Enactment 2008.06.10 Notice 2008-53
Notice on Result for Safety ¡¤ Efficacy Evaluation of New Health Technology
1. Rapid HIV (Human immunodeficiency Virus) Antibody Point-of-Care Test
- A. Name of Technology
- Korean Name : ½Å¼Ó HIV(Human immunodeficiency Virus) Ç×ü ÇöÀå°Ë»ç
- English Name : Rapid HIV Antibody Point of Care
- B. Purpose of Use
- Rapidly evaluating the presence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
infection
- C. Intended Users
- Those with suspected Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
- D. Test Method
- A qualitative test employing a single-use diagnostic test device to detect the
presence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1/2 (HIV-1/2) antibodies in such
specimens as fingerstick whole blood, oral fluid, venipuncture whole blood, and
plasma within 30 minutes
- E. Safety ¡¤ Efficacy Evaluation Result
- Since the rapid point-of-care HIV antibody test is conducted in vitro and its
specimen collection process does not pose any direct risk to a testee¡¯s body, the
test is considered safe.
- Large-scale diagnostics evaluation research showed that the rapid point-of-care
HIV antibody test demonstrates excellent diagnostic accuracy.
- Considering the extremely low HIV prevalence in South Korea, the relatively high
false positive rate in clinical tests, the social outlook on HIV, and the
seriousness of the disease, the rapid point-of-care HIV antibody test cannot be used
to confirm the HIV infection.
- Accordingly, the test is recommended for use in a specific group or region having
high susceptibility to HIV infection or for those patients with suspected HIV
infection based on medical history.
- Even if the rapid point-of-care HIV antibody test shows ¡°positive¡± reactivity, the
presence or absence of HIV infection should be officially reported to a testee only
after the result is validated by Western blot.
- F. Notes
- The rapid point-of-care HIV antibody test was evaluated by literature-based evidences of more than 60 types of the rapid point-of-care HIV antibody test and OraQuick Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test. Accordingly, if the test of the same intended use and method is to be introduced to Korea in the future, the decision can be made based on evaluation results stated above.
- The rapid point-of-care HIV antibody test was evaluated by a total of 20 literature-based evidences (7 review articles, 2 systematic reviews, and 11 observational studies).
Ministry of Health and Welfare Notice 2019-310
Health Insurance Service Reimbursement ¡¤ Non-Reimbursement Item List and Relative Value Score Revision for Reimbursement
Part 2 Chapter 2 Test Fee Section 1 Specimen Test Fee [Infection Test] <Acquired Immunodeficiency> ´©-720 General Immunity Test ³ª. HIV Antibody-Simple Test has been revised as follows:
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Section 1. Specimen Test Fee |
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<Acquired Immunodeficiency> |
General Immunity Test |
³ª. HIV Antibody - Simple Test HIV Ab
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1. Application of Reimbursement according to Attachment 2 of ¡¸Standard for Selected Reimbursement Designation and Implementation¡¹
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2. When test is performed using OraQuick
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Enactment 2008.6.10 Notice 2008-53
Notice on Results for Safety ¡¤ Efficacy Evaluation of New Health Technology
175. HCV Antibody Test [Simple Test]
- Name of Technology
- Korean Name : HCV Ç×ü°Ë»ç [°£ÀÌ°Ë»ç]
- English Name : HCV Rapid Antibody Test
- B. Purpose of Use
- Hepatitis C screening
- C. Intended Users
- Those for whom hepatitis C screening is necessary
- D. Test Method
- The test qualitatively detects HCV antibodies in oral fluid using an immunochromatographic assay (via OraQuick kit)
- E. Safety ¡¤ Efficacy Evaluation Result
- Since the HCV antibody test [simple test] is conducted in vitro using a testee¡¯s blood or oral fluid, it is considered a safe test which does not cause any direct harm to the testee.
- The diagnostic accuracy of the HCV antibody test [simple test] is high with sensitivity of 0.83-1.00 and specificity of 0.99-1.00.
- Accordingly, the evidence is present that the HCV antibody test [simple test] is safe and effective in rapidly evaluating HCV infection using serum, plasma, whole blood, and oral fluid specimens of a testee for whom hepatitis C screening is necessary.
- F. Notes
- The HCV antibody test [simple test] was evaluated by a total of 14 literature-based evidences (10 diagnostic method evaluation research articles and 4 other research articles).
Ministry of Health and Welfare Notice 2019-156
Health Insurance Service Reimbursement ¡¤ Non-Reimbursement Item List and Relative Value Score Revision for Reimbursement
[Infection Test] <Liver Infection> ´©-700 ¹Ù. Hepatitis C Antibody-Simple Test (1) Type I & (2) Type II (after ¸¶. Hepatitis C Antibody) has been newly established as follows:
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Section 1. Specimen Test Fee |
[Liver Infection Test] |
<Liver Infection> |
General Immunity Test |
¹Ù. Hepatitis C Antibody-Simple Test HCV Ab |
(2) Type II |
¡Ø Only when test is performed using OraQuick kit. |
Note: Application of Reimbursement according to Attachment 2 of ¡¸Standard for Selected Reimbursement Designation and Implementation¡¹
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