Fix fees for diagnostic tests within 2 months

The High Court yesterday ordered a five-member committee to fix fees of medical tests in all public and private hospitals, laboratories and diagnostic centres within next two months.

The HC bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Md Khairul Alam passed the order asking the committee, formed by the health ministry, to execute its order.

The committee was formed as per “The Medical Practice Private Clinics and Laboratories (Regulation) Ordinance, 1982”, and a joint secretary of the health ministry was made its convener.

“The court has set January 9 for filing a report on the progress on executing its order,” advocate Bashir Ahmed, who moved a writ petition in this regard, told BSS.

One Shah Alam had filed the petition in July on behalf of Human Rights Lawyers and Securing Environment Society of Bangladesh.

Following the writ, the HC on July 24 ordered the authorities concerned to ensure open display of charts of fees for different medical services at all the private clinics, hospitals and diagnostic centres within next 15 days.