Introduction

Chief Minister Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme launched on 23.07.2009 as Kalaingar Kaappittu Thittam. Now the scheme from January 2022 to 2027 is implemented through United India Insurance Company. The Scheme provides quality health care to the eligible person through empanelled government and private hospitals and to reduce the financial hardship to the enrolled families and move towards universal health coverage by effectively linking with public health system. Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme is integrated with Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Manthiri Jan Arogya Yojana since 23.09.2018.

Around 1.37 crore families were covered under CMCHIS (January 2022). Totally 1090 procedures, 8 follow up procedures and 52 diagnostic procedures are covered under CMCHIS in 800 Government and 900 Private empanelled hospitals.

Benefits

The scheme seeks to provide cashless hospitalization specific ailments/procedures. The scheme provides coverage upto Rs.5,00,000/- per family, per year on a floater basis for the ailments and procedures covered under the scheme.

List of procedures is also available in this website (http://www.cmchistn.com)

Eligibility

The Eligibility to avail Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme, is as indicated for the resident of Tamil Nadu by the presence of his/her Name in the family card and whose family annual income is less than Rs.1,20,000/- per annum.

For being eligible for benefits under the scheme it is sufficient to produce family card, Aadhar card and income certificate by the VAO/Revenue Authorities along with the self-declaration of the head of the concerned family.

Family includes:

• Legal Spouse of the eligible person
• Children of the eligible person
• Dependent parent of the eligible person

1. This card should be shown at the Assistance Counter/Office established at the empanelled hospital.
2. After verification, Pre-authorisation request will be submitted by the hospital.
3. The Project Office will approve after authentication.

No. of beneficiaries under CMCHIS in our Hospital for the past 3 years

2019 - 9489
2020 - 5629
2021 - 8403
2022 (upto September) - 10602

Helpline

A 24-hour call centre has been setup at TNHSP with sufficient manpower with toll free helpline number 1800 425 3993. The Toll-free line is competent to answer queries in Tamil.

For further details, please visit http://www.cmchistn.com