The Odisha State Treatment Fund will provide financial assistance for treatment of the poor patients suffering from life threatening disorders & diseases. The financial assistance...
Department: · Level: state · State: Odisha
1. OSTF will be a top up to RSBY. The patient will be covered under RSBY at the first assistance and where the amount of assistance required exceeds the limit of RSBY, the patient will be provided assistance under OSTF. 1. Treatment cost so approved shall be within the upper limit of Rs.3.00 lakh (Rupees three lakh only). 1. The sanction of District Head Quarters Hospitals shall be limited to Rs.30,000/- per case. Where the quantum of assistance exceeds Rs.30,000/- CDMO with the approval of the Collector-cum-District Magistrate concerned can sanction up to Rs.50,000/-. 1. For assistance over and above Rs.3.00 lakh, approval of the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Odisha needs to be obtained.
1. It is applicable to persons below the poverty line, person with annual family income not exceeding Rs.40,000/- in rural area and Rs.60,000/- in urban areas. Either BPL card / AAY card or annual income certificate issued by concerned Tahasildar will be accepted for determining the eligibility. 1. Rastriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) card holder is also eligible under this scheme. 1. An unknown accident victim, patients duly referred from registered destitute home / orphanage / mental asylum / Child care Institutions are also eligible for assistance under the scheme subject to citing sufficient reason thereof for recommending the patient under the scheme. 1. Assistance will be available only to patients undergoing treatment as in-patient in any of the Govt./Empanelled private hospitals. However this will not restrict : Cancer patients from getting chemo in Govt. Day Care Centre without being formally admitted & Patients who have undergone kidney transplantation at Govt. Hospitals from getting post-operative care including supply of free medicines and investigation up to 6 months from the date discharge.
**Offline** **A. Procedure for seeking treatment assistance in Government Medical Colleges & Hospitals, Sishubhawan, Cuttack and AHRCC, Cuttack under “OSTF”** 1. The application in the prescribed format with all necessary documents attached to it shall be submitted by the applicant to the Nodal Officer of the concerned Department. The Nodal Officer will scrutinise the application and will forward the same to the HOD of the concerned Department. 1. If the Committee approves the same, the treatment of the patient will be done free of cost at the hospital, strictly restricting to the amount sanctioned. 1. The sanctioning power of the Committee shall be limited to Rs.1.00 lakh only. Where the quantum of assistance exceeds Rs.1.00 lakh, Screening Committee will immediately sanction assistance up to Rs.1.00 lakh and with the approval of the Revenue Divisional Commissioner concerned can sanction the rest of the amount up to a maximum of Rs.2.00 lakh. In case of treatment assistance required beyond Rs.2.00 lakh, the same shall be forwarded by the Screening Committee with their views to the Executive Committee of OSTFC for consideration and approval. 1. A separate bank...