Dear Comrades,
CGHS ORDERS - Permission for treatment / investigations in respect of CGHS beneficiaries availing treatment for Diabetes, Hypertension & other Cardiac Diseases, Dialysis and Cancer.
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
S-11045140 /2012/CGHS/HEC/CGHS (P)
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 1st October, 2012
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Permission
 for treatment / investigations in respect of CGHS beneficiaries 
availing treatment for Diabetes, Hypertension & other Cardiac 
Diseases, Dialysis and Cancer.
The
 undersigned is directed to refer to the subject mentioned above and to 
state that at present the CGHS beneficiaries undergoing treatment for 
Diabetes, Hypertension & other Cardiac Diseases, Dialysis and Cancer
 require repeated investigations / treatment procedures over a period of
 time and as per the existing guidelines they are required to procure 
permission every time to get the prescribed treatment / investigations 
done at CGHS empanelled hospitals /diagnostic centres.
2.
 With a view to alleviate the inconvenience to CGHS beneficiaries in 
obtaining the requisite permission(s) every time, this Ministry has 
decided to permit issue of permission (referral) letters by competent 
authorities with a validity of six months from the date of issue of the 
original prescription for undergoing the prescribed treatment 
/investigation procedures to be conducted at the prescribed intervals 
over a period of six months as advised by a Government Specialist. The 
same permission (referral) letter shall be valid for undergoing the 
prescribed treatment procedures / investigations on multiple times 
during the six months, at intervals as advised by the Government 
Specialist.
sd-
(V.P.Singh)
Deputy Secretary to Government of India
 
 
