SERVICES RENDERED BY EMPANELLED AND CONTRACTED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
A new Centralized Health Care Provider Management System referred to as Consolidated NHIF has been rolled out. Here is a list of services to be provided:
OUT-PATIENT HEALTH CARE SERVICES |
(i) General consultation, diagnosis and treatment;
(ii) Prescribed laboratory, and basic radiological examinations including x- rays, ultra-sound investigative services; (iii) Prescribed drug administration and dispensing; (iv) Management of acute and chronic ailments including STI’s (v) Management of endemic/local diseases; (vi) Daycare procedures (vii) Oral Health services including dental care needed for relief of pain and infections and tooth extractions; (viii) Family planning, Antenatal and postnatal services as defined in the MOH- MCH/RH policy guidelines; (ix) Immunization as per the KEPI schedule; (x) Anti-snake venom and anti-rabies; (xi) Health education and wellness support as needed. |
IN-PATIENT HEALTH CARE SERVICES |
(i) Pre-admission evaluation;
(ii) Hospital accommodation charges, meals and nursing care; (iii) Bedside services including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, imaging, oxygen supply, medical consumables; (iv) Administration of blood and blood products; derivatives and components, artificial blood products, and biological serum. (v) Intra admission consultation and reviews by both general and specialist consultants; (vi) Laboratory investigations and medical imaging (X-rays, ultrasounds, E.C.G); (vii) Infection preventions and control, sanitation package where offered; and (viii) Intra-admission and post discharge medication or follow up within the treatment plan. |
MATERNITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES |
(i) Labor, delivery by ways of normal delivery, assisted delivery and caesarean |
section as necessitated;, aftercare for the mother together with the newborn;
(ii) Midwifery, including episiotomy care and nursing care;
(iii) operating, recovery, maternity ward and other treatment room charges including meals and special diets; (iv) Prescribed medicines, including anti-D immunoglobulin injection where indicated; (v) Diagnostic laboratory tests; (vi) Administration of blood and blood products; derivatives and components, artificial blood products, and biological serum; (vii) Medical supplies and equipment, including oxygen; (viii) Professional fees related to the delivery and lactation/nutritional consultations; (ix) Immunization for the newborn including OPV zero and BCG vaccines and post discharge medication; (x) Take-home items; Medical supplies, appliances, medical equipment, and any covered items billed by the hospital for use at home; and (xi) Management of intra-admission postpartum infections and hemorrhage, birth traumas and conditions related to childbirth will be covered within the package. |
SURGICAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES |
(i) Pre-operative admission and care;
(ii) Minor, major and specialized surgical procedures including transplants; (iii) Administration of blood and blood products; derivatives and components, artificial blood products, and biological serum; (iv) Management of complications following the surgical procedure; (v) all additional medical or surgical service required during the postoperative period because of complications which do not require additional trips to the operating room; (vi) postoperative visits – follow-up visits during the postoperative period that are related to recovery; (vii) post-procedure pain management; (viii) supplies – except for those identified as exclusions; and (ix) miscellaneous services – items such as dressing changes; local incisional care; removal of operative pack; removal of cutaneous sutures and staples, lines, wires, tubes, drains, casts, and splints; insertion, irrigation and removal of urinary catheters, routine peripheral intravenous lines, nasogastric and rectal tubes; and changes and removal of tracheostomy tubes. |
DIALYSIS HEALTH CARE SERVICES |
(i) Registration, triaging, Consultation and Specialists reviews. |
(ii) Cost of the temporary catheter, plus the catheter insertion/removal.
(iii) Nursing and dialysis services, routine laboratory investigations.
(iv) Dispense medications and maintenance drugs, counselling and follow up. |
RADIOLOGY HEALTH CARE SERVICES |
(i) MRI, CT scans; and
(ii) Reviewing and interpretation of radiological images and giving the diagnostic opinion and provide the referring physician with a detailed report of the imaging findings for treatment planning; |
MENTAL & BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES |
(i) Common mental disorders (including depression and anxiety);
(ii) Severe mental disorders (including psychosis, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder); (iii) Neurological disorders (such as epilepsy and dementia); (iv) Childhood disorders; and (v) Drugs and substance abuse disorders. |
ONCOLOGY HEALTH CARE SERVICES |
Administration of─
(i) Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Brachy therapy; (ii) Consumables, premeds and post meds; (iii) Routine laboratory investigations; (iv) Blood and Blood products; (v) Treatment planning; (vi) PET-CT scan; (vii) Radioiodine therapy; (viii) Bone scan and radio nucleoid scans. |
ROAD EVACUATION HEALTH CARE SERVICES |
On site evacuation via road ambulances: Transportation & transfer of a sick beneficiary for treatment to nearest NHIF declared hospital. |
OVERSEAS HEALTH CARE SERVICES |
Medical and Surgical treatment procedures not locally available and have been cleared for overseas treatment in accordance with these Regulations and the MOH guidelines provisions. |