Draft Clinical Establishments Act opposed by medical lab owners in Kerala
Kerala: The state committee members of the Kerala Medical Laboratory Owners Association have opposed the implementation draft regulation under the Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, stating that it will lead to the shutdown of a great number of small-scale private medical laboratories.
According to a recent media report, the Act was passed in 2018 and the process of registration of laboratories started in 2019. The sub-committee of specialists to the Kerala Clinical Establishment Council submitted their reports on the draft regulation which would give guidelines to the laboratories. The draft was published for public feedback on October 14.
As per the Act, major changes in the operation of the clinical labs and medical diagnostics across the state would be introduced. Objecting the same, the association pointed out that a great number of laboratories may fail to gain registration and many lab technicians will lose their job if the regulations are implemented.
However, the association clarified that they are not opposing the idea of ensuring proper standards of the laboratories but the regulation should not be imposed without having a proper discussion with them. According to the association, the registration process of existing labs has already been completed, and limiting their authority is illegal. The new regulations must not be made mandatory as it will bar thousands of small labs from conducting tests.
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