Leash on private clinics for over-charging
Private hospitals should not charge an OPD patient more than Rs 150 for Covid gear and laboratories collecting swab samples from home should not demand any extra payment other than a conveyance fee of Rs 15 a kilometre, the clinical establishment commission has said. In a series of advisories on Saturday, the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission also said private hospitals should not charge separately for sanitisers and other protective gear. The costs of these items should be included in the PPE c...