According to an affidavit filed in the SC states like Haryana, Telangana, Bihar, Mizoram, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh highlighted that any rate fixation may lead to serious compromises in the quality of healthcare.
Demanding action against hospitals, Rajya Sabha MP and member of the Parliamentary ad hoc Committee on Health and Family Welfare, Sanjeev Arora said that hospitals have no right to hold the body of patient hostage for any reason.
Release of the body of a deceased patient cannot be denied for any reason by the hospitals, and the state as well as Union Territory (UT) governments should take appropriate steps to protect the family of a deceased from instances of exploitation by the hospitals under the provisions of The Patients Rights Charter, said Bharati Pravin Pawar, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
The release of a deceased patient's body cannot be denied by hospitals for any reason, and state and union territory (UT) governments should take appropriate