मध्यप्रदेश राज्य बीमारी सहायता निधि
Hope hospital is now empanelled with MP Government for providing medical services under this scheme.
| Directorate of Health Services, 5th Floor, Satpura Bhawan, Bhopal - 462004 Free Medical Assistance to the Domicile of Madhya Pradesh (Only once, to one member of a family living below poverty line) |
Objective
The State Illness Assistance fund has been created in the state of Madhya Pradesh for providing grants to below poverty line cases that need major surgical procedures within & outside the state. The scheme has been launched by the State Government to save the life of the people of below poverty line from 13 major diseases requiring surgery and treatment. The State Illness Fund has been created from the Grant of Rs.10 crores and the amount is kept in Nationalized Bank.
Scheme & List of Diseases for which SIF assistance is provided
Under the scheme the grant is given to below poverty line cases suffering from serious illness & requiring surgical or medical interventions. The grant is sanctioned by the committee or by the Chairman of The SIAF Honb'le Minister of Health & FW in emergency. The grant is sanctioned in the range of Rs.25000/- minimum to Rs.2,00,000 Maximum. The Cheque is issued to the treating institution. The grant is permissible to only one member of the family only once within 2,00,000 Rs. limit .The grant will be permissible for the recognized hospitals within the state & outside the state. For cancer cases the grant will be given for the JLN Cancer Hospital, Bhopal .
Financial Assistance
- From Rs.25,000/- to maximum Rs.2,00,000/-
The SIF assistance amount cheque is provided directly to the Hospital/Institution where the approved case (patient) is referred.
Eligibility & Procedure
- The person should be the domicile of Madhya Pradesh, and
- Belongs to Below Poverty Line, and
- The disease should be from the 20 listed diseases given above.
There is a standard form available at following places
- Office of the District Collector
- Office of District Chief Medical and Health Officer
- Office of the District Civil Surgeon
- District Hospital
The applicant has to give application in prescribed from to Collector of the District in the name of Director Public Health & FW , The Collector / Sub Divisional Magistrate will give certificate of below poverty line & residential certificate and forward it to Civil Surgeon for certification of the disease, The estimate of the recognized institution (Economy class ) shall be attached for giving grant . the application is forwarded to the Secretary, State Illness Assistance Fund . The application is scrutinized and if found complete & fit within the ambit of SIAF the application is examined by a Sub committee. The management constituted under chairmanship of Honorable Minister, Public Health & Family Welfare gives the final sanction for the case
Status of the Application
The application thus received at above office will be examined and will be categorized as under:
Approved Case: An order will be issued with the intimation to the patient/Collector/Civil Surgeon and the cheque for medical treatment will be directly send to the concerned Hospital/Institution. The patient can go there and get the treatment free of cost.
Evaluation of the Case: If found necessary, the case can be referred to the medical college for evaluation of the case and re-assessment of the expenditure. Thereafter the case thus received will be again processed by the SIF office.
Disallowed/Rejected Case: The cases which does not comes within norms/category are rejected straightway.
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Background: Government of Madhya Pradesh created such a scheme for the benefit of people living below the poverty line. This scheme provides assistance to poor families in case of 13 major diseases, listed by the government, that require surgery and expensive treatment. Action:The State Illness Assistance Fund (SIAF) has been created with a grant of INR 10 crores (100 million) (€ 1,723,760). The eligibility criteria for applying for this fund stipulate the person should be a domicile of MP and belong to a BPL family; assistance can be sought for any of the 13 listed diseases. An application form can be obtained from the district collector's office, the district chief medical and health officer's office or from the office of the district civil surgeon or the district hospital. The application has to be submitted to the District Collector and addressed to Director, Public Health and Family Welfare. Along with the form, other attachments that are needed are (1) BPL and residence certificates (will be given by the collector or the sub-divisional magistrate). (2) Certification of the disease, the estimate for the surgery (to be given by Civil Surgeon). The application is then forwarded to the Secretary, SIAF. The application is scrutinised by an SIAF sub-committee before the management group approves it. SIAF sub-committee constituted under chairmanship of the Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
Assistance is provided for:
(i) cancer surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy
(ii) Thoracic surgery
(iii)Renal surgery and renal transplant
(iv)Total hip joint replacement
(v) Total knee joint replacement
(vi) Head injury requiring surgical intervention
(vii) Organ transplant
(viii) Comatose condition
(ix) Spinal surgery
(x) Retinal detachment
(xi) Post puerperal complications
(xii) Cardiac surgery
(xiii) Injuries caused by bomb blast, agricultural machines, industrial accidents and natural calamities.
The above-mentioned surgical procedures can be performed in 16 recognised institutions or hospitals (see Reference). Initially, a state level committee was formed and registered under MP Societies Act 1973. The committee comprises 10 members, including Chairman and member secretary. The State Minister for Health and Family Welfare is the Chairman. The other members include Director, Public Health and Family Welfare, MP, Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Principal Secretary, Finance, Director of Medical Services, Director of Medical Education, two members of legislative assembly and two reputed medical experts. The committee is responsible for generating funds for the scheme, assessing the requests and monitoring programme performance. In January 2006, district level committees were formed for prompt service to needy patients far from the state capital. The minister responsible for a particular district is the chairman of the committee. The other members include the District Collector, Civil Surgeon, Chief Medical Health Officer and three persons nominated by the chairman. The maximum amount that can be approved by a district committee is INR 75,000.Assistance ranges between minimum INR 25,000 and maximum INR 150,000. It is provided directly to the government-approved hospital where the patient has been referred to or undergoes treatment. Results: Between 1997and 2004, the SIAF Secretary received 5,150 applications; of these only 1, 341 seriously ill patients have been provided assistance for surgical and medical treatment in government recognised institutions. Most of the recipients are from districts of Rajgarh, Mandsaur and Jabalpur. After the formation of district committees, assistance was made available to additional 793 patients (from January 2005 to May 2006).
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