According to Shah, at the time of his discharge from the Fortis hospital, he tried to settle his medical bill using Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. However, the staff at the payment counter squarely refused to accept these notes. Shah then made a complaint to the District Collectorate, following which a Sub Divisional Officer visited the hospital and told its staff that as per the circular issued by the Directorate of Health Services two days back, it is mandatory for the hospitals to accept the old currency notes from patients. Thereafter, Shah was discharged from the hospital.
The notice, however, says that even after Shah’s discharge, several other patients called up the Collectorate to complain that the hospital staff was insisting on payment through new notes. “This (refusal to accept demonetised notes) will create law and order problem…Therefore, why action should not be taken against the hospital under section 188 of the IPC and also Bombay Nursing Home Registration Act of 1949,” the notice said. The notice has asked the hospital to reply till Saturday, failing which action would be taken it.
Why only medical professionals has to behave like Gandhi
Collectors notice is totally unjustified
old currency can be accepted by only govt hospitals and not pvt hospitals, does not make sense. i think the time has come that you shut down your practises and go abroad and do something else.
Acceptance of demonetised currency is a must for Gov\’t hospitals.not for Pvt sectors…authorities cannot bulldoze Pvt hospitals.
As per the information that I have gathered from all news channels the old notes can be accepted by only government hospitals, medical store on doctor\’s prescription, railway stations.
It does not mention all the hospitals.