Look into demand for return of treatment expense: SHRC
The Hindu
COVID patient charged ₹1.43 lakh by private hospital
The Kerala State Human Rights Commission has directed that the demand for return of ₹1.43 lakh charged by a private hospital from a COVID-19 patient who was referred to it by the COVID-19 cell at the Collectorate be looked into and steps taken on the matter without delay.
Commission chairperson Antony Dominic issued the direction to the State health authority, disaster management authority, and the District Medical Officer.
The Thiruvananthapuram disaster management authority chief executive officer informed the commission that it had been stipulated that empanelled hospitals should not charge treatment expenses from patients referred to by the District Collectorate. However, Sushrutha hospital at Pothencode had said that ₹1.43 lakh charged for six days of treatment could not be returned.
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