Sunday, September 15, 2013

Issue of Hearing Aid prescribed for ECHS Members: Amendment to Policy Central Organisation, ECHS

Issue of Hearing Aid prescribed for ECHS Members: Amendment to Policy  Central Organisation, ECHS
Adjutant General’s Branch
 Integrated Headquarters of
 Ministry of Defence (Army)
Maude Lines
 New Delhi – 110010
B/49761/AG/ECHS/Policy
29 Aug 2013

ISSUE OF MEDICAL EQPT PRESCRIBED FOR ECHS MEMBERS:

AMENDMENT TO POLICY

1, Refer following of Central Org ECHS letters:-
 (a) B/49773/AG/ECHS dated 05 Apr 2004.
 (b) B/49770/AG/ECHS/HA dated 30 Aug 2006.
 (c) B/49761/AG/ECHS/Policy dated 01 Apr 2013.

2. As per letter as 1 (a) above the following Med Eqpts are authorized for issue to ECHS members:-
 (a) Hearing Aids.
 (b) Artificial Limbs / Appliances.
 (c) Glucometers and Nebulisers.
 (d) CIPAP / BIPAP Machines.
 (e) Spectacles.

3. The competent Financial Authority for purchase of all a/m Med Eqpts is the Station Cdr as per letter as para 1 (a). For all Regional Centres where medical claims are being processed ‘on line’ w.e.f 01 Apr 2013, CFA has been redesignated as per letter at para 1 (c). All such claims will be processed physically by Polyclinics and Regional Centres and not “On line” as was being done hither-to-fore.

4. Para 6(a) of this office letter No. B/49770/AG/ECHS/HA dated 30 Aug 2006 is amended as under for Body worn/Pocket type/Analogue BTE hearing aids.

    For - “Recommendation for Hearing Aids will be acceptable ONLY from a Service ENT Specialist”
Read - “Recommendation for Hearing Aids will be acceptable from Service ENT Specialist / ENT Specialist of Govt Hospitals.”

Sd/-xxxxx
 (Vijay Anand)
 Col
 Dir (Med)
 for MD
Source: http://echs.gov.in
[http://echs.gov.in/images/pdf/Policy%20HA.pdf]

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