WBCERC Orders Hospitals to Release Bodies Within 5 Hours, Bans Billing Delays - Video

The West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) ordered that hospitals cannot hold back bodies of deceased patients for more than five hours for non-payment of dues or while waiting for insurance claim approval.

Further, the Commission has clarified that if any hospital keeps a body for more than five hours, the reason must be documented and the Commission informed. If this order is violated, the hospitals will have to face penal measures, the Commission said.

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WBCERC orders hospitals to release bodies within 5 hours, bars withholding over unpaid bills or insurance delays