The National Chamber of Laboratory Diagnosticians has commented on the draft regulation of the Minister of Health on the operation of treatment entities providing care for alcohol addicts, which has been submitted for public consultation. The purpose of the draft is to define the scope of activities carried out by treatment entities when providing care for people struggling with alcohol addiction.
Draft regulations on alcohol treatment. Diagnosticians make comments
Published Nov. 15, 2023 15:01
"Justifying the proposed changes in the draft, the National Council of Laboratory Diagnosticians points out that risky and harmful alcohol consumption or the use of psychoactive substances is not only related to current disorders and the impact on the patient's environment. It is also related to the possible development of diseases directly related to the substances taken. Adequate early diagnosis, including with special attention to laboratory medicine tests and their appropriate matching in consultation between a physician and a laboratory diagnostician specialized in laboratory medicine, can have a positive effect, bearing in mind the public health aspects and the cost-intensity of medical procedures associated with the late diagnosis of these diseases," reads the document compiled by KIDL.
Below we publish a list of the amendments submitted by the House:
The National Council of Laboratory Diagnosticians presents the following proposed amendments to the draft regulation in question.
In § 2, a new point should be added, e.g., point 1a), which reads:
"... diagnostic activities in the field of laboratory medicine, with particular emphasis on the possibility of diagnosing diseases related to risky and harmful alcohol consumption or psychoactive substance use;".
In § 3, a related provision should be added to the new item added to § 2, which reads:
".... Diagnostic activities in the field of laboratory medicine referred to in § 2 item ... shall include diagnostic tests ordered by a physician after consultation with a laboratory diagnostician with a specialty title in the field of medical laboratory diagnostics or medical laboratory toxicology, with special regard to the diagnosis of diseases associated with the use of certain agents and possible prevention of diseases by performing detailed diagnostics.".
In § 5- 8, the following points should be added:
"... diagnosis and prevention of diseases related to risky and harmful alcohol consumption or psychoactive substance use;".
In § 12w(2), add a new item, e.g. as item 1a, which reads:
"Point ...) medical entities providing access to diagnostic services in the field of laboratory medicine;".
