Expression
Expression
Sir,
With reference to your Notice Inviting EoI Published in the newspaper / website
dated ……………… I/ We wish to offer the following services for ESI beneficiaries on
cashless basis.
1.
2.
3.
4.
The Parties having more than one service and fulfilling the eligibility requirement may
choose for one or more categories.
I/ We agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the EoI document and I/ We also certify
that the information as submitted by me/us in Annexure I, II, III, IV and V is correct and
I/ We fully understand the consequences of default on our part, if any.
Date:
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Check List-
S SN
Check Points Yes/ No Check Points Yes/ No
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Bank Account Details (Self
1 Application Form l
Attested Photo Copy)
Experience in Full Year
2 Check List Filled m
supported by Certificate
Eo I Form duly Signed & Audited Balance Sheet & P
3 n
Stamped on all pages) & L Account for last 1 Year
Annexure V
4 Annexure I o
Annexure-I
(Please read all terms and conditions carefully before filling the application form and
Annexure thereto)
a) Hospital applying for EoI should submit application forms along with the prescribed fee,
annexures and documents prescribed herein.
Duly completed EoI forms may either be dropped in person in the box earmarked for the
purpose kept at the Regional Office or be sent by Registered/Speed post. The sealed envelope
should be super scribed “EoI for empanelment of Hospitals/ Diagnostic Centre/Imaging
Centre”
Documents received after the scheduled date and time (either by hand or by post) or
unsealed EoI or EoI received through e-mail/fax or without the prescribed fee shall not be
processed and will be rejected.
b) EoI Cost of document Rs. 1000/- (Non-refundable) should be paid through online payment
in bank Account “ESIC RO-2” (SBI Account No. 11049770948 IFSC Code SBIN0000152)
c) Rates of package and procedure/investigation will be as per CGHS (Patna) rates as revised
from time to time or Hospital rate whichever is less. Where CGHS (Patna) rates are not
available CGHS rates of nearby cities as per CGHS guidelines, AIIMS/ Government
Hospital Rates, if available, will be applicable.
d) One or more hospitals may be empanelled in a particular area depending upon the
requirements.
e) Application form and (Annexure I, II and/ or III, IV& V) should be duly filled and
signed by the proprietor or Director or duly authorized person with official
seal/rubberstamp.
f) An Agreement on Non Judicial stamp paper of appropriate value shall be signed by
Hospitals/ Diagnostic Centers/Imaging Centre that are approved for empanelment after
scrutiny of EoI and evaluation thereof. The incidental charges related to agreement shall be
borne by the Empanelled Centre.
g) Period of Empanelment:
The empanelment shall be initially for a period of two years which may be extended for
another one year or for further period on year to year term basis on satisfactory performance
and mutual consent.
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II. CONDITIONS FOR EMPANELMENT
1. The Health Care Organizations (HCOs) which are empanelled by CGHS/state Govt. need to
submit a consent letter accepting the terms and condition mentioned here in along with the EOI
document duly signed and stamped and also specify the specialty treatment and investigations
approved by the CGHS/ State Govt./ Public sector.
2. For all other Health Care Organization (Other than those empanelled with CGHS/State
Govt.) following criteria need to be fulfilled:
i. The Health Care Organizations should preferably be accredited by National Accreditation
Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers(NABH)
ii. The diagnostic laboratories should have been accredited by National Accreditation Board
for Testing and Calibration Laboratories(NABL).
iii. ESIC also reserves the right to prescribe/revise rates for new or existing treatment
procedure(S)/investigation(s) as and when CGHS revises the rates, or otherwise.
iv. The health care organization must have the capacity to submit all claims – bills in electronic
format to the ESIC / ESIS system and must also have dedicated computer equipment,
software and connectivity for such electronic submission in UTI-ITSL portal.
v. The health organization must give an undertaking appended at Annexure- IV that they shall
charge as per CGHS rates and that the rates charged by them are not higher than the rates
being charged by them from other patients who are not ESI beneficiaries.
