The main objective of the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) is to provide healthcare facilities, including allopathic and AYUSH medicare, to veterans drawing a pension through a network of ECHS polyclinics, service medical facilities, government hospitals and empanelled medical hospitals.
Healthcare will also be provided to the dependent family members of the veterans under ECHS. The family members who can avail the benefit of the scheme include the wife/husband, legitimate children, and wholly dependent parents of the pensioner.
The following points are to be considered to claim reimbursement for outpatient bills:
You need to submit the outpatient consultation bill along with the:
In case the patient needs further management, he or she is transferred from ECHS polyclinics to Armed Forces Medical Services Hospitals.
The procedure for the patient transfer and claiming the reimbursement of the medical bills is as follows:
All claim documents will be uploaded in a pdf format on the UTIITSL website, and hard copies will be submitted at the respective regional centres.
Last Updated on: 12 December 2023
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