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Law on health protection.

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Abstract
This Law shall regulate the matters related to the system and organization of health protection and the performance of healthcare activity, the guaranteed rights and the established needs and interests of the country in the provision of health protection, the healthcare institutions, the employment, rights and duties, responsibility, assessment, termination of employment, protection and decision-making upon the rights and obligations of healthcare workers and healthcare co-workers, the quality and safety of healthcare activity, the chambers and professional associations, the marketing and advertising of healthcare activity, the performance of healthcare activity in case of emergencies, and the supervision of the performance of healthcare activity. The health protection, in terms of this Law, shall include a principle of fairness and a system of social and individual measures, activities and procedures for: maintenance and promotion of health; prevention, early detection and eradication of diseases, injuries and other work; environment-related health disorders; timely and efficient treatment; and healthcare and rehabilitation.
The Law is divided into the following thematic Chapters: I. Basic provisions; II. Guaranteed rights and established needs and interests of the state in the provision of health protection; III. Healthcare activity; IV. Healthcare institutions; V. Other legal entities that perform healthcare activity; VI. Governance and management of public healthcare institutions; VII. Healthcare workers and healthcare co-workers; VIII. Organization of the work in the healthcare institutions in the network; IX. Licenses for carrying out a healthcare activity in the network of healthcare institutions; X. Quality of health protection and accreditation; XI. Chamber association; XII. Examination of deceased persons and autopsy; XIII. Marketing and advertising; XIV. Performance of healthcare activity in states of emergency, crises and strike; XV. Other provisions; XVI. Supervision; XVII. Misdemeanor provisions; XVIII. Transitional and final provisions.
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Consolidated version
Repealed
No
Publication reference
Official Gazette 43/2012-93/2017
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Закон за здравствена заштита.