From Monday, people in the district should also get free rapid corona tests.
Nothing came of that: the Bund was too slow.
Doctors were not allowed to test anything for free.
District - The Federal Ministry of Health is promoting its new rapid test offensive on the Internet.
An animation shows a test strip with a small label dangling: "Free of charge".
From Monday, March 8th, the federal government will pay for a regular quick test for all citizens, announced the minister Jens Spahn.
But the start failed, also in the Miesbach district.
We have summarized answers to the most pressing questions here.
Missing regulation delays start of the Corona rapid test offensive in the district
How many free quick tests were there on Monday in the district?
None.
Guilt is the lack of a legal basis.
The federal test regulation regulates who gets quick tests free of charge, explains family doctor Dr.
Florian Meier, medical coordinator for Corona in the district and head of the test center.
This regulation should contain a paragraph that allows one rapid test per week for everyone.
On Monday, however, the federal government did not publish the new version of the ordinance.
"That annoys me immensely," says Meier.
“Every day someone announced that it would start on Monday.
We have prepared.
Then it's Monday and the basis is missing. "
When will there be free rapid tests?
As soon as the federal government publishes the new test regulation in the Federal Gazette.
When that will be is open.
The current regulation could provide a clue: It has been in force since January 25, says Meier.
It was published on January 27th.
"The new version will probably come in a few days."
What happens until the new test regulation is published?
Until then, general practitioners and pharmacies are not allowed to offer free tests.
The background to this is their professional code: they are never allowed to work for free.
The rapid tests would not be free either, the federal government would only pay them for the people.
Would the Doctors Have Been Ready to Test?
According to Meier, yes: "We are in the starting blocks and would like to test." He has set up a small test center in the garage of his practice.
If you don't have any symptoms, you can simply drop by from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. without an appointment.
But he still has to pay for his smear.
If it is negative, he can take his certificate with him right away.
Meier wants to donate the income until the costs are covered.
What is the advantage of the quick test at the specialist compared to that at the supermarket?
Meier sees three advantages in the expert's tests: They are much more precise, they are carried out without errors and people receive a certificate.
The latter is a prerequisite, for example, for visiting a nursing home or crossing the border.
The tests from the supermarket are more for people who want to protect themselves from visiting their grandparents.
For official purposes it needs the stamp of the specialist.
How do I prove this is my first free trial this week?
“Nobody knows,” says Meier and laughs.
Doctors are not allowed to save any data on the health card, there is no central register.
People could get tested at a different location each day.
That wouldn't be noticed.
The system depends on the honesty of the people.
Who can test for free?
That too will only be final when the federal government publishes the test ordinance.
General practitioners and test centers will definitely be.
In addition, according to the preliminary versions of the ordinance, the district office may commission third parties such as the BRK and the pharmacies.
“The paragraphs are buzzing through the net,” says Meier.
"But there is still nothing legally binding."
Meier believes that all general practitioners in the district will offer tests.
The BRK will probably do it too.
The situation is more difficult at pharmacies: "Not all of them have the space."
Can I also get tested in the pharmacy?
Basically yes.
The Alte Stadtapotheke in Miesbach has been carrying out rapid tests with a certificate of results on asymptomatic people since Heilig-Drei-König.
An anti-gene test professionally performed by staff costs 35.99 euros, reports pharmacist Dr.
Fritz Grasberger.
Those willing to test must agree that a positive result is reported to the health department.
The dates are in high demand, especially by cross-border commuters to Austria and Italy.
Contrary to the announcement of the federal government, Grasberger still had to cash in on Monday.
The reason: the lack of a test prescription with subsequent official commissioning of the pharmacy by the health department.
Grasberger criticizes: "That was a typical Jens Spahn again." The result: a lot of uncertainty.
“We all swim,” says Grasberger.
Is the BRK setting up test stations in the district?
"If we only knew that," sighs BRK district manager Robert Kießling.
There is still no information as to whether something like this is planned in the district.
“Something like this has to be coordinated,” emphasizes Kießling.
The BRK is of course available when it is needed.
"Until then we wait for things."