Medical labs` licenses to be revoked for absence of quality systems 

ArmInfo. In Armenia, medical laboratories that lack quality management systems will have their licenses suspended. At its October 15 meeting, the RA National  Assembly Committee on Healthcare approved the amendments to the Law  "On Medical Care and Public Services," submitted by the RA government  for the second and final reading.

Speaking at the committee meeting, Deputy Minister of Health Lena  Nanushyan recalled that a law was passed in 2021 requiring all  laboratories to implement quality management systems with a deadline  of March 2025. However, various circumstances have arisen since then,  preventing all laboratories from implementing these systems.

The amendments stipulate that the licenses of laboratories that have  not implemented such systems will be suspended until this gap is  addressed. Furthermore, laboratories with international or local  certification or accreditation will be exempt from the need to  implement additional quality management systems, as they already  comply with international standards. The project also provides for  the creation of a registry that will consolidate data on all  operating laboratories in Armenia. Currently, 131 organizations  conducting laboratory activities have already received a positive  conclusion from the authorized body on the implementation of quality  management systems.