RA Ministry of Health proposes new rules for medical institution  managers

ArmInfo.  The Ministry of Health proposes expanding the professional education requirements for members of the executive bodies of state medical institutions. On  February 5, the Armenian government approved amendments and additions  to the Law "On Medical Care and Public Services."

As stated by Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan, the legislative  initiative regulates labor relations in healthcare companies with  100% state ownership, as well as in municipal joint-stock companies  and state or municipal non-profit organizations, including defining  the requirements for the head of the executive body organizing the  day-to-day operations of these organizations.

"We are expanding the professional education requirements for members  of the executive bodies of medical organizations, since CJSCs, being  also entrepreneurial organizations seeking to make a profit, should  be able to include in their management those individuals who have the  appropriate education, which should not be limited to a medical  education." "They must also meet the requirement of sufficient  experience in executive bodies," Avanesyan explained.

The minister noted that the amendment is aimed at ensuring the  financial stability and development of state-owned medical  institutions, as well as introducing measurable indicators by which  the performance of their managers can be assessed.

"It is extremely important for us that medical centers with state  participation are financially stable, healthy, and developing,"  Avanesyan stated.

The head of the Armenian Ministry of Health also announced that the  ministry is consolidating, not reducing, its organizational and legal  form. "No medical centers or outpatient clinics in the Republic of  Armenia are being reduced, but rather consolidated. This will allow  us to manage more effectively, reduce administrative and economic  costs, and direct our financial resources toward ensuring  high-quality medical services, avoiding unnecessary expenses," Anahit  Avanesyan concluded.