Lok Sabha Question No. 588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-26
Subject: Wrong Treatment of Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 588 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH FEBRUARY, 2016

## WRONG TREATMENT OF D ISEASES

## 588. SHRI HARISH MEENA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received complaints against the various private hospitals in the country for wrong treatment of diseases and charging heavily for the treatment;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether the Government have issued any directives/guidelines in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a) & (b): Health  is  a  State  subject.  It  is  the  responsibility  of the  respective  State Government to take cognizance of such instances and take action to prevent and control practices.  Therefore,  such  complaints,  as  and  when  these  are  received,  are  forwarded concerned States. Details of such complaints are, however, not maintained centrally.
- (c) & (d): Since,  health  is  a  State  subject,  only  State  Governments  can regulate treatment  charges. However,  the  Government  of  India  has  notified  Clinical  Establishments Rules  2012  under  Clinical  Establishments  (Registration  and  Regulation)  Act,  2010. accordance with the said rules, one of the conditions for registration and continuatio clinic al  establishments  (in  the  States/UTs  where  the  Clinical  Establishments  Act,  201 applicable) is that the clinical establishments shall ensure compliance of the Standard T Guidelines  (STG)  as  may  be  determined  and  issued  by  the  Central  Government or  State Government  from  time  to  time.  So  far,  Standard  Treatment  Guidelines  for  21  therapeu categories of Allopathy and one category of Ayurveda have been prepared and are availabl the website of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare viz., www.clinicalestablishments.nic.in . Further, in accordance with the said rules, one of the conditions for registration and co of clinical establishments is that the clinical establishments (in the States / Union Territories where the said Act is applicable) shall charge the rates for each type of procedure and within  the  range  of  rates  determined  by  the  Central  Government  from  time  to  time consultation with the State Governments. The Nat ional Council for Clinical Establishments, as provided  under  the  Act,  has approved  a  standard  list  of  medical  procedures  and  a  standard template for costing of medical procedures for facilitating States for determination of 'standard procedure  cost'  by  the m  for  regulation  of  medical  treatment  charges  in  their  respecti State/Union Territory which is also available on the aforementioned website of this Mi The said standard list of medical procedures and standard template for costing of procedu s been shared with the States and the States will take appropriate decision in the matter.