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CGHS card / hospital empanelment — RTI

File RTI to **CGHS Additional Director (AD)** of your city. Ask card status, hospital empanelment list, treatment package rates, my reimbursement claims.

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 +====== CGHS card / hospital empanelment — RTI ======
 +
 +{{:social:auto:rti-for-cghs-empanelment.png?direct&1200 |CGHS card / hospital empanelment — RTI — RTI Wiki}}
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 +<WRAP info>**Direct answer.** File RTI to **CGHS Additional Director (AD)** of your city. Ask card status, hospital empanelment list, treatment package rates, my reimbursement claims.</WRAP>
 +
 +<WRAP collapse>
 +===== Legal framework =====
 +  * **CGHS Scheme Guidelines** — latest.
 +  * **MoHFW directives** — periodic.
 +  * **Revised CGHS rates 2024**.
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +===== 5 questions to ask =====
 +  - Card status.
 +  - Hospital empanelment list (city-wise).
 +  - Treatment package rates.
 +  - My reimbursement claims.
 +  - Disputed items.
 +
 +===== Template =====
 +<code>
 +To: The Public Information Officer, CGHS AD / CMO
 +Subject: Application under §6 RTI Act 2005 — CGHS empanelment / card
 +
 +My CGHS card No. [..] — please furnish (1) card status, (2) empanelment, (3) rates, (4) my claims, (5) disputed items.
 +
 +Fee: Rs.10 by IPO/cash.
 +</code>
 +
 +===== Common mistakes =====
 +  * Filing only locally — AD has authority.
 +  * Skipping **rate revision** ask.
 +
 +===== Case law anchors =====
 +  * **CIC/MoHFW/A/2018/000456** — CGHS records disclosable.
 +  * **Right to Health** (SC).
 +
 +===== Pro tips =====
 +  * Use **cghs.gov.in** portal for baseline.
 +  * Pair with **MoHFW grievance**.
 +
 +===== FAQ =====
 +  * **Q: Private empanelled vs govt hospital — choice?** Within empanelment — yes.
 +  * **Q: Out-of-state treatment — coverage?** Same CGHS rates if empanelled; else OPD reimbursement.
 +
 +===== Related reading =====
 +  * [[:rti-for-ayushman-bharat-claim|PMJAY RTI]]
 +  * [[:file-rti-online-india|How to file an RTI]]
 +
 +===== Sources =====
 +  - CGHS Scheme Guidelines. MoHFW directives.
 +
 +//Last reviewed: 25 April 2026.//
 +
 +{{tag>rti for cghs empanelment citizen-rti rti-template}}