Govt Rules allowing Pathology labs to run without Doctors: Delhi HC directs Centre, NABL to respond
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New Delhi: Responding to the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the latest amendments to the Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Amendment Rules, 2018 as per which MCI recognized doctors are desired, but not essential for running small laboratories across the country, the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court has directed the Government as well as NABL to respond in the matter.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that in July 2018 the Ministry of Health, had issued a gazette notifying the Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Amendment Rules, 2018. The said rules. The key feature of the rules was that, based on the scope of services, the Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (or Pathological Laboratories) were divided into Basic Composite (Small), Medium and Advanced. The rules also added that for running basic composite( Small) labs it is
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that in July 2018 the Ministry of Health, had issued a gazette notifying the Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Amendment Rules, 2018. The said rules. The key feature of the rules was that, based on the scope of services, the Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (or Pathological Laboratories) were divided into Basic Composite (Small), Medium and Advanced. The rules also added that for running basic composite( Small) labs it is
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