Art. 1
Basic provisions
(1) Statute of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as "the Slovak Republic') "statutes') based on laws and other generally binding legal provisions regulations define the scope and tasks of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic The Republic of (hereinafter referred to as "the Ministry') lays down the principles governing its operation, the principles of its internal organisation and the Ministry's relations with ministries, other central government bodies, other bodies and organisations, legal persons and natural persons.
(2) The Ministry is the budgetary organisation of the State which is its income and expenditure connected to the state budget of the Slovak Republic.1)
(3) The Ministry is a legal person acting in legal relations in his name.
(4) The seat of the Ministry is Bratislava.
Art. 2
Scope of the Ministry
(1) The Ministry is a central government body for
health care,
health protection,
public health insurance,
further training of health professionals;
natural healing baths, natural healing resources, natural mineral waters,
the pricing policy for health products, services and performance; and in the field of rental prices for non-residential premises in medical establishments,
control of the prohibition of biological weapons.
(2) Within the scope of its competence, the Ministry establishes non-profit organisations, public undertakings and public limited liability companies and set up contribution organisations; and budgetary organisations.
Art. 3
Main tasks of the Ministry
Ministry within the scope of defined competence in the field
a) Health care
develop proposals for major guidelines and priorities for the development of state health the policies and concepts of the various medical fields;
manages national conservation, conservation and return programmes health,
professionally guides the provision of healthcare;
supervise the provision of health care;
issue standard diagnostic procedures and standard therapeutic procedures,
identify the types of medical facilities and issue operating permits medical devices,
designate a public minimum network of healthcare providers; and end network of providers,
ensure coordination of healthcare provision with others central government,
ensure uniform management of health preparation for State defence;
keep special medical documentation and keep a record of it,
coordinate research activities and the application of scientific research results in experience;
Establish an Ethics Commission to assess ethical issues arising from providing health care, including biomedical research;
directs the transferred performance of the state administration carried out on the section Health by self-governing regions;
ensure international cooperation in the field of health provision care,
conducts public administration in the field of human pharmacy,
decide on the authorisation to manufacture medicinal products for human use, the production of investigational medicinal products human products and human investigational medicinal products, preparation of transfusions medicines, individual preparation of advanced therapy medicines, large distribution human medicinal products, provision of medical care in hospital pharmacies,
b) health protection
sets fundamental guidelines and priorities for state health policy on the section public health,
manages national conservation, conservation and support programmes public health,
coordinate cooperation between central government and international cooperation to protect, preserve and promote public health;
Methodically guides the exercise of state health surveillance;
sets guidelines for training in the field of protection, support and development of public health,
checks the performance of public health in the Slovak Republic,
coordinate research activities and the application of scientific research results in experience;
order measures under specific legislation,2)
(c) Public health insurance
provides for public health insurance, legal relations arising from Public health insurance and redistribution of public insurance premiums health insurance,
implements reimbursement of the costs of emergency medical care provided under specific legislation,
d) further training of health professionals
professionally and methodically manages the further training of health professionals;
establishes a system of specialisations and a system of certified work activities,
decide on accreditation of specialisation programmes, certification study programmes, continuing learning programmes, courses first aid and first-aid instructor courses and issue certificates accreditation,
establish and coordinate the work of the Accreditation Commission of the Ministry Health of the Slovak Republic for further education of health workers,
sets minimum standards for specialisation courses; minimum standards for certification programmes, minimum standards for continuing learning programmes;
is a notification authority in matters of further medical education workers,
recognises evidence of professional competence for the pursuit of work activities healthcare professionals acquired outside the territory of the Slovak Republic in on further training of healthcare professionals and issuing decisions on their recognition;
e) natural therapeutic spas, natural medicinal resources and natural mineral waters
issue authorisations for the use and treatment of natural medicinal water resources; and natural mineral waters, for the operation of natural therapeutic spas and spa treatments,
submit a proposal to the Government of the Slovak Republic to recognise the spa place; the issue of a spa area status and the determination of a protection zone,
identify and issue measures to protect natural therapeutic spas, natural medicinal resources, natural mineral water resources; and climatic conditions suitable for the treatment and supervision of compliance;
recognises natural water resources as natural healing waters and as natural mineral waters, decide their use and administration and recognises climate conditions suitable for treatment,
issue opinions on matters where the Ministry is the authority concerned according to a special regulation,3)
exercise control over balneo-technical and filling equipment; and balneotherapy plants with regard to compliance with special operational and technological processes and standards,
(f) the pricing policy for health products, services and performance and on rental prices for non-residential premises in medical establishments
sets out the scope for regulating the prices of medicines, dietetic foods; medical devices and health care performance, maximum prices; and the conditions for price regulation in medical establishments;
lays down the conditions for regulating the rental prices of non-residential premises in medical facilities,
(g) biological weapons ban checks
develop methodological and conceptual procedures for protection against bioterrorism;
ensure international cooperation on the prohibition of biological weapons.
