There Are Still Stubborn Laboratories, The Ministry Of Health Affirms The Prohibition Of PCR Rates Past The Highest Limit Despite The Lure Of Faster

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JAKARTA - The Director General of Health Services at the Indonesian Ministry of Health, Abdul Kadir, admitted that there are still testing laboratories for COVID-19 tests that do not comply with the current maximum tariff limit for RT PCR tests.

They charge higher rates with the lure of test results coming out faster than 1x24 hours. In fact, there should not be a PCR test rate that exceeds the cost of IDR 275,000 in Java-Bali and IDR 300 thousand outside Java-Bali.

Therefore, Kadir issued a Circular Letter of the Director General of Health Services Number HK.02.02/I/3843/2021 concerning the Highest Tariff Limit for RT-PCR Examination.

In the SE, it is emphasized that all health facilities that carry out RT PCR examinations follow the standard tariffs that have been set.

"The results of the RT-PCR examination which are completed earlier than the time limit are part of the quality of health services provided by hospitals or RT-PCR examination laboratories," said Kadir in his statement, Friday, December 3. that there should not be a RT-PCR examination laboratory that applies a higher test rate even though it can issue test results more quickly.

"Therefore, no additional fees may be charged so that it exceeds the maximum tariff limit for the RT-PCR examination that has been set," he said.

Kadir stressed to all heads or directors of hospitals and the leadership of the COVID-19 examination laboratory set by the minister of health to pay attention to the highest standard of RT-PCR examination rates.

For hospitals and RT-PCR examination laboratories that do not comply with the provisions of the highest standard tariff, the consequences will not be integrated with the PeduliLindung application.