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Legislation
for path labs in Delhi
EHM
New Bureau - Mumbai
Concerned
with the mushrooming of pathological labs in the nook
and corner of Delhi, the state ministry of health has
drafted regulations for path labs in the capital city.
The regulations state that all the path labs have to be
compulsorily registered with the state health ministry,
said Dr Arsad Walia, minister of health, Delhi.
Depending
on the range of tests conducted by a lab, the regulations
have laid down the infrastructure, equipment and the qualification
of the technicians required to run a lab. The regulations
would award grades (A, B , C and D) to labs, depending
on the tests conducted. The regulations have been formulated
by a five member committee comprising doctors, experts
in path labs and bureaucrats over a period of six months.
Delhi has around 1,500 pathlogical labs. |
