Covid-19 increases the chances of the patient becoming healthy due to early treatment. Keeping this in mind, the state government has issued directives to private hospitals and private labs regarding eligibility for antigen, truenot and RTPCR investigations as per ICMR guidelines.
Eligibility for application for antigen screening
All private hospitals which are accredited by the National Accreditation Board of Hospital and Health Care Providers and whose registration is registered under the Nursing Home Act, Chg. At present, they can apply for permission for investigation in the Chief Medical and Health Officer office of the district concerned.
Similarly all private labs which are accredited with NABL (National Accreditation Board of Laboratories) and whose registration is registered under Nursing Home Act, Chg. Are, they can apply for permission to investigate.
Tunet check
Private hospital lab or private lab should be NABL accredited and registered under Nursing Home Act, Chhattisgarh.
RTPCR check
Private hospital or private lab is required to be accredited with ICMR and NABL for RTPCR examination and registered under Nursing Home Act, Chhattisgarh.
On getting the above qualifications, interested private hospitals and labs can apply for permission to the Chief Medical and Health Officer of the concerned district. It should be noted here that there is no qualification for any investigation or only the Nursing Home Act, Chhattisgarh. The registration permission will not be obtained due to registration. But the private hospital or lab will have to complete all the qualifications, only then they can apply for permission to investigate.
Ravish Benjamin @ samacharline
