KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — The Malaysian Medical Association has asked the Health Ministry to clarify the ceiling pricing for various Covid-19 tests, as there has been a great deal of confusion.
Noting that this has been gazetted through an order signed by the Prime Minister on May 17, using the 2021 Emergency Ordinance, Dr Subramaniam said the confusion which has arisen focuses on two key issues. Adding that the Pathology Laboratory Act 2007 still remains to be enforced despite many years since its gazettement, Dr Subramaniam said this meant at present no laboratory would be in possession of an operating licence issued under the Act and neither would there have been a call for them to apply for the same.
“The screening process has two components. First is the process of collecting a sample from the patient and following that, laboratory processing of that sample. It must be stressed that laboratories are only allowed to process Covid-19 samples received from registered or licenced private healthcare facilities.
“The laboratories in turn would also incur various costs to undertake the processing of specimens. Both components are equally important and would need to be done following stringent standard operating procedures to yield high quality results.
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