A voluntary Bandh of all private hospitals and private clinics on Friday, 3rd November


Richard D’Souza
Kemmannu News Network, 02-11-2017 09:58:10


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Udupi : The Udupi – Karavali Branch of Indian Medical Association has called for a voluntary bandh of all private hospitals and private clinics on Friday, 3rd November in support to the state wide IMA members’ strike against the implementation of Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2017 in Karnataka assembly this month.

 

Addressing the media persons during the press meet at Udupi Press Club, newly appointed President of Indian Medical Association, Udupi – Karavali unit, Dr. Y Sudarshan Rao, M.S. Surgeon at Canara Health Centre, Udupi said that on 3rd November, all the private clinics and hospitals will be closed from morning 6am to next day 6 am. All emergencies units of the all the hospitals will be remain closed. Services will be available for in-patients only. The government hospitals/clinics will be open and only emergencies will be open at KMC Manipal. Other services of OPD will be remaining closed also in KMC Manipal.

 

Dr. Rao said that Karnataka Government is planning to present Karnataka private medical establishment’s amendment act 2017 in assembly in November. The act has been presented already once and had objections of members of assembly, doctors and many organizations. Hence it was referred to joint committee; it is being tabled again in assembly. Indian Medical Association has important objections to following clauses in the above said act.

 

Dr Bhat further informed Indian Medical Association’s important objections which were as follows:

– Reducing the term of registrations to three years from existing five years. It has no logical basis and increases corruption.

– Adding a charter called as ‘Patients charter’ which is improperly defined and creating confusion. It will surely spoil the patient-doctor relationship. Some of the clauses in this charter are funny also.

-We are already answerable to the medical council, district registration authority, consumer court and civil as well as criminal court. There is no justification to add on more investigating agency called ‘District Redressal Forum’, which has powers of the civil court when so many constitutionally formed institutions are already are to address patients grievances.

-Fixation of ‘fee’, structure, giving prior ‘estimates’ before treatment and handing over of the dead body without receiving dues will effect day to day functioning of the private institutions. They will affect speedy and timely treatment of patients. Such provisions in the act will add to increasing the communication gap between patient and doctor. Hence this will affect the quality of treatment.

– Heavy penalties of lakhs of rupees and jail terms of five years have been proposed for simple irregularities which is totally unfair and doctors will have to work under threat when viewed overall, the amendments proposed are going to damage the health system maintained by the private institutions. We are sure that improperly defined clauses, contradicting rules and interference in day to day working of doctors certainly may take the life of many patients. This appears that these clauses are defined by an inexperienced person who does not know about the day to day functioning of the private medical system. Many of our members are of the view of quitting the medical profession if these proposed amendments are imposed.

The Bill, when passed by the legislature, will enable the government to regulate private hospitals in all aspects. It envisages setting up of an expert committee that would classify private medical establishments and recommend the State government to fix the cost of treatment for different medical services. “Every private medical establishment shall follow the rates as fixed by the government and this includes package rates for investigation, bed charges, operation theatre procedures, intensive care, ventilation, implants, consultation and any additional treatments,” the Bill stated.

Prohibiting private hospitals from imposing additional charges over and above the rates fixed by the government “unless explained to and consented to by the patient”, the Bill has mooted the setting up of a district and metropolitan grievance redressal committee to look into the complaints against or lapses on the part of the private hospitals. The Bill mandates private hospitals to first hand over the dead body to a family and later collect the dues payable to it. It also prohibits private hospitals from demanding advance payments from patients or the family in case of emergency treatments. Activists and members of like-minded groups led by the Karnataka Janaarogya Chaluvali and the Alternative Law Forum have welcomed the move to keep government hospitals out of the purview of the Act.

Dr. K. R. Suresh Shenoy, Orthopedic Surgeon, Amcare Healtg And Rehabilitation Centre, Udupi was present during the press meet.

 

 

 

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