The Uttar Pradesh Government has amended the Uttar Pradesh Government Servants (Medical Care) Rules 2011 to include Oxygen concentrators in the list of artificial organs.
This move will enable serving and retired officers and employees of the state to claim reimbursement on the purchase of an oxygen concentrator, CPAP machine and BIPAP machine, if required due to Health reasons. The will reimburse the amount of the purchase.
The decision was taken in the wake of the oxygen crisis witnessed across the country during the second wave of Covid-19. The state government has taken several measures to ensure an uninterrupted supply of oxygen, such as building new oxygen Plants in hospitals and allowing companies to convert their units into oxygen plants during emergencies.
The government has now decided to reimburse serious patients in need of oxygen concentrators and issued guidelines for the same. Only claims approved by the concerned doctor in the prescribed application format will be considered for reimbursement.