20k med labs may shut down, leaving 50k without jobs
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:19.09.2018
Around 20,000 clinical laboratories will have to shut down in the next few months if the state decides to enforce the Tamil Nadu Clinical Establishments (Regulation) Rules 2018. The move may leave 50,000 technicians without a job, members of the Paramedical, Laboratory Education and Welfare Association said on Tuesday.
In March, the state framed a legislation making it mandatory for all clinical establishments — hospitals, nursing homes, dispensaries, consulting rooms, clinics, polyclinics, clinical laboratories and x-ray and scan centres (public and private) — to register themselves with the government. The rules would standardise care across the state, officials said.
On June 4, the health and family welfare department notified rules for the Act.
As per the rules, clinical laboratories in rural areas should have at least 500sqft . In urban areas, labs should be spread over 700sqft to 1,500sqft space. The labs should ensure that there is adequate space for reception, sample collection, isolation of biohazards, radioisotope-related work as per Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) rules.
“More than 80% of the labs in rural areas will have to shut down as they run in a one-room space which is not more than 150sqft to 200sqft. Even in urban areas not many labs have 700sqft space,” said association national president P Kalidasan.
The rules have also specified qualifications for the technical staff — a degree or a twoyear diploma in medical lab technology or a a year-long certification programme with two years experience, graduates in basic science with one-year experience or diploma in medical radiation and radioisotope technology.
“Many labs have trained people for several years. They may not have the qualification or they may have studied in institutions that aren’t recognised. Our estimates show that more than 50,000 people will be jobless,” he told reporters.
Many labs have trained people for several years. They may not have the qualification or they may have studied in institutions that aren’t recognised
P Kalidasan | ASSN PRESIDENT
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:19.09.2018
Around 20,000 clinical laboratories will have to shut down in the next few months if the state decides to enforce the Tamil Nadu Clinical Establishments (Regulation) Rules 2018. The move may leave 50,000 technicians without a job, members of the Paramedical, Laboratory Education and Welfare Association said on Tuesday.
In March, the state framed a legislation making it mandatory for all clinical establishments — hospitals, nursing homes, dispensaries, consulting rooms, clinics, polyclinics, clinical laboratories and x-ray and scan centres (public and private) — to register themselves with the government. The rules would standardise care across the state, officials said.
On June 4, the health and family welfare department notified rules for the Act.
As per the rules, clinical laboratories in rural areas should have at least 500sqft . In urban areas, labs should be spread over 700sqft to 1,500sqft space. The labs should ensure that there is adequate space for reception, sample collection, isolation of biohazards, radioisotope-related work as per Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) rules.
“More than 80% of the labs in rural areas will have to shut down as they run in a one-room space which is not more than 150sqft to 200sqft. Even in urban areas not many labs have 700sqft space,” said association national president P Kalidasan.
The rules have also specified qualifications for the technical staff — a degree or a twoyear diploma in medical lab technology or a a year-long certification programme with two years experience, graduates in basic science with one-year experience or diploma in medical radiation and radioisotope technology.
“Many labs have trained people for several years. They may not have the qualification or they may have studied in institutions that aren’t recognised. Our estimates show that more than 50,000 people will be jobless,” he told reporters.
Many labs have trained people for several years. They may not have the qualification or they may have studied in institutions that aren’t recognised
P Kalidasan | ASSN PRESIDENT
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