Bali Health Office Will Be Sanctioned To Revoke The Business License If The PCR Rate Remains The Old Price

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DENPASAR - Head of the Bali Provincial Health Office, Ketut Suarjaya, emphasized that there will be sanctions for medical service agencies if they are found to be using the old Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tariff of Rp. 900 thousand.

Currently, the price of the PCR tariff has decreased according to the instructions of the government and the Ministry of Health by Rp.495,000 for Java-Bali.

"Yes (there is a sanction) first there is a warning, other sanctions according to the mechanism can be carried out by districts and cities and even licenses can be revoked," said Suarjaya, when confirmed, Friday, August 20.

Suarjaya also hopes that the lower PCR prices can ease the burden on the community, especially those affected by COVID-19. His party will oversee the implementation of the application of the new price for the PCR test.

"(Hopefully) it will be easier (the community). Yes, there is monitoring from the Provincial and Regency or City Health Offices in Bali," said Suarjaya.

Previously, the Bali Provincial Health Office (Dinkes) issued Circular Letter (SE) Number B.18.445/2802/Pelkes regarding the highest tariff limit for Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) examinations which officially took effect, Thursday, August 19.

Suarjaya explained that the SE was in accordance with the Circular Letter of the Directorate General of Health Services of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Number: HK.02.02/I/2845/2021 dated August 16, 2021 regarding the maximum tariff limit for RT-PCR examinations.

"This is expected in the context of the RT-PCR examination service for COVID-19 diagnostics," said Suarjaya.

With the SE, the directors of government and private hospitals throughout Bali and the head of the laboratory set the RT-PCR examination rate at their own or independent request at a maximum of IDR 495,000.