Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Friday (June 4) put a cap on rates of mucormycosis or black fungus treatment at private hospitals.
The state well being division ordered all charitable hospitals registered beneath the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, to comply with the capped costs.
Identifying 28 forms of surgical procedures for the illness, the government mounted the minimal costs at Rs 6,000 in tier-three cities. The rates may go as much as Rs 1 lakh relying on the area and the complexity of the treatment.
The order will stay in drive until July 31.
“There are some multi-disciplinary private hospitals in metro cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, where experts of brain, nose, eyes, ears, among others, are available to handle mucormycosis cases. Such hospitals are commonly known as super-specialty hospitals,” an official of the general public well being division was quoted as saying by PTI.
“If a patient wants to get treatment at such hospitals, the fees are generally huge. But this notification now caps the charges and patients can seek treatment in such multi-disciplinary hospitals as well,” he added.
The government warned docs of penal motion if healthcare service is denied to sufferers.
If extra charging is discovered, the quantity should be reimbursed to the affected person, the order learn.
The state was recorded greater than 5000 instances of mucormycosis.
