To make most of healthcare facilities in charitable and private hospitals to deal with the coronavirus situation, the Maharashtra Government has virtually acquired 80 per cent of non-isolation beds in these hospitals across the State.
Invoking the provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, Disaster Management Act, 2005, Maharashtra Nursing Homes Act and other relevant acts, the Health department in an order issued late on Thursday night said the providers would make all attempts to increase their bed capacity relating to both isolation and non-isolation beds.
“That means 80 per cent of the isolation beds available with any healthcare provider under this notification should be regulated by the Government, district collectors and Municipal Commissioners and also 80 per cent of non-isolation beds. The providers may charge their rack charges to the remaining 20 per cent beds,” it said.