vi. Hospital must adopt CGHS rates for unlisted treatments and should not hike the bills
intentionally by ignoring CGHS approved rates for “OTHER MAJOR SURGERY/OTHER
MINOR SURGERY’ applicable to all treatment procedure not mentioned in CGHS list.
vii. The health care organization must certify that they are full filling all special conditions that
have been imposed by any authority in lieu of special concessions such as but not limited to
concessional allotment of land or custom duty exemption, etc. The health care organizations
(Except exclusive eye hospitals / centers, exclusive dental clinics / Diagnostic laboratories/
imaging Centre) must agree for implementation of EMR/EHR as per the standards notified
by ministry of health and family welfare within one year of their empanelment.
viii. The HCO must mention the specialities which have been approved by CGHS/State
Govt. /Public Sector/Insurance Companies in their consent letter.
ix. Hospital will have to nominate one official as ESI Nodal Officer who will work as
Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to facilitate ESI beneficiaries.
x. The health care organization shall have minimum experience of 1 (one) year in the
specialties/services applied for.
xi. The health care organization must possess basic infrastructure (Equipment related or
Qualified Human Resource related) to provide the treatment/services applied for. The health
care organization shall also have ICU facilities/life-saving facilities in case of emergency.
The health care organization shall also have in-house lab/investigation infrastructure
required for the services applied for.
xii. The health care organization shall have full time concerned specialist/technical/skilled
manpower on their roll so that the treatment/services can be provided smoothly.
xiii. The health care organization shall have valid PAN, Bank Account.
xiv. The health care organization should be in operation for at least one full financial year.
xv. The Annual turn over of the Health Care organization should be more than Rs. 25 Lakh.
xvi. The hospital should have minimum 30 bed facility for indoor treatment. Eye Clinic/
Dental Clinic/ Diagnostics Center/ Imaging Center are exempted from this minimum bed
criteria.
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III. COPIES OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR EMPANELMENT.
1. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the hospital / Diagnostic centre at all times, to
obtain, maintain and sustain the valid registration and high quality & standards of its
services and healthcare and to have all statutory/mandatory licenses, permits or approvals of
the concerned authorities as per the existing laws.
2. Display board regarding cashless facility for ESI beneficiary should be displayed at
prominent location/places of the hospital.
3. The list of necessary documents required to be carried by ESI patient/attendant for
treatment/investigation at the Empanelled Hospital/ Diagnostic Centre must be displayed on
the board. A help desk shall be there for facilitation of ESI beneficiaries. Official of
Hospital will be nominated as ESI Nodal Officer to work as SPOC for ESI beneficiaries.
4. The hospital will have to follow the direction/Instruction of ESIC regarding procedure of
referral and presenting of bills.
5. UTI-ITSL is appointed by ESIC for bill processing. The hospital should be ready to present
bill as per procedure adopted online (UTI-ITSL Standard operating procedure SOP
enclosed) as required by billing agency UTI- ITSL.
6. The Hospital/ Dialogistic Centre/ Imaging Centre selected for empanelment shall have to
register them in billing agency esicbpa UTI-ITSL Portal for starting working with ESIC.
They have to comply with all the terms and conditions laid down in SOP and any further
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changes therein accepted by ESIC.
7. The Hospital/ Dialogistic Centre/ Imaging Centre selected for empanelment shall have to
obtain Digital Signature at their own cost to enable to upload any documents in UTI-ITSL
billing portal.
1) Referral Hospital is instructed to perform only the procedure / treatment for which the
patient has been referred.
2) Procedure of referral general and emergency case to be followed as per ESIC Operational
manual 2015 for SST and other guidelines issued by HQ from time to time. In case of
‘‘Road Traffic Accident, work place accident or in case of life threatening emergency,
ESI beneficiary shall be directly admitted, given treatment and intimation to be
generated online in UTI-ITSL portal for verification and approval of referral.”
