A pathology report can only be signed by a qualified doctor registered with the Medical Council of India (MCI). The MCI in its latest order has specified that “All reports/letters have to be signed/countersigned by persons registered with MCI/State Councils”. MCI issued the statement in response to a three-year-old query from the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), which is a constituent board of Quality Council of India.
It wanted to know if MSc-PhD candidates not registered with the MCI can sign lab reports. This would include experts with PhD degrees in medical microbiology, medical biochemistry, life sciences, applied biology, cytogenetics and biotechnology. “The ethics committee considered the matter during its meetings on February 6 and 7, and their decision was placed before Executive Committee for approval on April 11,” said, Deputy…