Art. 4
Other tasks of the Ministry
(1) The Ministry carries out other tasks provided for by law and other general binding legislation, in particular
in relation to the national budget and the budget of budgetary organisations which are connected to its budget, including financial relations with its contributions organisations whose funding is under its responsibility;
in the management of state property,
in acting as founder of non-profit organisations, state-owned enterprises; and public limited liability companies or set-up bodies; and budgetary organisations of health establishments in the health sector; and tasks arising from the function of founder of other organisations under its responsibility Ministry,
When making information available,
in providing tasks for the Slovak Republic from international conventions on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances,
in ensuring information and electronicisation of health care, development Information and communication technologies in the health and development sector National Health Information System and its individual components,
in providing tasks arising from the membership of the Slovak Republic in European Union, World Health Organisation, Council of Europe, Organisation United Nations, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and others international organisations, health cooperation with others States, negotiation and fulfilment of obligations under international treaties and agreements,
in the defence and security sector,
in the section on economic mobilisation,
on the protection of classified information,
in the civil protection section of the population,
in the field of drugs policy of the Slovak Republic at national and international level, including monitoring the drug situation through National Monitoring Centre for Drugs,
in relation to beneficiaries of financial contributions from operational programmes,
on the State administration control section,
prepare draft laws and regulations of general application; the scope of its competence;
is an appeal body in matters where the authorities decide at first instance; and institutions according to a special regulation.
(2) The Ministry shall ensure the performance of its duties as a service office they result from state employment relations and from tasks which the employer derives from labour and legal relationships in the performance of public-interest work.
Principles of the Ministry's activities and organisation
Art. 5
(1) The Ministry manages and is responsible for its activities under the responsibility of the Minister for Health of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as "the Minister').
(2) In his absence, he shall represent the Minister in the scope of his rights; and Responsibilities State Secretary. The Minister may also entrust the Secretary of State to: other cases to represent him in the scope of his rights and obligations. The State Secretary is appointed and recalled by the Government of the Slovak Republic on a proposal Minister.
(3) The Head of the Service Office is the highest official head of state Staff members in the Ministry's service office; this is not the case in the relationship to a senior employee in a public capacity. The Head of Service is authorised to act in matters of state employment relations and labour law relationships. The Head of Service is appointed and dismissed by the Government of Slovakia Republic on a proposal from the Minister.
(4) At the Ministry are these levels of governance
Minister,
State Secretary,
Head of Service,
Director-General of the Section,
Head of the Department;
Head of Department.
Art. 6
For carrying out tasks on a section
State supervision of measures to protect and develop natural therapeutic treatments spas, natural medicinal and natural mineral water resources; and ensuring their use is established at the Ministry of the Spa Inspectorate; and foals,
natural mineral waters, natural healing waters, natural therapeutic waters spas and climatic conditions suitable for treatment is established State the spa committee,
Health Protection is established by the Public Health Office of the Slovak Republic Republics and regional public health authorities;
Information and electronicisation of health care is established National Centre Health information
Human Pharmacy is established by the State Institute for Medicinal Products Control,
training of health professionals and the implementation of scientific research the activities are established by the Slovak Medical University in Bratislava,
organ, tissue and cell donation and transplantation transplant organisation,
the coordination and evaluation of emergency health service activities is Established Emergency Emergency Response Centre Slovak Republic.
Art. 7
(1) The Ministry is organisationally divided into sections. Divisions are divided into trade unions and the department may be divided into departments. The Minister may set up other a specialised department of the Ministry.
(2) The Section shall be managed by the Director-General, the Division shall be managed by the Director-General and the Unit shall be managed by the Director-General. Chief.
(3) Ministry's internal organisational structure, scope, and interrelationships between the Ministry's organisational departments, the scope of authorisations, and Management responsibilities are governed by the establishment plan Ministry.
Art. 8
(1) The Ministry is governed by the Constitution of the Slovak Republic, by law and other generally binding legislation, government resolutions the Slovak Republic, the Ministry's Statute and Organisational Order, internal organisational management acts of the Ministry, the Staff Regulations; and a roadmap for the Ministry's main tasks following the Government's work plan Slovak Republic and Plan of legislative tasks of the Government of the Slovak Republic.
(2) Ministry applies organizational principles in its activities reports and such forms and methods of work as are intended to rationalise it; and improving efficiency by:
ensures a professional approach to problem solving and systematic control the performance of tasks,
take advantage of the input and experience of public authorities and public initiatives;
exploit the knowledge of scientific institutions and research centres, professional and professional organisations and involve them in their work on conceptual issues; and legislative nature.
(3) For the purpose of ensuring the processing of conceptual materials and their performance Ministry of Fundamentality tasks The Minister may establish a cross-cutting permanent or temporary working groups, which are in particular expert advisory bodies of the Minister, coordination groups, steering committees; and project councils, commissions and working groups.
Art. 9
Ministry's relations with ministries, other central authorities
State administration and other bodies and organisations
(1) Ministry in carrying out the task of developing state health policy, the organisation and delivery of health care, protection, support; and development of public health, designation of medical fitness conditions for exercise individual professions, issues of work risk and other tasks cooperate with ministries, other central government bodies, and other authorities, with other authorities, with health insurance undertakings and with professional organisations to the extent defined by specific legislation.
