ECHS Empanelment Requirements Documents for Healthcare Organisation in India

ECHS


Requirements for HCO’s applying for inspection under ECHS program:

1.    Legal/ Statutory Requirement:

  

 

Mandatory Licenses

1.

Registration of the HCO with local registering authority (e.g. CMO-Chief Medical Officer, CEA-Clinical Establishment Act etc.)

2.

Pollution control board authorization and consent (Biomedical waste-BMW, Air, Water)

3.

Agreement for disposal of Biomedical waste -BMW with the collecting agency.

 

4.

Fire NOC from the competent authority Please refer to

https://www.nabh.co/Announcement/Fire%20Safety%20Checklist%20-

%2031st%20July%202018.pdf

 

Licenses/consent from AERB to operate the Imaging equipment:

1.

Registration under PC PNDT for USG

2.

License to Operate X-Ray (Fixed)

3.

License to Operate X-Ray (Mobile)

4.

License to Operate Cath Lab

5.

License to Operate CT Scan

6.

License to Operate C-Arm

7.

RSO Level I

8.

License to Operate OPG or Dental X ray

9.

License to Operate Nuclear Medicine Lab

10.

License to procure Radioactive Material (Diagnostic/Therapy)

11.

RSO Level II

12.

License to operate Radiation Therapy

13.

RSO Level III

14.

Drugs-Bulk license(s) if applicable

15.

Drugs-Retail license(s) if applicable

16.

Narcotic license if applicable

17.

License for MTP if applicable

18.

Blood Bank registration if applicable

19.

Organ Transplantation if applicable

 

*Please note this list is not exhaustive and only includes some of the most common licenses

 

1.      Manpower

 

a.      Nursing: GNM/BSc nursing in accordance with the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) as per the bed strength.

 

b.      RMO’s: MBBS duty officer in accordance with the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) as per the bed strength.

 

c.      Consultants:

 

a.      Full Time: allowed under Scope

 

·                    On the pay-roll of the organization

·                    Exclusive to the organization

·                    Has Out patient, In patient & Emergency rights

·                    Based upon credentials, has privileges for procedural and emergency rights

 

b.      Part Time: allowed under Scope

 

·                    Not exclusive to the organization

·                    Has regular OPD at pre-determined intervals and days

·                    Has procedural rights, Emergency rights as per credentials, who is not exclusive to the organization.

·                    Has privileges for admitting patients as per his credentials.

 

c.       Visiting/ Consultants on case to case basis: not allowed under Scope

 

·                    No rights to conduct regular OPD

·                    Based upon credentials, can be given admitting rights

·                    Not exclusive to the organization

·                    Has certain privileges as per his/her credentials for in-patient-IP care and can come on-call in case of emergency.

 

a. No scopes can be granted considering Visiting/Case to case Basis consultants

 

*Note: All the above requirements will be verified during the inspection.


 1.    ECHS Application fee is as follows: 

 

Type of facility

Bed strength

ECHS Inspection Fee per

facility

GST

Hospitals – General,

multispecialty and super speciality

More than 100 beds

35,000

 

 

 

 

@ 18% or as applicable

 

Less than 100

beds

30,000

 

=< 50 beds

25,000

Diagnostic Centres, Eye and Dental clinics

Not applicable

25,000

 

2.    Details for Online Payment:

 

 

Details of Bank account for NEFT / RTGS / IMPS

Account Name

Quality Council of India

A/C No.

00031110004352

Name of Bank and address

HDFC Bank , 4-3/4, SURYA KIRAN

BUILDING, 19- KASTURBA GANDHI MARG, NEW DELHI 110001

Branch Name & Code / MICR Code

SURYA KIRAN 110240001

RTGS/NEFT/IFSC Code

HDFC0000003

*After making payment HCO’s are required to provide details; 1. CGHS Fee/ ECHS fee etc. ------------ 2. Name of the HCO’s--------- --3. E-mail ID &

contact no. -----------------4.UTR number----------------------- 5. GST if any -------------

6. Deduction of TDS if any------------ The above details are needs to be sent to

respective officers with the copy to yogesh@qcin.org & nabhaccounts@qcin.org

 

 4.         Submission of Application Forms:

 

Applicant shall apply to NABH for empanelment by practicing following steps:

 

                      Download Application Form from the NABH website (ECHS)

 

                      Fill the application form (hard copy only) typed

 

                      Pay application fee as detailed in the application form

 

                      Attach list of manpower and legal tracker as per the applied scope of services.

 

                      Submit the filled hard copy of the Application Form to NABH office along with covering on hospital letter head.

 

                      Application & other documents to be submitted in a file. Loses papers in envelope will not be accepted.

 

 

 

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