Emergency Patients Cannot Be Denied Medical Reimbursements For Non-Empanelled Hospitals: Punjab and Haryana HC - Video

Ruling that patients cannot be forced to wait for admission to empanelled hospitals in emergency and life-threatening situations, the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted relief to a government employee whose wife underwent an emergency hysterectomy and gallbladder removal surgery at a non-empanelled hospital. The court directed the State Government to reimburse the remaining medical expenses of Rs 4,20,766 along with 6% interest within four weeks.

The Court criticised the government for approving only a small part of the total medical claim. It noted that medical reimbursement cannot be denied just because the hospital was not on the government’s approved list. Once it is clear that genuine treatment was taken, the claim cannot be rejected on technical grounds.

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