The main goal of the proposed amendments is to ensure equal access to temporarily permitted imported medicines and medical devices for all healthcare institutions, regardless of their organizational and legal form.
The previously approved procedure defines the rules for compiling the list, which includes medicines and medical devices, temporarily permitted for import and medical use without registration. The process of compiling the list is carried out by a special commission, which takes into account applications from state medical institutions submitted through the electronic document management system.
There are several types of healthcare organizations:
- state institutions created by authorized bodies in the field of healthcare;
- state medical organizations created by other government bodies;
- municipal organizations formed by local administrations;
- private medical institutions.
The developers of the document emphasize: "The right to health protection and access to medical care should be available regardless of the ownership form of the medical institution. The current procedure for accessing temporarily permitted medicines creates inequality for patients. Moreover, patients may start treatment in one clinic and finish it in another, which disrupts the continuity of therapy, especially for patients with rare diseases or oncology."
In this regard, it is proposed to change the wording in the procedure for compiling the list, replacing the phrase "state healthcare organizations" with "healthcare organizations regardless of ownership forms."
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