From the Governing Body Commission of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
(Editor’s note: This is the 311 of the 2014 GBC resolutions. You can find the Minutes Of The 2014 Annual General Meeting in our archives section or directly here)
[Guideline]Whereas at present there are no official guidelines regarding the fiscal responsibility of ISKCON centers and other entities for the healthcare of resident or full-time devotees;
Whereas Srila Prabhupada prioritized the health of devotees as number one, followed by sadhana, then seva;
And whereas serving devotees is very important.
RESOLVED:
1. All ISKCON entities are encouraged to ensure that all essential medical and dental expenses of its resident and fully supported devotees are supplied. The authorities of those ISKCON entities are recommended to investigate options for local insurance plans, government plans, or other reliable options to ensure as far as possible that quality health care is provided.
2. A person choosing to become a resident or fully supported devotee dependent on an ISKCON entity should be informed as to the extent of medical and dental insurance or coverage, or absence thereof, that will be supplied by the entity before they commit to dedicate themselves to the ISKCON entity.
3. All such assurances may be put into writing, with a copy given to the devotee, and the original retained in the permanent files of the ISKCON entity.