Lok Sabha Question No. 4249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Cath Lab in Private Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4249 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## CATH LAB IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS

## 4249. SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the involvement/share of corporate sector has increased impactfully in medical industry/services in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  steps  being  taken  to  prot ect o r  families  from  high  cost  of  treatment in private/corporate hospitals;
- (c) the number of cath labs working in the country, State/UT -wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to increase the cath labs to cater to the needs of the patients at hospitals with better facilities, if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken in this regard;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  proposes to  set  up  cath  labs  in  Tirupati  and  in Kakinada  in Andhra Pradesh under PPP mode, if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor; and
- (f)  the  details  of  the  financial assistance  being  provided  to  the Government  of  Andhra Pradesh by Union Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUM AR CHOUBEY)

- (a) : No such data is available regarding increase in involvement/share of the Corpor Sector in medical industry/services in the country.
- (b)  Government  of  India  has  notified  Clinical  Establishments  Act,  2010  and  Clinic Establishments (central Government) Rules, 2012 thereunder for registration and regula of Clinical Establishments in the States/UTs wherever the Act is applicable.

A s per Clause 9 of Clinical Establishments (central Government) Rules, 2012, f registration and continuation, every clinical establishments, among others, shall also the following conditions:

a. Display the rates charged for each type of service provided and facilities available, for the benefit of the patients at a conspicuous place in the local as well as in English l b. Shall charge the rates for each type of procedures and services within the range of determined and issued by the Central Government from time to time, in consultation with the State Governments

For this purpose National Council as provided under the Act has approved a list medical  procedures  and  template  of  costing  of  procedures  and  based  on  these,  t implementing states/UTs have been requested to determine the standard cost of medic procedures taking also the local factors into account.

c. Shall ensure compliance of the Standard Treatment Guidelines as may be determined and issued by the Central Government or the State Government as the case may be, from time to time. So far Standard Treatment Guidelines of 227 allopathic medical conditi and 18Ayurvedic conditions have been made available in public domain at web - link http://www.clinicalestablishments.gov.in/En/1068 - standard%20 - %20treatment%20%20guidelines.aspx

As  on  date  Clinical  Establishments  Act  is  applicable  in  11  States  and  6  Uni Territ ories  namely  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Bihar,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jharkhand, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Andaman & Nicobar Islands,  Chandigarh,  Dadra  &  Nagar  Haveli,  Daman  &  Diu,  Lakshadweep,  Jammu  and Kashmir, Ladakh and Puducherry However, the implementation of the Act is within the remit of respective State/UT Government.

(c) Number of Cath Labs in the country is not maintained Centrally.

(d) : Health being a State subject, no such proposal is under consideration of the Central Government.

(e) &(f) : There is no such proposal.