West Bengal <\/a>Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC), in a notification, also said private hospitals should not refuse admission or treatment if payment was not made immediately.
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\n\t“After due deliberation and careful consideration, it is decided that clinical establishments would not be entitled to demand more than 20 per cent of the estimated cost of treatment or a maximum amount of Rs 50,000 whichever is less, at the time of admission,” it said.<\/p>\n
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\n\tIn case the patient is not in a position to deposit the required amount at the time of admission, the hospital would grant provisional admission and provide necessary treatment, the notification said.<\/p>\n
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\n\t“However, the admission would be regularised upon the deposit of the amount within a period of 12 hours. In case the deposit is not made within the time stipulated, the hospital would be at liberty to cancel the provisional admission…,” it added.<\/p>\n
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\n\tIn another advisory, the commission asked hospitals to intimate patients regarding billing on a daily basis.<\/p>\n
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\n\t“Henceforth, all investigations amounting above Rs 2,000 should be done on a prior documented intimated to the patient party,” it said.<\/p>\n
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