18. Health Legislation in Bulgaria. Law for the medical establishment

Question 1

What are health

establishments?

Answer 1

Article 21 states
1) The health establishments are structures of the
national system of health care in which medical and
non-medical specialists carry activities related to
preservation and building-up of the health of citizens.
2) Health establishments in the meaning of law are;
- National centers for the problems of the public
health
- National Expert Physician Commission
- Health Consulting Rooms under Art.26

Question 2

What does the law
state about
pharmacies?

Answer 2

The Pharmacies are health establishments with a status and
activity determined by the law for the medicines and
pharmacies in the human medicine.

Question 3

doctors or dental doctors individually or with the assistance of other medical or non-medical specialists carry out all or some of the following activities…

Answer 3

1. Diagnostics, tx, and rehab of patients
2. Care of pregnant women and provision of natal assistance
3. Care of chronically ill patients and persons threatened by disease
4. Prophylactics of disease and early discovery
5. Measures for strengthening and protection of health
6. Transportation of organs, tissue and cells

Question 4

what is an establishment

Answer 4

Medical establishments in the context of this law are organisationally separate structures on functional principles in which doctors or dental doctors individually or with the assistance of other medical or non-medical specialists carry out all or some of the following activities…

Diagnostics, tx, and rehab of patients
Care of pregnant women and provision of natal assistance
Care of chronically ill patients and persons threatened by disease
Prophylactics of disease and early discovery
Measures for strengthening and protection of health
Transportation of organs, tissue and cells

Question 5

what does the law provide?

Answer 5

provides hospital and non stationary care

equal establishments have equal status regardless of their ownership

Question 6

types of medical establishments

Answer 6

1. non-stationary care

2. hospital care

Question 7

stationary can be divided into

Answer 7

primary and specialised and independant medical diagnostic and medical technical labs

Question 8

primary non st care

Answer 8

individual practice
group practice
dental centres

Question 9

specialised non st care

Answer 9

individual
group
medical centre

Question 10

What are the
medical
establishments for
hospital care?

Answer 10

A. Hospital for active treatment
B. Hospital for further treatment and continuous
treatment.
C. Rehabilitation hospital
D. Hospital for final treatment, continuous treatment and rehabilitation.

Question 11

What are the medical establishments for non-stationary care?

Answer 11

A. Ambulatory for primary medical care:
- Individual
- Group
 B. Ambulatory for specialised care
 - Individual
 - Group
 - Medical centre, dental centre and medical dental
centre
 - Diagnostic and consultative centre
 C. Independent medical diagnostic and medical
technical laboratories

Question 12

What are the Sources of financing of medical establishments?

Answer 12

1. National Health Assurance Fund
2. Republican and Municipal Budget
3. Voluntary Health Assurance Fund
4. Local And Foreign cooperate bodies and individuals