The government has invited students and civilians injured during the July-August mass uprising to submit their medical expense claims for reimbursement if they received treatment at private hospitals.
According to a press release issued by the Press Information Department (PID) on Friday, the injured must submit their applications and medical bills either to the Mass Uprising Special Cell or the civil surgeon offices in their respective districts.
The required application forms are available on the special cell’s official website: www.musc.portal.gov.bd.
Once submitted, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) will review claims received by the special cell, while those submitted at civil surgeon offices will first be scrutinized by the respective civil surgeons before being forwarded to the special cell for final processing.
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The reimbursement process follows a decision taken during a Health Services Division meeting on January 9, which focused on medical treatment for the injured and the distribution of health cards among them.
The initiative is being implemented as per instructions from the Liberation War Affairs Ministry, which directed the special cell to facilitate the compensation process.
The Mass Uprising Special Cell formally announced the reimbursement procedure in a notification signed by its head, Joint Secretary Mashiur Rahman, on Wednesday.