A public interest litigation has prompted the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority to issue a draft guideline mandating insurance cover for HIV patients. The regulator came up with the directions today, after a PIL challenged the practice of insurance companies rejecting benefits to HIV-positive patients. The Delhi High Court, calling it “unreasonable and unconstitutional”, had last May issued a showcause notice to the the regulator to explain its stand. The guideline will be implemented from October this year. In fact, the draft of the document had been in the works for the last five years after then finance minister P Chidambaram first mooted the idea in response to a proposal from his Cabinet colleague Oscar Fernandes, who was then the labour minister.
Source: Business Standard
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