Since AB-NHPM is an entitlement-based program, there is no enrollment procedure. Families in both rural and urban areas who are identified by the government using the SECC database based on occupational criteria and deprivation are eligible for AB-NHPM. At the moment, the database is based on the 2011 census.
State level departments such as the ANMs, BMOs, and BDOs of pertinent areas, as well as the corresponding state governments, have been provided with a list of qualified families. Eligible families will receive a unique AB-NHPM family identification number.
Additionally, families with an active RSBY cards as of 28 February 2018 will covered. No additional new families can be added under AB-NHPM. However, names of additional family members can be added for those families whose names are already on the SECC list.
The official website of AB-NHPM is www.abnhpm.gov.in. One may visit the site to view and download the beneficiary eligibility and empanelled hospitals list as and when it gets updated.
To control costs, the payments for treatment will be done on package rate (to be defined by the Government in advance) basis. However, hospitals with NABH/NQAS accreditation can be incentivised for higher package rates subject to procedure and costing guidelines.