Referal procedure for outstation patients (ECHS) :Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

Dear Veterans,
Regards. Following letter from Director, ECHS is posted
for the general information of veterans and their families.
Please disseminate this information to all the veterans
who are the members of ECHS.
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
Mob.098554-09128.


Tel: 011-25684945
Central Organization ECHSMil: 3683
Adjutant General’s Branch
IHQ of MOD (Army)
Maude Lines,Delhi cantt-10
B/49770-P/AG/ECHS/Referral 05 Apr 07 IHQ of MoD
(Navy) /DGMS (N) for OIC ECHSAir HQs (VB)/AOA/
DPSHQs SC, EC, WC, CC, NC, SWC (A/Med)HQs WNC,
SNC & ENCHQs WAC, CAC, EAC, TC, SWAC & MC IAF
REFERRAL PROCEDURE FOR OUTSTATION PATIENTS
1. Ref this HQ:- (a) Letter No B/49774/AG/ECHS/
Referral dt. 01 Sep 04. (b) Letter No B/49762/AG/ECHS
dt. 02 Aug 06.
2 Several instances have come to notice where
certain Polyclinics have either denied or are reluctant
to provide treatment to outstation ECHS members. Some
polyclinics have even demanded Temporary Attachment
Certificate (TAC) prior to entertaining any out station
patient. Some other Polyclinics have refused treatment
in spite of TAC on the ground that TACs are meant only
for issue of medicines.
3. It is once again reiterated that ECHS patient will
be provided treatment for all diseases; including referral
to empanelled hospitals at any polyclinic he reports.
The purpose of TAC is to enable issue of drugs for longer
duration to chronic patients. However, this does NOT
debar a patient from availing of requisite treatment
without a TAC.
4. When a patient seeks planned/specific treatment
in a station other than the station of his Parent Polynic,
a specific referral is to be generated by Parent Polyclinic
to the ˜other” station to enable further management.
However when an ECHS beneficiary falls sick or require
treatment while visiting some other station, he is fully
entitled to report to the nearest Polyclinic and avail of
any treatment.
5. You are requested to issue necessary instructions
to all concerned, so that allpatients are provided treatment
while on visits to any station in the country through the
nearest ECHS Polyclinic.
(G Ghose)
Col
Dir (Med)
For MD
December 19, 2009