3) In case of additional procedure / treatment / investigation is essentially required in order to
treat the patient for which he /she has been referred to, the permission for the same is must
be taken from the referring authority/ Doctor as per UTI-ITSL SOP.
4) The hospital may need to provide OPD consultation at CGHS rates to ESI beneficiaries, as
per guidelines issued from ESIC and raise online bill of OPD consultation in UTI-ITSL
billing system accordingly.
5) Once the ESI beneficiaries attends the tie-up hospital, the prima facie verification regarding
identity of beneficiaries in terms of genuineness shall be ascertained by the hospital from
UTI-ITSL application/ ESIC portal.
6) The referred hospital has to raise the bill as per the agreement on the standard Performa of
ESIC along with supporting documents within 15 days of discharge of the patient giving
account number and RTGS number etc. as per form P-II
7) The tie-up hospitals shall raise the bills on their hospital letter head with address and e-
mail/fax number of the hospital, as per the P-II and P-III format which will be provided at
the time of agreement. The tie-up hospitals shall raise the bills with supporting documents
as listed in P-III duly signed by the authorized signatory. The specimen signatures of the
authorized signatory duly certified by competent authority of the tie-up hospital shall be
submitted to all the referring ESI system. The bills which are not signed by the authorized
signatory and are incomplete or not as per the format will not be processed and shall be
rejected. Any change in the authorized signatory shall be promptly intimated by the tie-up
hospital to all the referring ESI system and REGIONALDIRECTOR.
8) The drugs prescribed at the time of discharge of the patient after treatment shall be issued
by tie-up hospital for seven days for which the tie-up hospital can claim Rs. 2000/- or
actual cost per patient, whichever is less, in the claimed bill. Afterwards all the medicines
shall be issued by the ESIS system.
9) Food supplement will not be reimbursed.
10) All the drugs / dressing used during the treatment of the patient requiring reimbursement
should be of generic nature.
11) Only those medicines to be used which are FDA/ID/BP or USP pharmacopeia approved /
DG ESIC rate contract. Any drug / dressing will not covered under any of these
pharmacopeia will not be reimbursed.
12) The tie-up hospital will not charge any money from the patient/ attendant referred by
ESI system for any treatment / procedure / investigation carried out. If it is reported
that the tie up hospital has charged money from the patient then action may be taken
against the concerned tie-up hospital for de- empanelment/ black listing. In case if any
complain is received with reference to the charging of money by the tie-up hospital, the
concerned bill of the complainant IP will not be passed and double the amount of
alleged charged money will be withheld from pending bills of the tie-up hospital.
13) The Tie-up Hospital shall not ask the patient or his/her attendant to provide separately the
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medicine/sundries/equipments or accessories from outside as cost of all these items is
included in the CGHS package rate.
14) Cashless treatment shall be provided to only those ESI beneficiaries who have been referred
to ‘Tie-up’ hospitals following the referral procedure of ESIC/ESIS referral system, or post
facto referral.
15) For any interpretation of procedure or package or treatment or any things related to the
patient the guideline laid under CGHS rules will be applicable.
16) In case of life threatening emergency / road accident cases or accident at work place
(including to/ from work place i.e. employment injury cases), the empanelled hospital shall
provide the treatment of the ESI beneficiaries on cashless basis even without referral.
However the empanelled hospital shall immediately seek ex-post facto referral approval
from ESIC by generating online intimation in UTI-ITSL Portal within 48 hours from
admittance of the ESI beneficiaries in Tie-up Hospital.
17) Before starting treatment/consultation/investigations of the ESI beneficiaries in respect of
the empanelled hospitals/diagnostic centre will have responsibility to check the
eligibility/entitlement of the Insured Persons (IPs) online from ESI portal ([Link]) on
their own also. In case of doubt clarification may be sought from ESIC, BO or REGIONAL
DIRECTOR Office.
18) In case of any natural disaster/epidemic, the hospital/diagnostic centre shall have to fully
cooperate with ESIC and will convey/reveal all the required information, apart from
providing treatment/investigation facility.
