KOLKATA: The West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) said they had almost fixed private hospital charges for inpatient, outdoor and diagnostic services and was waiting for the state nod to implement the rates.
In an affidavit filed in the Calcutta High Court in response to a PIL against alleged arbitrary charges of private hospitals, the health panel on Friday said it was "trying its level best to ensure the regulation comes into force at the earliest" and it was waiting for an approval from the state health and family welfare department. The state government also told the division bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj that it would examine the proposals at the earliest. The HC will next hear the PIL, filed by advocate Srikanta Dutta, on August 26.
