© Government of Tamil Nadu

2016 MANUSCRIPT SERIES

FINANCE [Salaries] DEPARTMENT

 G.O.Ms.No.202,Dated 30th June 2016.

(Thunmugi, Aani-16, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2047)

ABSTRACT

MEDICAL AID – New Health Insurance Scheme, 2016 – Provision of Health Care Assistance to the Employees of Government Departments, Organisations covered under this Scheme and their eligible Family members through the United India Insurance Company Limited, Chennai - Implementation - Orders – Issued.

READ : G.O.Ms.No.169, Finance (Salaries) Department, dated 09-06-2016.

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ORDER: In the Government Order read above, orders have been issued for the implementation of the New Health Insurance Scheme, 2016 to provide for health care assistance to the Employees of Government Departments, State Public Sector Undertakings, Statutory Boards, Local Bodies, State Government Universities and their eligible family members after the selection of a suitable Public Sector Insurance Company through National Competitive Bidding as in the case of New Health Insurance Scheme, 2012.

2. Accordingly, the Notice Inviting Tender, dated 13-06-2016 has been issued. The Official Committee, which is the Tender Accepting Authority, after invoking due procedure as per the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998 and the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Rules, 2000, submitted it’s report on 23-06-2016 to select the United India Insurance Company Limited, Chennai for implementing the New Health Insurance Scheme, 2016.

3. The recommendation of the Tender Accepting Authority has been considered and the tender has been awarded to the United India Insurance Company Limited, Chennai. The said Company has executed an agreement with the Government of Tamil Nadu for the implementation of the New Health Insurance Scheme, 2016.

4. The Government after careful consideration directs that:-

(i) The New Health Insurance Scheme, 2016 (NHIS) sanctioned in the Government Order read above be implemented through the United India Insurance Company Limited, Chennai invoking the implementation procedures as detailed in the Annexure-I to this order;

(ii) The Director of Treasuries and Accounts shall be the administrator of the New Health Insurance Scheme, 2016;

(iii) The enrolment under New Health Insurance Scheme, 2016 shall be compulsory to the employees and their eligible family members as detailed in para 2 and 4 of Annexure-I to this order;

(iv) The employees and their eligible family members covered under the scheme shall avail assistance upto the limit of Rupees Four Lakh in a block of four years commencing from 1-7-2016 as a CASHLESS model for the approved treatments/surgeries listed in the Annexure-II to this order, in the hospitals approved by the United India Insurance Company/Third Party Administrator and listed in the Annexure-III to this order;

(a) However, the assistance shall be upto Rupees Seven Lakh and Fifty Thousand for illnesses listed out in Annexure II-A to the order;

(b) The upper limit of medical assistance for cataract surgery shall be Rs.25,000/- per eye. In respect of Hysterectomy (uterus removal surgery) the upper limit of medical assistance shall be Rs.45,000/-.

(c) The overall limit of assistance, in any case shall not exceed Rupees Seven Lakh and Fifty Thousand for a family in a block of four years under this scheme.

(v) The coverage of medical assistance under the scheme shall be extended to accident cases where the patient got approved treatment/undergone surgery in a non-network hospital;

(vi) The payment of premium shall be regulated as per the terms and conditions of the agreement between the United India Insurance Company and the Government. The annual premium payable by the Government to the United India Insurance Company Limited, shall be Rs. 2,100/- (plus Service Tax as applicable from time to time) per employee, per annum for the block period of four year from 01.07.2016 to 30-06-2020.

(vii) The annual premium initially paid by the Government shall be recovered from the employee @ Rs.180/- per month by deduction in monthly salary from the month of July, 2016. (a) The excess of premium over and above the amount recovered shall be borne by the employer. In respect of Government employees and employees of Government aided educational institutions, the excess premium shall be borne by the Government.

(viii) Eventhough the legal spouse is covered under the term ‘Employee’, the total assistance for the Family will be limited to Rupees Four Lakh only in respect of diseases covered in Annexure-II and Rupees Seven Lakh and Fifty Thousand per family for specified illnesses listed in Annexure-II A. The overall limit of assistance shall not exceed Rupees Seven Lakh and Fifty Thousand per family in a block of four years. In such cases, the employee’s contribution shall be recovered from only one of the employees i.e. from the younger of the two.

5. The Government also direct that the monthly subscription of the Employees of Government Departments be credited to the following Revenue Receipt Heads of Account:

Government Employees in the Standard Scales of Pay

“0075.00. OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL SERVICES

800. Other Receipts

BM. Subscription of Government Employees towards New Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)

(D.P.C. 0075 00 800 BM 0000)”

Employees drawing Pay under Non-Standard Scales of Pay

“0075.00. OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL SERVICES

800.  Other Receipts

BQ.  Subscription of Employees in Non-Standard Scales of Pay towards New Health Insurance Scheme                 (NHIS)

(D.P.C. 0075 00 800 BQ 0008)”

6. The Government further direct that the Annual Premium plus Service Tax as applicable in respect of employees of the State Public Sector Undertakings, Statutory Boards, Local Bodies, State Government Universities, Willing State Government Organisations / Institutions registered under the Tamil Nadu Registration of Societies Act, 1975 and the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Board be remitted into the State Government Account within one month from 1-7-2016 for the first year and before 31st July for the second, third and fourth year without fail. The excess of premium over and above the employee contribution shall be borne by the respective organisation.

7. The Chief Executive Officers / Managing Directors of State Public Sector Undertakings and Statutory Boards, Registrars of State Government Universities, the Director of Rural Development, the Director of Municipal Administration and the Commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Administration shall make necessary arrangements for recovery of the employee contribution at Rs.180/- per month by deduction in the monthly salary from July, 2016 and remittance of Annual Premium (including Service Tax as applicable from time to time) to the following heads of account at the appropriate time mentioned in para 6 above.

