Thiruvananthapuram: The Finance Department has issued fresh guidelines for updating details under the Medisep health insurance scheme. Employees who continue on leave without pay will be excluded from the scheme. Meanwhile, those who have shifted to institutions without Medisep coverage, employees who have resigned, and those who have been dismissed from service will also be removed.

The directive, issued ahead of the second phase of Medisep implementation, clarifies that only beneficiaries under the Social Security Pension scheme are eligible, excluding other pensioners from coverage.

Employees have been instructed to update their details by September 10. Earlier, during the last policy renewal period, most of the complaints were reported in connection with the Medisep card. To prevent this, it is instructed to conduct data filtration.

Ex-gratia pensioners can join the scheme by submitting a consent letter. State government employees who are members of the National Pension Scheme and those retiring before September 1 this year can also be included on the basis of their consent. One year’s premium will be collected in a single instalment from the rest.

One-month to update the income of partner

Newly married employees will be given a one-month time period to add their spouse as dependent. Meanwhile, newborn babies can be included as dependants within 90 days of birth.

Officials have further instructed that employees must download and keep their Medisep card. Once details are submitted to the insurance company, only dependents such as newly married spouses and newborns can be added later.