronic banking transfers. As 500 and 1000 Rupee denomination notes are no longer legal tender we are only accepting 100 Rs and lower currency notes. As per Government regulation, a PAN card and legitimate ID proof is however required for payments in cash exceeding Rs 50,000."
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