Can a private nursing home charge different rate for surgery or investigation from a patient?
DKTAZILANOM9909
(Querist) 06 October 2015
This query is : Resolved
Dear Sir,
Recently I admitted my father in a private nursing home for treatment of my father's backbone problem. As I worked in a central PSU, my company refered my father to the said nursing home as per my entitlement of bed charge in the nursing home fixed by the PSU. When I requested the authority of the nursing home to shift my father to a bed of higher charge paying the differential amount of the bed charge,the authority of the nursing home told me that alongwith the differential amount of bed charge I have to pay the extra charge for the same treatment of my father as I am shifting my father to bed of higher charge for surgery and investigation etc?
My question is that can a nursing home authority charge this type of amount from a patient for the same treatment in different type of bed of the nursing home?
regards,
Surajit
Guest
(Expert) 06 October 2015
Are you employed as a chemist, as per your profile, in the central psu? Which is that psu that employs chemists also?
Also, what is your real name, "SURAJIT" or "ABHIJIT," as on another post at the following link, you have mentioned your name as Abhijit, but in your present query, as Surajit?
http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/experts/Which-court-should-i-approached-for-my-arear-in-basic-pay--564181.asp
Hemant Agarwal
(Expert) 06 October 2015
1. Under the existing Laws, there is no provision to Charge "fixed rates", for different patients. All treatment parameters, will ALWAYS differ from patient to patient.
2. HOWEVER, "IF" there are justifiable misappropriation of medical charges and services, THEN matter can be filed before the Consumer Court, for proper adjudication.
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Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 06 October 2015
Your PSU may have contracted with the hospital by fixing rates on various services due to hope of bulk revenue.
If you go beyond the agreed terms / prefer treatment on normal terms, hospital is justified to charge normal/ regular rates.
