IMPORTANT : The patients who are being overcharged at #PrivateHospitals, for Kovid-19 treatment or other treatments, have right to ask for refund of such overcharges, by filing complaints in #Consumer Forums within two year of such overcharge.

What steps they can take at present are :

1) Keep record of all payments made for treatment and for purchase of medicine.

2) Get copies of Government Guideline for such medical charges.

3) Find out how much they charged before 15th March,2020 for same treatment and how much fee they have increased during lockout.

4) If they have refused any treatment, keep record of such refusals and keep record of expanses you suffered because of their refusal.

5) Consult a lawyer if necessary. Keep record of fees paid to lawyer. Such fees can also be claimed when filing complaint.

6) The complaint before consumer forum has to be filed within two year from date of overcharge (as may be prescribed in applicable law)

7) Collateral Damages plus loss due to inflation @1% can also be asked while filing Complaint

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