19) Before starting the treatment the Empanelled Hospital or centre should ensure that
following documents duly signed by referring authority are attached with the referral letter-
a) Duly filled and signed referral per forma.
b) Attested copy of Insurance card/photo I-card of IP/ e-pehchan Card.
c) Referral recommendation of specialist or concern medical officer.
d) Attested copy of entitlement certificate.
e) Reports of investigation and treatment already done.
f) One additional latest photograph of the patient.
20) The details of documents to be submitted along with the bill are as follows:-
a) Discharge slip duly verified by treating doctor incorporating history of the case, diagnosis,
details of procedure done/treatment given and medicine given/advised on discharges along
with the duration of hospital stay. Discharge slip should be accompanied with the copy of
the case sheet. The discharge slip should have signature of the beneficiary/attendant and
treating consultant in original also with his/her stamp.
b) Reports of investigations in original duly verified.
c) Original bills of implants/devices etc duly verified by the treating consultant should be
attached. The bill should have detail of the implant/device i.e. batch no. size, quantity,
expiry date.
d) Stickers of implants duly verified by the treating consultant should be attached.
e) Referral Slip (P-1)/OPD slip by ESIS dispensary/secondary care ESI hospital/ IMP/ DCBO/
SMO.
f) Medicine bill duly verified by treating doctor and chemist/store In-charge. A certificate
stating that it is certified that the drugs used in the treatment are in the standard
pharmacopeia- IP/BP/USP/FDA (tick whichever is applicable).
g) P-III, P-V, P-VI, as may be applicable form duly filled and signed as required therein.
d) In case of malignancy and chronic renal failure, pre-existing disease will not be eligible
for coverage.
e) In respect of organ transplant and bone marrow transplant, the payment shall be
restricted only to the rates applicable for related donor. This will reduce potential
misuse. Further, in respect of organ transplant involving the malignancy, the organ
transplant is restricted to transplant of the organ having primary malignancy.
f) Treatment in case of malignancy at tie up hospitals shall be eligible only for
surgery/chemotherapy/Radiotherapy. Any additional treatment/procedure shall require
specific recommendation by Medical Board, duly constituted for the purpose at the ESI
Hospital concerned.
g) The cost of artificial limbs is to be restricted to a ceiling of Rs.1.00lac.
22). Empanelled Hospital/Centre shall comply with all directions in connection with medical
services for ESI beneficiaries issued from time to time by REGIONAL DIRECTOR.
VII. Empanelled Health Care Organization’s Integrity and Obligations during Agreement
Period
The empanelled Hospital, Diagnostic Laboratory/Imaging Centre is responsible for and obliged to
conduct all contracted activities in accordance with the Agreement using state-of-the-art methods
and economic principles and exercising all means available to achieve the performance specified in
the Agreement. The Hospital, Exclusive Eye centre, Exclusive Dental clinic, Diagnostic
Laboratory/Imaging Centre is obliged to act within its own authority and abide by the directives
issued by the ESIC. The Hospital, Exclusive Eye centre, Exclusive Dental clinic, Diagnostic
Laboratory/Imaging centre is responsible for managing the activities of its personnel and will hold
itself responsible for their misdemeanors, negligence, misconduct or deficiency in services, if any.
(a) The empanelled Hospital, Diagnostic Laboratory/Imaging Centre shall provide the service as
per the requirements specified by the ESIC in terms of the provisions of this Agreement. In case of
initial violation of the provisions of the Agreement by the Hospital such as refusal of service or
direct charging from the ESIC Beneficiaries or defective service and negligence, the amount
equivalent to 15% of the amount of Performance Bank Guarantee will be charged as agreed
Liquidated Damages by the ESIC, however, the total amount of the Performance Bank Guarantee
will be maintained intact being a revolving Guarantee.
(b) In case of repeated defaults by the empanelled Hospital, Diagnostic Laboratory/Imaging
Centre, the total amount of Performance Bank Guarantee will be forfeited and action will be taken
for removing the Health Care Organization from the empanelment of ESIC as well as termination of
this Agreement.
