Bharat Sanchar Bhavan Building

To,

Shri MSS Rao

GM (Admn.)BSNL-HQ

Bharat Sanchar Bhavan Building

Jan path Road, New Delhi – 110 001 [011-23734157-Off & 011-23718288-Fax / Room No: 1201-SMH]

Our Earlier Ref.Ltr. No: SNEA/CHQ-WL/2008-09/06a09/ Dated: 01 / 06 /2009

Your office Ref Letter: Minutes of the Committee Meeting for Reviewing Medical Policy held on 10th June-2009 at 11.00 Hrs. held in the chamber of Respected GM (Admn.) BSNL-CO-New Delhi

Our Letter. No: SNEA/CHQ-WL/2008-09/06b09/ Dated: 13 / 06 /2009

Subject: Submission of proposals / Agenda items from “SNEA (I), for the forth coming meeting going to be held for “Reviewing existing Medical policy i.e.BSNLMRS”.

Respected sir,

In connection of above reference letter, u/s is directed by our General Secretary-SNEA (I), to submit suggestions / agenda as a representative of SNEA (I).

As discussed in our last meeting held on dated 10—6-2009 Our over all mottos behind this exercise is to find the reasonable solutions which help us for providing improved quality base medical facilities which are being extended to our employees / officials, along with ensuring restriction on the expenditure which is to be bear by BSNL. In this regard for (1) Out door (2) In door BSNLMRS, our suggestions are as under.

(1) We may explore all the possible steps for improving our present BSNLMRS for outdoor treatment & balancing the present expenditure. For working and retired employee, which are as under.

(1a) It is observed that very high expenditure is taking place in 100% (voucher base) opted scheme. And apart from that it consume our costly man hour / time, and involvement of series of officials right from clerk to SSA Head for process of these bills, which is not at all affordable to us. Hence For O/D reimbursement we may fix the amount for all the employees at par.

(1b) Existing the reimbursement of chronic diseases listed vide: BSNL/Admn.I/1 Dated 03-06-2004. AND some more felt necessary, is to be continued with 100% REIMBURSHMENT as it is.

(1c)As prescribed by concerned Medical officer of our Empanelled Hospital, for various machines / equipments, which is essential for aid & assistance of different organ e.g. for Ear, Heart, Lung/Breathing etc, either for enhancing or maintaining the proper performance of organ, 100% REIMBURSHMENT is to be made under such cases.

(2) First of all we may explore all the possible steps for improving our present BSNLMRS (for Indoor treatment) scheme for working and retired employee, which are mentioned as under.

(2a) In case of In door treatment also the consumption of our time, and costly man hour i.e. involvement of series of officials right from clerk to the SSA Head / the CGM for process of these bills, which is nighter our business as a service provider nor affordable to us. Consequently we may also explore the possibilities of handling such affairs in which we are having no expertise, through engaging T.P.A. as adopted by various “MediClaim agencies”.

(2b)

Sr.
No. / Issues of Present BSNLMRS scheme / Improvement Requirement in BSNLMRS scheme.
I. / In revised CGHS-Rate list in the many items of surgery, costing more then 1.00lakhs e.g. coronary bypass surgery, open heart procedure, open ASD-VSD,open pulmonary valvotomy,double valve replacement,total knee joint replacement,etc. in which the rates are slashed up to 20 to 25 % compare to earlier rates. Due to which the existing “empanelled hospitals are either quitting BSNL or our officials has to pay such additional expenses from their pocket”.
/ In case of Rates higher then CGHS the concern CGMs / SSAs are to be empowered to negotiate with reliable specialized hospitals under their zone and allowed to empanel such hospitals within limit e.g. =<10 %, =<15 %, =<20 % above the CGHS-Rate list As per the classification of towns i.e. for class C-and bellow,B,A-and metro respectively.
Now for the issue of balancing / bearing the additional amount beyond CGHS we need to explore various possibilities.
IA. Emloyee,spouse,two child(unemployed) up to 25 years age & above 25 years age in case of disabled, widow /unmarried daughter, and dependent parents i.e. total SIX-Members are to considered as family member.(For working and retired employee)
IB. Medical card with Group photo is to be issue with all detail such as Name, Age /Birth date, Blood group, STATION of staying (so that it can be allowed for eligible family members who are staying in other station FOR taking treatment in concerned STATION) . Accordingly Once in every finical year undertaking is to be obtaining from each employee for conformation of all family members detail & as per need additional Medical card is also to be issue by parent station authority.
IC.
Beneficiary / Reimbursement In case of various categories of Empanelled Hospitals.
Hospital=
CGHS Rates.
Up to / Hospital=
CGHS+20% above Rates.
Up to / Hospital=
Above the (CGHS+20%) Rates.
Up to
Employee / Self / 100% of CGHS / 120% Maximum i.e. (CGHS+20%) / 120% i.e.
Beyond(CGHS+20%) is to be bear by self
All other family member / 100% of CGHS / 100% of CGHS i.e.
Beyond(CGHS) is to be bear by self / 100% of
CGHS i.e.
Beyond(CGHS) is to be bear by self
ID. Further it is to be uniformly implemented that, the Payment / claims to all empanelled hospitals is to be made directly from BSNL.
II. / We are following CGHS-Rate list, but not the overall policy. Due to which many “disease” which are not covered in CGHS-Rate list for such our officials are facing very much problems in granting advances & reimbursement e.g. Live liver transplanment, cochlear implant surgery-(ear related) etc. / In this connection guideline was issued from BSNL-HQ vide no:BSNL/Admn.I/1-1/07,Dtd23-04-07,But unfortunately it is not at all fulfilling our purpose.
IIA. In such cases concerned CGMS are to be empowered for 80 % advance of estimate without any delay / referring case to BSNL-HQ. & reimbursement as per either actual expenditure or AIMS.
IIB. Entitled Ward as per CGHS criteria is to be made applicable.
III. / In some Circles e.g. Gujarat For sanctioning of Advance & Reimbursement, SSA-Head are empowered up to 2 basic + DA. Due to which in most of costly but emergency-type treatments our officials / family members are suffering lot. / Further it is to be uniformly implemented that, For sanctioning of Advance SSA-Heads are to be empowered irrespective of limit, Of Basic + DA.
While for Reimbursement we may follow the existing procedure.
IV. / For sanctioning of Advance & Reimbursement in case of Hospitalization / Treatment in private Hospitals, either in cases of Emergency or specialized treatment i.e. in other then “empanelled hospitals”. Our officials are facing very pathetic & embracing condition and are suffering lot. / The Hospitalization / Treatment in private Hospitals for the “disease” of the nature of emergency / specialized , wide angles are to be kept as criteria to handle such cases positively, For Advance & Reimbursement at par with “empanelled hospitals within the limit as covered above at IC .
V. / Now for the issue of balancing / bearing the additional amount beyond CGHS we may also explore the possibilities of offering dual sources of reimbursement as per Govt.of India letter no: S-11011 / 4 /2003-CGHS (P) optionally/ discretionary to our desire staff, by entering in to agreement with reliable MediClaim agency, with some relaxation in terms & condition in our favor. As done in case of Home loan.

Thanking you,

Yours truly,

(B.G.Patel)-Circle President SNEA (I)-Gujarat. [Representative of SNEA (I)-CHQ]

Copy to: (1) All the Respected members of “Medical review committee” of BSNL-HQ, for inf. & N/A.Pl.

(2) Com.G.L.Jogi, General Secretary SNEA (I)-CHQ New Delhi, for inf. & N/A.Pl.