Dubai Health: a maximum of 250 dirhams for a Covid-19 examination

The Dubai Health Authority has introduced an amendment to the pricing for the "Covid-19" examination service (PCR) to become 250 dirhams, instead of the 370 dirhams as was the practice, and made it clear that it is limited to conducting serial polymerase tests for "Covid-19", or taking a nasal swab in Dubai. For the health facilities authorized to do so by the authority or the Dubai Healthcare City Authority, each according to the scope of his competence and powers.

The authority stated that this step comes to reduce the number of individuals, and in its keenness to expand the scope of pre-emptive medical examinations that it continues as part of the precautionary and preventive measures in Dubai.

The Dubai Health Authority issued a circular directing it to all health facilities licensed by it to amend the price of the serial polymerase test for "Covid-19", to become a maximum of 250 dirhams, including all fees, including taking a swab, conducting a laboratory examination, and issuing the result or certificate, It is also necessary to refrain from imposing any additional fees for urgent examinations, issuing the results within a shorter or faster period of time, or taking a swab in the workplace, homes, or other places.

Dubai Health emphasized that it is forbidden for laboratories to deal with other than the health facilities authorized by them, and it is forbidden to receive or receive swabs sent from health facilities that are not authorized to take swabs, and are not registered in the immunity system, and for health facilities authorized to take swabs to test «Covid 19 », The obligation to enter all the required data in the Hana'a system as soon as the examination scan is taken, and to update it immediately, in accordance with the provisions of the circulars previously issued by the authority.

The authority emphasized that all health facilities, including laboratories authorized to conduct the examination, must fully adhere to the completion of the electronic linking process with the immunization system, in accordance with the provisions of the circulars issued previously by the authority, and stressed that all concerned health facilities must adhere to what is stated in The circular is a directive, in order to avoid any penalties or violations that may be issued in this regard, and the circular shall take effect from the date of its issuance corresponding to 12 September.

She pointed out that the reduction in the prices of the "Covid-19" examination came after coordination and consensus with the concerned authorities, and in line with the general trend of the prices of the examinations, and what is followed at the state level in this regard.

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