(c) For over-billing and unnecessary procedures, the extra amount so charged will be deducted
from the pending/future bills of the empanelled Hospital, Diagnostic Laboratory/Imaging Centre and
the ESIC shall have the right to issue a written warning to the health care organization not to do so
in future. The recurrence, if any, will lead to the stoppage of referral to that particular Health Care
Organization or de-recognition from ESIC.
X. ARBITRATION
If any dispute or difference of any kind what so ever (the decision thereof not being otherwise
provided for) shall arise between the ESIC and the Empanelled
Hospital/Diagnostic Centre upon or in relation to or in connection with or arising out of the
services shall be settled by mutual discussions, and if not settled so then be referred for
arbitration by the Regional Director, ESIC, Bihar. The award of Arbitrator will be final and
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binding. The provision of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 shall apply to the arbitration
proceedings. The venue of the arbitration proceedings shall be at the office of Regional Director,
Bihar. Any legal dispute shall be settled at court having jurisdiction in Bihar only.
XI. INDEMNITY
The Empanelled Hospital/diagnostic centre shall at all times, indemnify and keep indemnified
ESIC against all actions, suits, claims and demands brought or made against in respect of
anything done or purported to have been done by the Hospital/centre in execution of or in
connection with the services under this contract. and against any loss or damage to ESIC in
consequence to any action or suit being brought against the ESIC along with the Hospital/centre
or otherwise, as a part for anything done or purported to be done in the course of the execution of
this Contract. The Hospital/diagnostic center will at all times abide by the job safety measures
and other statutory requirements prevalent in India and will keep free and indemnify the ESIC
from all demands or responsibilities arising from accidents or loss of life resulting from
negligence or unreasonable conduct on the part of empanelled hospital/diagnostic centre. The
Hospital/diagnostic center will solely pay all the indemnities arising from such incidents without
any extra cost to ESIC and will not hold the ESIC responsible or obligated. ESIC may at its
discretion and always entirely at the cost of the tie up Hospital/diagnostic center defend such
suit, either jointly with the tie up Hospital or severally in case the latter chooses not to defend the
case.
Patients cannot be denied treatment on the pretext of non availability of beds/ specialist etc. In
case of failure by the empanelled hospital to perform its duties under this contract due to
whatever reason, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ESIC, Bihar has right to get the performance of
duties done from any other hospital at the sole risk and cost of the empanelled Hospital.
The Regional Director Bihar, without prejudice may terminate the empanelment for any breach
of contract by the empanelled hospital/Diagnostic centre. De-empanelment of the empanelled
Health Care Organization(s) could be made due to any one of the following reasons:
1. Rendering resignation/written unwillingness to continue in the panel.
2. Default (both actual and constructive) in fulfilling any term and condtion of the tender document in
the course of empanelment.
3. Due to unsatisfactory services and proven case of malpractice/misconduct/medical negligence.
4. Refusal of services to ESI beneficiaries.
5. Undertaking unnecessary procedures in patients referred for IPD/OPD management.
14. If the owner gives the establishment on lease to other agency, they will be liable for de-
empanelment.
15. Charging any amount from the ESIC Beneficiaries or asking them to purchase medicine etc. from
outside.
1. The de-empanelled Health Care Organization (s) may be reconsidered for re-empanelment after one
year from the date of de-empanelment, if deficiencies are removed.
2. The blacklisted Health Care Organization ( S) may apply for empanelment only after expiry of three
years from the date the Health Care Organization was blacklisted.
3. The de-empanelment/blacklisted Health Care Organization shall apply as frest applicant for
empanelment only after expiry of the period of bar.
4. The re-empanelment/ blacklisted Health Care Organization will be considered as fresh applicant for
empanelment.
I/We have understood all terms and conditions of this document and particulars filled by me are true
and correct.
