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NBOCWWB informs building, construction workers
DIMAPUR: As a measure to improve access to comprehensive and quality healthcare for Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) beneficiaries under Nagaland Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (NBOCWWB), the state government has launched an initiative to take on board BOCW beneficiaries under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) health insurance scheme from April 1 instead of the existing medical assistance scheme.
According to a DIPR report, registered BOCW beneficiaries and family members
would be entitled to cashless benefits on hospitalisation for treatment of
diseases and medical conditions including pre-existing health conditions up to
Rs. 5,00,000 per family per annum on a family floater basis.
More than 1700 secondary and tertiary care procedures including pre-and
post-hospitalisation expenses provided under AB PM-JAY would be available for
BOCW beneficiaries.
The benefits may be availed at any of 22000 plus empaneled government and
private hospitals across the country including 100 hospitals empaneled in
Nagaland.
Registered NBOCWWB beneficiaries have been requested to obtain PM-JAY eCard
from: AB PM-JAY helpdesk of any empaneled hospital, Common Service Centre
(CSC), UTIITSL kiosks and during BIS outreach drive in respective locality.
NBOCWWB informed that PM-JAY eCard would be issued to every individual
beneficiary upon verification and approval by designated authority.
The following KYC documents would be required for eCard generation: valid BOCW
ID card and Aadhaar card (as individual ID) and ration card (as Family ID).
It also informed that if a ration card was not available, the village council
signed “list of households” in the prescribed format would be available with
operators, with complete and proper details/photos/signature and seal.
Further, NBOCWWB informed that in order to avail free treatment benefits, BOCW
beneficiaries are to produce eCard at the time of registration in the hospital.
Further, all empaneled hospitals have been requested to extend necessary
services to registered BOCW beneficiaries.
Source : Nagaland Post
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