With reference to the steps taken by the Government to regulate prices of Drugs and Diagnostics cons...........

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With reference to the steps taken by the Government to regulate prices of Drugs and Diagnostics, consider the following statements.

Under National Health Mission (NHM), Government is supporting States through National Free Diagnostic Service.
National Free Drug Initiative under NHM aims at expanding the availability of free drug provision in all public health facilities.
As per statutory provisions, the clinical establishments are required to display the rates charged for each type of services provided and facilities available.

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Explanation:

Statement 1: This is an initiative to provide essential diagnostic services in public health facilities. Government of India has brought out guidelines in July 2015 to provide states with a broad framework for implementing free drug initiatives. The number of tests varies from State to State. An amount of Rs 759 crore has been approved for free diagnostic service initiative under NHM for 29 States/UTs in 2017-18.

u The initiative would not only provide support to States for purchase of drugs but enabling States to place transparent system of procurement and quality assurance, robust supply management and logistics that would ensure highest level of safety and quality of drugs. All States have notified free drug policy. Over 25 States are implementing IT based supply chain management of drugs.

Statement 3: Under Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 and Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Rules, 2012, the clinical establishments (in the States / Union Territories where the Act is applicable) shall charge the rates for each type of procedure and services within the range of rates determined by the Central Government from time to time in consultation with the State Governments. The clinical establishments are also required to display the rates charged for each type of services provided and facilities available, at a conspicuous place both in the local language and English. The National Council for Clinical Establishments has approved a standard list of medical procedures and a standard template for costing of medical procedures and shared the same with the States and UTs.

Medical Council of India (MCI) has amended the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 vide notification dated 21.09.2016, which stipulates that ‘every physician should prescribe drugs with generic names legibly and preferably in capital letters and he/she shall ensure that there is a rational prescription and use of drugs’. All the Registered Medical Practitioners under the Indian Medical Council (IMC) Act have been directed to comply with the aforesaid provisions