As reports of such incidents popped up, the Union government came up with a national policy for hospitalization of COVID-19 patients. In its directive, the Centre mandated the following guidelines to be adhered to by all hospitals under the Central govt, State Govts and UT administrations, which includes private hospitals handling COVID-19 cases:Positive COVID-19 test is not mandatory for a person who needs admission to a COVID-19 hospital or facility. Suspect cases should be admitted to suspect ward as per categorization - COVID Care Center (CCC) for mild, Dedicated COVID Health Centre (DCHC) for moderate, and Dedicated COVID Hospital (DCH) for severe cases. A patient belonging to a different city cannot be refused admission..What to do if a hospital denies emergency treatment? A patient’s inability to pay for COVID-19 medical expenses cannot come in the way of treatment even in a private hospital.

Source: dna June 28, 2021 10:18 UTC