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However, the price list is still pending approval by the Ministry of Health. The court said that the new price list should be displayed in the open space in front of public and private hospitals that are treating the coronavirus.
The Superior Court ordered the Secretary of Health and the Director General of the Department of Health to take steps to display the price list within seven days of receiving the order.
Director of the Department (Hospitals and Clinics) said. Farid Hossain Mia, however, says the list cannot be displayed now without approval from the ministry.
Seeing the Health Department’s progress report on a court case made in the public interest, Judge JBM Hasan and Judge Md. The Khairul Alam High Court approved the order on Sunday.
The report was presented to the court by Deputy Attorney General Kalipada Mridha. The petitioner’s lawyer, Bashir Ahmed, held a hearing on the report.
Following the order, the plaintiff’s attorney told bdnews24.com: The court ordered to present the progress of the formation and establishment of the 30-bed ICU-CCU at the district headquarters by January 20.
In addition, the Department of Health has determined the price of oxygen for coronavirus patients with 10 tests. The Superior Court has ordered that hospitals that are treating the coronavirus must display the price list within 7 days of receiving the order. “
Said the Director of the Department of Health (Hospitals and Clinics). Farid Hossain Mia told bdnews24.com, “I sent the new price list to the ministry of health a couple of weeks ago. But we have not yet received approval for that price list from the ministry. “
When asked if it could be shown, the official said: “The price list cannot be shown before approval.”
According to the report presented to the Superior Court, in a meeting held on September 3, the Department of Health set the price of oxygen and some tests related to Covid-19.
Also present at the meeting were leaders of private hospitals, clinics, Bangladesh Diagnostics Owners Association and some hospital administrators.
Price of ten tests
The report submitted to the Superior Court lists the ten exams that were assessed and sent to the Ministry for approval.
There, it is said, Covid-19 patients must repeat ten general tests. In addition, a preliminary price was established in consultation with hospitals to determine the maximum cost of some common tests for dengue patients. It has been finalized based on discussions with everyone.
It has been decided that this price will be considered the highest price. For those who used to spend less than before, the lower price will apply.
|
Test name |
Lowest-highest price |
New fixed price |
|
CBC |
400-600 rupees |
500 rupees |
|
CRP |
800-900 |
600 |
|
LFT |
950-1800 rupees |
1000 rupees |
|
S. Creatinine |
300-650 rupees |
400 rupees |
|
S. Electrolyte |
650-1450 |
1000 rupees |
|
D. Dimer |
1100-3200 |
1500 rupees |
|
S. Ferritina |
1000-2200 rupees |
1200 rupees |
|
S. procalcitonin |
1500-4500 rupees |
2000 rupees |
|
CT scan chest |
5000-13000 rupees |
6000 rupees |
|
Analog chest radiograph Digital chest x-ray |
300-500 500-600 rupees |
400 rupees 600 |
The price of an oxygen cylinder
The oxygen cylinders, refill and price, according to the report, are generally supplied in two quantities of oxygen cylinders.
The retail price of a 1,360 liter or 1.38 cubic meter cylinder on the market is 1,400 Tk.
And the retail price for a 6,600 liter or 6.8 cubic meter cylinder is Rs 16,500.
The cost of recharging
The department’s approval has been sought to set the oxygen refill price at Rs 85 per cubic meter, including taxes and duties. However, the cost of transporting the cylinder will be discounted.
The cost of using oxygen in the hospital.
According to the report, a single oxygen cylinder and a multiple oxygen cylinder system cost Rs 100 for 2 to 5 liters of oxygen; 125 from 8 to 9 liters; And approval has been requested to set the price at 150 rupees for 10-15 liters.
120 for a patient consuming 2 to 5 liters of oxygen in a generator-based central oxygen system; The Health Department has requested approval to set a price of Rs 300 for 8 to 9 liters and Rs 350 for 10 to 15 liters.
120 for a patient using 2 to 5 liters of oxygen in the central oxygen system using a liquid oxygen tank; 250 for use from 8 to 9 liters; And it has been decided to set a price of 300 rupees for 10 to 15 liters.
The Health Department has requested approval to set the price at Rs 500 for the use of 60 to 70 liters of oxygen with a high-flow nasal cannula in the central oxygen system.
UCI-CCU
The progress report on the progress of the creation of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the Coronary Care Unit (UCC) said that to the country’s district hospitals that are being used as hospitals for the new announced medical schools by the government, they have been allocated 500 separate beds. It will.
In the bed division in these 500-bed hospitals, 16-bed ICU units (10-bed ICU and 6-bed HDU beds) and 20-bed ICU (12-bed CCU and 6-bed post-CCU) are being prepared. Beds). The new medical school ended in the hospital case, the rest of the work is in progress.
On behalf of the Bangladesh Human Rights Lawyers and Environmental Protection Society, Treasurer Md. Shah Alam filed the appeal petition with the High Court in July 2016.
On July 24 of that year, the Superior Court issued a provisional order with a preliminary hearing.
Subsequently, in September of this year, the Superior Court asked private health institutions and diagnostic centers to report on the progress in setting the different examination fees (user fees).
At the same time, he wishes to know the progress of the promulgation of the new law by updating the provisions of the Ordinance (Regulation) of Medical Practice and Private Clinics and Laboratories of 1982.
The matter then went to a hearing on October 13. On the same day, the petitioner submitted a supplementary application requesting instructions to form a Health Regulatory Commission, and the court issued a rule on hearing the application.
The rule seeks to find out why the Health Regulatory Commission will not be directed to monitor patient complaints about mismanagement in hospitals and health care.
The defendants, including the Secretary of Health, the Director General of the Department of Health and the Director (Hospitals and Clinics), were asked to respond to the rule within four weeks.
Among them, the Department of Health presented to the court a progress report on the establishment of ICU-CCU in all the Hospitals of the District Headquarters and the determination of the various examination fees (user fees) in the health care institutions and diagnostic centers according to the instructions above. The Superior Court issued the order Sunday after seeing the report.
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