Referring a Patient

You are requested to advise the patient to carry the following on the day of their consultation appointment:

• Referral letter provided by you
• Government-issued ID card
• Recent Medical Reports
• Regular Medications
• Recent Blood Test Results
• Recent Histopathology Results, if available
• Recent Imaging & Scans - CT, MRI, PET
• Current Treatment

• The patient will contact the Patient Relations Manager.
• The patient and their attender then proceed to the Reception / Corporate Billing Cell and present the referral letter.
• The referral letters must follow the guidelines of the issuing organisation.
• For more details for the patient to prepare for their appointment, visit our page on plan your appointment.

• The CGHS pensioner must submit a written requisition from the CGHS medical officer for the prescribed tests.
• • If further tests are required, a new requisition from the CGHS medical officer has to be submitted by the CGHS pensioner.
• The referral letter should specify the name of the surgery/test/procedure and its code.
• Patients undergoing chemotherapy shall procure the chemotherapy medicine from the CGHS dispensary.
• As per CGHS rules, non-admissible items (such as diapers and disposables) will be charged to the CGHS patients at the time of discharge.
• During an emergency, CGHS cancer patients can be admitted without a referral letter.