PEA is urgently investigating the case of a bedridden patient who died in Nakhon Phanom, confirming its policy of not cutting off electricity to places or houses where patients need electricity to operate medical equipment for treatment.
Reporters reported that after the case of Ms. Nonglak Chanchana, Director of Ban Nakham Health Promotion Hospital, Wang Yang Subdistrict, Wang Yang District, Nakhon Phanom Province, along with relatives of the deceased, came out to demand that the Governor of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) investigate the case of Ms. Kian, aged 68, a bedridden patient who needed medical equipment such as an oxygen generator and a ventilator, and died on October 1, 2024 after her electricity was cut off because of an outstanding electricity bill, PEA rushed to investigate the facts. Initially, it was found that PEA had notified her to pay on September 25 before cutting off the electricity on October 1. In the past, PEA has emphasized the main policy that places or houses with pati
ents who need electricity to operate medical equipment for treatment will not have their electricity cut off. They must notify the registration with the local PEA. It was found that this case was not registered as a bedridden patient in any way. However, PEA will urgently investigate this incident to find out what the real problem is. In any case, we would like to express our condolences to the family of the deceased.
In this regard, the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has criteria for exempting power outages (not cutting off electricity) for places or houses with patients who need electricity to operate medical equipment for treatment, as follows:
Electricity users must register at any PEA office in their area. The following documents are required for registration:
– The electricity user’s national ID card
– The patient’s national ID card or a copy
– A medical certificate from a hospital, valid for no more than 1 month from the date of issuance of the medical certificate stating that the patient
requires electricity to operate medical equipment for medical treatment
– Evidence showing the place where electricity is used, such as an electricity bill receipt or an electricity purchase agreement or a copy of the house registration of the place where electricity is used
– In the case of authorizing another person to act on their behalf, evidence of the authorization and the authorized person must be provided.
PEA reserves the right to inspect places where electricity is used.
Submit registration to maintain continuous rights by January 31 of each year.
In the event that electricity is no longer required to operate medical equipment, cancellation must be notified to PEA within 30 days from the date the need ceases.
PEA will cancel the rights in the following cases:
– Overdue electricity bills for a total of 3 months
– Found any wrongdoing/violation of electricity usage
– Reported false information
– Found that the patient canceled the use of medical equipment but did not notify PEA of the cancel
lation.
Source: Thai News Agency