Will submit to the Provincial People's Council a draft Resolution regulating the price of SARS-CoV-2 testing services

At the regular meeting of the Provincial People's Committee in November 2021, members of the Provincial People's Committee listened to and commented on the draft Resolution on the price of SARS-CoV-2 testing services not covered by the Health Insurance Fund in Nghe An province.

Presenting the draft Resolution, Director of the Department of Health Duong Dinh Chinh said that this Resolution does not apply to cases of sample collection, sample preservation, implementation and return of SARS-CoV-2 test results in the community covered by the budget according to the provisions of the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of the Department of Health presented the draft Resolution. Photo: Pham Bang

The subjects of application are state-owned medical examination and treatment facilities under the management authority of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee (except public medical facilities providing preventive medical services).

State medical examination and treatment facilities under ministries and central agencies located in Nghe An province (except for medical examination and treatment facilities under the Ministry of Health and special-class hospitals, class I hospitals under ministries and central agencies located in the province). Organizations and individuals who need to test for SARS-CoV-2 at State medical examination and treatment facilities in Nghe An province.

Service priceSAR testS-CoV-2specifically as follows:

For rapid SARS-CoV-2 Ag test:The service price includes direct costs and salary costs, plus the cost of SARS-CoV-2 testing reagents as prescribed. The maximum payment is not more than VND 109,700/test.

For SARS-CoV-2 testing using automated or semi-automated immunoassays:Service price includes direct costs and salary costs, plus the cost of SARS-CoV-2 testing reagents as prescribed. The maximum payment is not more than VND 186,600/test.

For SARS-CoV-2 testing using Realtime RT-PCR technique:In case of application form, the service price includes direct costs and salary costs, plus the cost of SARS-CoV-2 test reagents. The maximum payment is not more than VND 518,400/test.

Taking samples for Covid-19 screening. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In case of pooling samples, the service price includes direct costs and salary costs, plus the cost of SARS-CoV-2 testing reagents. In which, the testing reagents are divided equally according to the number of pooled samples. The maximum payment level does not exceed the pooled sample testing price specified in Section IV, Column 2 of the Appendix issued with this Resolution.

Specifically, if the sample is taken in the field, from 2 sticks to 5 sticks, the maximum price including test reagents is from 270,000 VND to 164,000 VND. From 6 sticks to 10 sticks, the maximum price including test reagents is from 134,000 VND to 111,000 VND.

If taking samples in the laboratory, from combining 2 samples to combining 5 samples, the maximum price including test reagents is from 315,000 VND to 209,000 VND. If combining 6 samples to combining 10 samples, the maximum price including test reagents is from 181,000 VND to 157,000 VND.

After listening to the Department of Health present the draft Resolution, the Provincial People's Committee approved it and will submit it to the Provincial People's Council at the 4th session, 18th term for consideration and approval./.