Employees of State Public Sector Undertakings and Statutory Boards

“0075.00. OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL SERVICES

800. Other Receipts

BO. Subscription of Employees of Public Sector Undertakings and Statutory Boards towards New Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)

(D.P.C. 0075 00 800 BO 0004)”

Employees of State Government Universities

“0075.00. OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL SERVICES

800. Other Receipts

BP. Subscription of Employees of State Government Universities towards New Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)

(D.P.C. 0075 00 800 BP 0006)”

Employees of Local Bodies [Corporations, Municipalities, Town Panchayat, Panchayat Unions and Village Panchayat, etc.]

“0075.00. OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL SERVICES

800. Other Receipts

BN. Subscription of Employees of Local Bodies towards New Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)

(D.P.C. 0075 00 800 BN 0002)”

State Government Organisations / Institutions registered under Tamil Nadu Registration of Societies Act, 1975 “0075.00. OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL SERVICES

800. Other Receipts

BT. Subscription of Employees of Organisations registered under the Tamil Nadu Registration of Societies Act, 1975 towards New Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)

(D.P.C. 0075 00 800 BT 0004)”

8. The employees of State Government Organisations / Institutions registered under the Tamil Nadu Registration of Societies Act, 1975 which are willing and capable of bearing the employer share of the premium without financial liability befalling on the State Budget may also be enrolled under the New Health Insurance Scheme, 2016, subject to adherence of the terms and conditions including the remittance of the annual premium to the Government at the appropriate time as mentioned in para 6 above  orders to cover the willing State Government Organisations / Institutions under this scheme shall be issued by the Government in Finance Department.

9. The insurance premium on behalf of all the employees will be paid by the Government as per the terms and conditions of the agreement based on the proposals from the Director of Treasuries and Accounts. The expenditure on payment of insurance premium shall be debited to the following Head of Account under Demand No.16. Finance Department [HoD Code 1602]:

 “2075.00. MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL SERVICES

800. Other Expenditure

HG. Payment of Premium to the Insurance Company for implementing New Health Insurance Scheme

10. Contributions

2. Insurance Premium

(DPC 2075 00 800 HG 1029)”

10. The Nodal Officers of the United India Insurance Company Limited situated in the District Headquarters and Toll Free Helpline Number are listed in the Annexure-IV. The lists of approved treatments and surgeries, approved hospitals and the addresses of the Offices situated in the District Headquarters will be hosted in the websites of Government of Tamil Nadu in Finance Department (www.tn.gov.in/departments/finance.html), Treasuries and Accounts Department (www.tn.gov.in/karuvoolam) and the United India Insurance Company Limited, Chennai / Third Party Administrator (www.mdindiaonline.com). The additional list of approved hospitals treatments /surgeries to be included and the list of deleted hospitals, treatments /surgeries if any covered in this Scheme will also be updated and hosted in the above websites for ready reference from time to time, based on the recommendation of the Accreditation Committee.

11. The Drawing and Disbursing Officers in Government Departments/Pay Drawing Officers in the other Organisations shall furnish the details of the employees and their eligible family members as per the Guidelines Regarding Identity Cards in Annexure-V to this order.

12. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts shall submit proposals to Government for sanction of insurance premium at the appropriate time as per the terms and conditions of the agreement.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

K.SHANMUGAM

ADDITIONAL CHIEF ADDITIONAL CHIEFSECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

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All Secretaries to Government, Chennai-600 009.

All Departments of Secretariat (OP/Bills), Chennai-600 009.

The Secretary, Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

The Secretary to the Governor, Chennai-600 032.

The Comptroller, Governor’s Household, Raj Bhavan, Chennai-600 032.

The Governor’s Secretariat, Raj Bhavan, Guindy, Chennai-600 032.

All Heads of Departments.

All Public Sector Undertakings and Statutory Boards.

All District Collectors / All District Judges / All Chief Judicial Magistrates.

The Accountant General (A&E) Chennai-600 018.

The Accountant General (Audit-I) Chennai-600 018.

The Accountant General (Audit-II) Chennai-600 018.

The Accountant General (CAB) Chennai-9 / Madurai.

All Chief Educational Officers / All District Elementary Educational Officers.

All Pay and Accounts Officers / All Treasury Officers / Sub-Treasury Officers.

The Director of Treasuries and Accounts,Chennai-15.

The Chief Internal Auditor and Chief Auditor of Statutory Boards,807, Chennai-2.

The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Chennai-600 002.

The Registrar General, High Court, Chennai-600 108.

All Commissioners of Tribunal for Disciplinary Proceedings.

The Registrars of all Universities.

The Project Co-ordinator, Tamil Nadu Integrated Nutrition Project, Chennai.

The Commissioners, Corporation of Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Tirunelveli, Salem, Tiruppur and Erode. All Municipalities.  

The Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre, Chennai-25.

The Anna Institute of Management, Chennai-600 028.

The International Institute of Tamil Studies, Chennai-600 113.

The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency, Chennai.

The United India Insurance Company Limited, Divisional Office: 010600, PLA Rathna Towers, 5th Floor 212, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 006.

The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Road Sector Company Limited, Chennai-600 008.

The Managing Director, IT Expressway Limited, Chennai-600 008.

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The Secretary to the Chief Minister, Chennai-600 009.

The Chief Minister’s Office, Chennai-600 009.

The Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary to Government, Chennai-600 009.

The Special Personal Assistant to Finance Minister, Chennai – 600 009.

The Senior Private Secretary to the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Chennai-600 009.

All Officers in Finance Department, Chennai-600 009.

All Sections in Finance Department, Chennai-600 009.

All Recognised Associations.

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