Chennai hospital temporarily barred from admitting COVID 19 patients

According to him, a cheque of about Rs 2 lakh issued by the patient got bounced. The official said the entire case sheet and other documents have been submitted to the government.

The Tamil Nadu government has fixed a maximum amount that a private hospital can charge from a Covid-19 patient. The per day rate for those who do not have any Covid-19 symptoms or those having mild symptoms in the general ward is Rs 5,000 in case of Class A1, A2, A3 and A4 hospitals.

In the case of intensive care unit (ICU) with all facilities, the per day rates in case of A1 and A2 hospitals is Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 and for A3 and A4 hospitals Rs 9,000 to Rs 13,500.

As per the government order, hospitals charging more than the stipulated rates will be removed from the list of approved hospitals under the insurance scheme.

The approved private hospitals will reserve 25 per cent of their bed strength for Covid-19 patients covered under the state government health insurance scheme. Those covered under the state government health insurance scheme need not pay anything to the hospitals, the government had said earlier.