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CGHS has Provision For Domiciliary Physiotherapy For Ailing Elderly Beneficiaries

Aug. 11 Social Cause Comments

[New Delhi] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had launched the “National Programme for the Health Care of Elderly”(NPHCE) during the year 2010-11 to address various health related problems of elderly people.
.Under CGHS, there is a provision for domiciliary Physiotherapy in respect of CGHS beneficiaries under the following conditions:-
1]Orthopaedic disorders- Post Joint Replacement surgery in acute phase upto two weeks post discharge.
2] Neurological conditions- for upto six weeks in the following conditions:-
i)]Post-stroke.
ii)]Traumatic brain injury.
iii)]Gullian-Barre Syndrome.
iv)]Spinal Cord injury with significant disability/deformity.
v)] Motor neuron disease.
[3] Locomotor disability with a disability of over 80% who are totally dependent on care-giver based on the advice of tow government specialist, by certified care giver (Care giver means Rehabilitation Council of India certified personnel + Physiotherapist and occupational therapist (duly qualified diploma/degree holder).
The Health Minister, J P Nadda gave this information in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha

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