Odisha

Odisha Govt Extends BSKY Benefits To Children Of 5-18 Years Age Group

By
OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday extended the benefits of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) health scheme to the children in the age group of 5 to 18 years whose names are not in the list but their parents are enrolled under the scheme.

The Health and Family Welfare department has sent a communication to all the BSKY empanelled hospitals in this regard.

“It has come to the notice of the State Health Assurance Society that in some cases even though a family is covered under National Food Security Act (NFSA) / State Food Security Scheme (SFSS), the names of some child members of a family are left out of the NFSA/SFSS database. This is due to non-availability of vacant slots in that Block for addition of new members to the NFSA/SFSS database. As a result, it is not possible on the part of the hospital to register and authenticate such child beneficiaries for cashless treatment under BSKY,” the letter said.

In order to overcome the issue, the government has approved BSKY benefits to extend to the child members of NFSA/SFSS families, in age group of 5 to 18 years old, whose names are not there in the data base of NFSA/SFSS, by blocking in the name of the father/mother, on production of documentary evidence by the parent to support the claim that the individual being treated is their child, it said.

Children below 5 years of age are being already provided coverage under BSKY on the basis of self-declaration by the card holder that the child belongs to his/her family.

 

OB Bureau

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