An ESIC-insured person, Basant Kumar
(M-8587983741), through Advocate Ashok Agarwal today has filed a writ petition
in the Delhi High Court against ESIC for its refusal to make referral to
empanelled Dharamshila Hospital for treatment of his 17 year old son Soumaya
Ranjan. Soumaya Ranjan is suffering from Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, a form
of Cancer.
Since Soumaya was critical, he was discharged by ESI
Hospital, Basai Darapur, on 23.05.2015 and referred to AIIMS/ESIC empanelled
Hospital. The petitioner then approached Dharamshila Hospital, which is
empanelled with ESIC, but in the absence of a specific referral letter from
ESIC addressed to Dharamshila Hospital, Dharamshila Hospital denied treatment.
The ESIC, on the other hand, refused to issue the requisite referral letter.
The patient is lying outside Dharamshila Hospital since 25.05.2015, awaiting treatment.
Notwithstanding ESIC referral,
Dharamshila Hospital being one of the identified hospitals on public land is
obliged to provide free treatment to EWS patients to the extent of 10% IPD and
25% OPD. Soumaya being an EWS patient is entitled to this benefit. However,
Dharamshila Hospital has even refused to treat Soumaya under EWS category and
is insisting upon referral from ESIC.
“Master Soumaya Ranjan is in a very
critical condition and if he is not attended to by the Hospital, anything can
happen.”, the petition states.
The petition has been listed for hearing
on 03.06.2015.
ASHOK AGARWAL, ADVOCATE
M: 9811101923
28.05.2015
M: 9811101923
28.05.2015
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