Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 25

In view of the emergent situation, arising out of the spread of coronavirus and the increasing pressure of public healthcare infrastructure, the government has allowed all kinds of deliveries in the impanelled private hospitals under Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana without any need of taking referral from the Government facilities.

As per an order issued by Secretary Health, the decision was taken by exercising of powers under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, the Government of Punjab has already issued the Punjab Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020 for the containment and prevention of the spread of COVID-19.

The government said that amid the current situation the government hospitals may be over-burdened with various quarantine, treatment and containment measures to be implemented to meet the exigency of the situation.

Therefore, considering the current situation, ten procedures pertaining to obstetrics and gynecology including high-risk deliveries and cesarean section which was earlier reserved for government hospitals stands de-reserved with immediate effect.

Thus, the treatment of these ten procedures can be availed from impanelled private hospitals under the scheme which was earlier prohibited without getting referred from the government facilities.

Procedures:

1 Caesarian Delivery

2 High-risk delivery: Premature delivery

3 High-risk delivery: Expected Gestation at delivery less than 35 weeks

4 High-risk delivery: Mothers with eclampsia or imminent eclampsia

5 High-risk delivery: Obstructed labour

6 High-risk delivery: Major Fetal malformation requiring intervention immediately after birth

7 High-risk delivery: Mothers with severe anemia

8 High-risk delivery: Other maternal and fetal conditions as per guidelines such as Rh haemolytic disease, uncontrolled diabetes, severe growth retardation, etc that qualify for high-risk delivery, etc.

9 Normal Delivery