(2) Ministry specifically in relation to
(a) Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic
cooperates in drawing up a draft national budget for the the calendar year, in particular in the light of the draft budget chapter concerned;
manages a chapter of the Ministry, manages and controls the state budget organisations and state contribution organisations in their establishment scope,
cooperates in developing concepts and analyses in the field of health policies,
(b) Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic
determines the permissible load values of the individual environmental compartments from the impact on human health;
cooperates on
2. 1
Calculation of natural and exploitable mineral water resources and determination
protection zones of natural medicinal and natural mineral resources,
2. 2
ensuring the conditions for the performance of regeneration and reconditioning stays; and
Speleotherapy in specially designed cave spaces,
2. 3
surveys in protection zones of natural medicinal resources and natural
mineral resources,
2. 4
identification of bathing waters,
2. 5
issuing measures to achieve the required bathing water quality
and establishing and maintaining bathing water profiles,
2. 6
selection, conservation and use of water supply resources
population drinking water,
2. 7
flood protection section,
(c) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic cooperates with
food hygiene and safety legislation;
the management and control of the administration by official bodies; food controls,
(d) Ministry of Education, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic
manages the network and system of study and teaching disciplines in the middle health schools,
ranks and removes fields of study and teaching in secondary education health schools and health middle schools in the network,
manages and controls the vocational training component of high health care schools,
issues national educational programmes for health and teaching fields disciplines preparing pupils for the health profession,
issues at the beginning of the accreditation of the study program in medical study Department of Higher Education opinion, whether graduates of the study programme will be fulfil the conditions for the exercise of the health profession and endorse the criteria used to issue such an opinion,
published by the Ministry of Education, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic whether graduates of foreign university studies meet the conditions to pursue a medical profession in a high-level procedure school established outside the territory of the Slovak Republic to provide higher education in the territory of the Slovak Republic according to legal the rules of its country of residence, if the application of graduates to studies of such a high quality the school should be in the health professions,
is competent in relation to medical colleges according to specific Regulation,4)
manages, controls, professionally and methodologically guides education in Slovakia Medical University in Bratislava,
(e) Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic cooperates with
Developing social, health and state policy concepts family policy in law-making and development employment promotion programmes;
drafting and drafting legislative proposals health and safety at work;
ensuring the assessment activity;
amendments to the list of occupational diseases;
amendments to diseases and conditions requiring special care amending the percentage rate of decline in gainful employment by the type of disability of organs and systems,
(f) The Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic cooperates in security the performance of defence infrastructure tasks;
(g) The Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic cooperates with providing the Ministry with the tasks arising from the decisions; and health protection measures taken by public health authorities ionising radiation,
(h) Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic
specify the minimum requirements for the first-aid course and the first-aid course aid,
provide tasks related to the provision of assistance in distress at events with high numbers of people affected in danger of life or with health damage,
contribute to the development of an integrated organisation and development concept emergency system,
(i) Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic cooperates with
the development and implementation of the foreign policy of the Slovak Republic,
carrying out tasks arising from bilateral and multilateral cooperation the Slovak Republic with countries of the European Union, third countries and international organisations,
the performance of tasks arising for the Slovak Republic from its membership in international organisations,
preparing, organising and ensuring official foreign visits to Slovak Republic and multilateral international events on the territory the Slovak Republic,
(j) The office of geodesy, cartography and cadastre of the Slovak Republic cooperates with registered spa areas and protection zones of natural medicinal resources; and natural mineral water resources in the land register,
(k) Office of Nuclear Supervision of the Slovak Republic cooperates
in the field of health surveillance against the effects of ionising radiation in nuclear installations,
in the area of emergency planning, in particular in relation to the protection of the population before the effects of ionising radiation and evaluation of the radiation situation at radiation accident in or outside the territory of the Slovak Republic,
in the field of mutual notification and warning of the States concerned the occurrence of a nuclear or radiation event within or outside the territory the Slovak Republic,
to prevent the illegal import, export and transit of nuclear materials; and radioactive substances,
(l) Office of Industrial Property of the Slovak Republic cooperates in the field consultation of the issues and opinions on the subject of industrial protection in health issues.
Final provisions
Art. l0
The status of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic approved is repealed Order No 149 of the Government of the Slovak Republic of 3 March 1998.
Art. l1
This status was approved by the Government of the Slovak Republic by Resolution No 232 of 6. It shall apply from 1 May 2015 and shall enter into force on the date of its approval.
1) Law No. 523/2004 Coll. on the Financial Regulation of the General Administration and on Change, and the addition of certain laws as amended.)
2) For example, § 12 (7) of Law No. 355/2007 Coll. on the protection, promotion and development of public health and on change; and Supplementation of certain laws as amended and National Council law No 42/1994 on civil protection of the population subsequent regulations.
3) For example, Law No 50/1976 Coll. on territorial planning and construction (construction law), as amended Regulations, Act No. 364/2004 Coll. on water and amending the Law of the Slovak Republic National Council No 372/1990 Coll. on infringements as amended (Water Act).)
4) Paragraph 45 (4) of Law 131/2002 Z. of. on higher education and amending certain laws as amended by Act No. 455/2012 Coll.