Central Organisation, ECHS
Adjutant General’s Branch
Integrated Headquarters
Ministry of Defence (Army)
Maude Lines
Delhi Cantt-110010

B/49773/AG/ECHS/Rates/Policy

06/12/2013

All Regional Centres

USE OF INJECTABLES (ANTI VEGF AGENTS)

1. Further to this office letter No B/49762/AG/ECHS dt 19 Aug 13, addressed to Regional Centre Pune with copy to all Regional Centres.

2. It was observed that the empanelled facilities were taking approval on Appx ‘A’ forInj Avastin for Ophthalmic use and there was a wide variation in rates. The issue was deliberated in consultation with service Ophthalmologist and Rs.2000/- (Two thousand only) per dose of Inj Avastin for Ophthalmic use be applied across all ECHS empanelled institutes.

3. The cost of the procedure (CGHS code 147) will be over and above cost of the Injection.

4. The rates will be applicable from 01 Jan 2014.

sd/-
(Vijay Anand)
Col
Dir (Med)
for MD

Source: www.echs.gov.in
[http://echs.gov.in/images/pdf/med/Med90.pdf]

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ENTITLEMENT FOR ECHS MEMBERSHIP

1. Further to central Org ECHS letter No B/49764/AG/ECHS dated 10 Oct 2003.

2. With imediate effect, ECHS facilities have been extend to dependents as applicable in CGHS vide MH & FW letter No 4-24/9G-C&P/CGHS (P) dt 31 May 2007 (Copy attached)

Annexure 3. VA : Age Limit for Dependent children
Text of MH & FW OM No. 4-24/96-C&P/CGHS/CGHS(P), dt. 31.5.2007

Age Limit for Dependent Children of Government Servants and Pensioners for availing Medical Facilities under CGHS and Central Services (MA) Rules, 1944

The undersigned is directed to state that the age limit for dependent sons and daughters was earlier fixed vide Office Memorandum, No, B-12014/7/92-CGHS(P)dt. 31st December, 1993, issued by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, according to which for sons to be dependent on his father/mother, he had to be less than 25 years of age or till he started earning, whichever was earlier.

As a result of stay granted by the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in Civil Miscellaneous Petition No. 115/97 in Civil Writ Petition No. 2542 of 1996 in Shri Madan Mohan Sharina Vs. Union of India, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare issued an Office Memorandum No.4-24/96-C&P/CGHS/CGHS(P) on 17th September, 1999, upper age limit for sons was removed subject to fulfilling other conditions regarding dependency and normally staying with the Government servant/pensioner. The Hon’ble High Court Of Delhi has dismissed the petition by its order on 29th November, 2006.

2. In view of the dismissal of the Writ Petition, it has been decided to re-fix the age limit for dependents, as indicated below:

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