Signature of Applicant
A. Details of Hospital
1 Name of Hospital-
4 Telephone No.
5 Fax No.
6 E-mail Address
Name
e-mail ID
2 DD No
3 Date
2 2
3 3
4 4
E. Infrastructure Details
Total No. of Beds
2 ICCU/ICU
5 Others
10 No. of Wards
Dimension of Ward
(Length*Breadth)
Bedsides table
Wardrobe
Telephone
G. Other amenities
Air Conditioner
T.V
Room Service
Any other
H. Nursing Care
Total No. of Nurses
Nurse ratio
call
J. Laboratory Services
Pathology
Bio-chemistry
Hematology
Microbiology
Any other
Give details
L. Operation theatre
M. Supportive Services
Boilers/Sterlizers
Ambulance
Laundry
House Keeping
Canteen
Gas plant
Dietary
Other (Preferably)
a. Blood bank
b. Pharmacy
c. Physiotherapy
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a. Name of Bank
b. Bank Branch
c. Account No
d. IFSC Code
e. MICR No.
I/ We have understood all terms and conditions of this document and particulars
filled by me are true and correct.
SIGNATURE OFAPPLICANT
Annexure-III
Telephone No.
Fax No.
E-mail Address
a. CT Scan
b. MRI
c. PET scan
d. Echocardiography
e. Scanning of other body parts
f. Specialized bio-chemical and immunological investigations
g. Any other investigation costing more than Rs. 3000/-test
SIGNATURE OFAPPLICANT
Annexure-IV
CERTIFICATE OF UNDERTAKING
1. It is certified that the particulars given in the application form are correct and
eligibility criteria are satisfied.
2. That Hospital/ Diagnostic Laboratory/ Imaging centre shall not charges ESI
beneficiaries higher than the CGHS notified rates or the rates charge from other
patients who are not ESI beneficiaries.
3. That the rates have been claimed against a facility/ Procedure/investigation
actually available and performed at the Organization.
4. That if, any information is found to be untrue; Hospital/ Super Specialty
Diagnostic centre would be liable for de-recognition/ de-empanelment by ESIC.
The Organization will be liable to pay compensation for any financial loss caused
to ESI or physical and or mental injuries caused to its beneficiaries.
5. That the Hospital/ Diagnostic Centre has the capability to submit bills and
medical reports in digital format and that all billing will be done in electronic
format and medical records will be submitted in digital format.
6. The Hospital/ Diagnostic Centre will pay damage to the beneficiaries if any
injury, loss of part or death occurs due to gross negligence. The hospital is
responsible for managing the activities of its personnel and will hold itself
responsible for their misdemeanors, negligence, misconduct or deficiency in
services, if any.
7. That the Hospital/ Diagnostic centre have not been de-recognized by CGHS or
any State Government or any other organization in the last three financial years.
8. That no investigation by central Government/ State Government or any statuary
investigating agency is pending or contemplated against the hospital/ Diagnostic
centre.
9. I/ We agree for the terms and conditions prescribed in the tender document.
10. Hospital agrees to implement electronic medical records as per the standards
approved by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and
guidelines issued within one year of its empanelment.
11. I/ We also undertake to provide uninterrupted services otherwise alternative
arrangements will be made at the risk and cost of our institute.
12. I/ We also undertake not to deny treatment/ investigation to any patient referred
from ESI system and having entitlement for treatment as per ESI rules.
13. I/ We also undertake to observe the instructions of ESIC issued from time to time
in connection with services under the empanelment.
14. I/ We undertake to provide data/ information/ documents/ treatment papers in the
form and format as required by ESIC regarding Primary/ Secondary/SST
treatment of ESI beneficiary.
SIGNATURE OFAPPLICANT
Annexure-V
1. Copy of legal status, place of registration and principal place of business of the health
care organization or partnership firm etc.
2. A copy of partnership dead/memorandum and articles of association, if any.
3. Copy of the license of running blood bank.
4. Copy of documents fulfilling necessary statutory requirements.
5. All documents mentioned in Terms and Conditions point III- copies of documents
required for Empanelment (a to o)
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT