Notice of Shandong Province on Further Reducing the Price of Nucleic Acid Testing in COVID-19

Notice on further reducing the price of nucleic acid testing in novel coronavirus

Lu Medical Insurance Fa [2022] No.6

Municipal medical insurance bureaus, health and wellness committees, market supervision bureaus and relevant public medical institutions:

In order to effectively cope with the changes in the epidemic situation in our province, do a good job in COVID-19 virus detection and epidemic prevention and control, and reduce the burden on the masses, we decided to further reduce the price of medical services for nucleic acid detection in novel coronavirus. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

A, the province's public medical institutions at all levels of novel coronavirus nucleic acid detection single single detection price shall not exceed the highest 28 yuan/times. The medical insurance payment standard is adjusted accordingly.

Two, public medical institutions in accordance with the Ministry of Health novel coronavirus nucleic acid mixed detection technical specifications, regardless of the number of samples, the highest price is 6 yuan/person, do not charge other fees such as detection reagents.

Three, non-public medical institutions and third-party testing institutions to provide nucleic acid testing services, pricing should follow the principle of "fairness, legality, honesty and credit", reflecting the guaranteed profit.

Four, all kinds of nucleic acid testing institutions should publicize the project price and other contents in a prominent position in the service place, and consciously accept social supervision.

Five, strengthen supervision and management, to ensure the timely implementation of the adjusted policies. In the detection of nucleic acids, the relevant departments will severely investigate and punish those who violate the relevant provisions on epidemic prevention and control, disrupt the market order, fail to implement government pricing, not clearly mark prices, and arbitrarily raise prices.

Six, all relevant departments should strengthen publicity and expand policy awareness. The medical insurance department shall timely maintain the information system and guide medical institutions to carry out standardized testing. In case of major problems in the implementation process, it shall promptly report to the Provincial Medical Security Bureau, the Provincial Health and Wellness Commission and the Provincial Market Supervision Bureau.

This notice shall be implemented from 0: 00 on March 2 1 day. All kinds of nucleic acid testing institutions shall adjust and maintain their information systems in advance, and medical insurance departments at all levels shall earnestly strengthen organization and supervision to ensure timely implementation. If the original policies and regulations are inconsistent with this notice, this notice shall prevail.

Shandong province medical security bureau

Shandong Provincial Health and Wellness Committee

Shandong province market supervision management bureau

March 2022 19