Haryana Government’s constituted high–level committee to probe allegations against a Gurgaon-based private hospital for overcharging the family of a 7-year-old girl, who died of dengue, is likely to submit its report on Wednesday.
Health Minister Anil Vij while talking to the mediapersons here said that the committee is likely to submit its report on Wednesday and accordingly, strict action will be taken against the defaulters.
The Minister also said that the State Government is preparing to move an ordinance to implement Clinical Establishment Act.
Notably, the State Government had set up the three-member committee under the chairmanship of the Additional Director General (Health) to probe the matter. Haryana Government had ordered the probe into the allegations after the Central Government had asked it to initiate an urgent inquiry into the case. The committee was to gather information about medicines and treatment given to the girl along with the bills and reasons for her death.
Vij had said a strict action would be taken if the committee found the hospital guilty.
The Minister had said that though only Government hospitals in the State can provide free treatment for dengue, even private hospitals cannot charge `16 lakh for the treatment of the disease.
The parents of the girl had alleged they were billed Rs 16 lakh, which also included the cost of 2,700 gloves.
The case relates to the death of a 7-year-old girl, who was admitted in September to the Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurgaon, a multi super-speciality care hospital.
The hospital authorities had however refuted the charges, claiming that the patient's family was informed about the bill on a daily basis and that there was no medical negligence.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court had also sought a report from the Haryana government over the same case.