- How to submit a request for participation in the NP?
As mentioned in the Call for applications for participation in the national project (hereinafter called the Call) in section 12. PROCEDURE FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE LEGAL USER TO THE NATIONAL PROGRESS The application and the annexes shall be submitted as follows:
- electronically to email address (PHP 3, PHP 4)
- and at the same time recommended in documentary form (by post office, postal service, courier), or
- through the Central Public Administration Portal (signed by qualified electronic signature, qualified electronic signature with a mandate certificate or qualified electronic seal) with the designation of the subject of the
The user also sends the completed budget in excel format to email address:(PHP 3, PHP 4)
- For what period will a cooperation contract be concluded with the applicant?
The cooperation contract (hereinafter also the Treaty) will be concluded for a fixed period, from the entry into force of this Treaty until the completion of the main project activity, until the end of December 2023, in accordance with the applicable and effective NFP Treaty and the agreed timetable for the implementation of the project.
- Is the project "Strengthening long-term health care" intended only for newly recruited employees or also for existing workers?
The main activity of the national project is, within the meaning of the Human Resources Operational Programme, the stabilisation of jobs in the health system and the creation of new jobs necessary to provide long-term outpatient and residential care.
- Is the national project "Strengthening long-term health care" limited by the number of employees?
National project Reinforcing long-term health care does not have a fixed limit on the number of employees per user, i.e. the user can apply for participation in the project within the meaning of the call for applications for participation in the national project for all employees he employs.
The national project is limited by the total amount of allocated funds with a defined maximum number of supported persons within the meaning of the call for applications for participation in the NP.
- Is it possible to include nurses' wages in eligible expenses and to apply for reimbursement of the amount of salary from the month of approval of the application for participation in the national project?
Eligible expenditure is incurred by the Users after the signature of the Cooperation Treaty by the Contracting Parties and the entry into force of this Treaty i.e. after the date following publication in the Central Register of Contracts.
- How is the flat rate calculated?
On the basis of the contract, the users will be provided with funds for staffing wage expenses in the call for applications to participate in the national project within the set limits and in the form of a flat rate to cover other expenses, the so-called flat rate for other activities related to the activities of the NP Strengthening of the DPS (the material technical provision ADOS and MOHO). The flat rate shall be 30% of the eligible wage expenditure incurred for the project.
- What can be part of the eligible expenditure under the flat rate?
Expenditure must be related to the implementation of the project or necessary for the implementation of the project. Examples of eligible expenditure under the flat rate are given in Section 6.2. Flat rate to cover the other costs of the Guide to users involved in the national project.
- Which expenditure will be considered ineligible?
The implementation of the project requires the entities involved to comply with the non-overlay rule. Expenditure shall be considered ineligible in the case of the identification of overlapping working time of an applicant's staff working on two or more projects (including the case of one project with multiple positions within the same project or in the case of several contractual relationships for the performance of work for and outside the project) co-financed by the ESI Funds or other EU or national programmes or in the case of the identification of the implementation of an activity not financed by the ESI Funds.
- Is it possible to participate at the same time in the call for "Reinforcing long-term healthcare" and other State aid challenges?
The provision of funding in the national project Strengthening long-term health care is regulated by the State aid scheme to support the strengthening of long-term health and palliative health care (State aid scheme in the form of compensation for services of general economic interest) No SPA OF SGEIs
- Aid granted under this scheme may be cumulated with other State aid if the individual aid measures concern different identifiable eligible expenditure.
- Aid granted under this scheme shall not be cumulated with any other State aid or de minimis aid in respect of the same – partly or wholly overlapping – eligible expenditure if such cumulation would result in the maximum aid amount under Article J. of the scheme being exceeded.
- Cumulation of the aid is always linked to a specific service of general economic interest.
- Will it be possible to continue to report the performance of ADOS/MOHO health insurance employees?
The recognition of health performances vis-à-vis health insurance undertakings does not change due to the involvement of the beneficiary in the national project.
- How is it possible to contact the representatives of the national project "Strengthening long-term healthcare"?
You can send questions about the project to: (PHP 3, PHP 4)
- Our company has a contract with a health insurance company that pays part of the cost. Is it possible to apply wage cost financing in this case by calling for a strengthening of long-term healthcare? However, it is not clear whether this is a duplication of funding or not.
The definition of unjustified wage expenses by the managing authority is as follows: "Working commitments of persons working on a project shall not overlap; it shall not be permissible for an employee to be paid for the same activity at the same time or for the same outputs several times. Expenditure shall be considered ineligible in the case of the identification of overlapping working time of a person working on two or more projects (including the case of one project with several positions within the same project or in the case of several contractual relationships for the performance of work for and outside the project) co-financed by the ESI Funds or other EU or national programmes, or in the case of the identification of the implementation of an activity not financed by ESI Funds. The expenditure relating to these working statements will be excluded from the financing of the project/projects concerned at the level of the relevant day, and it is not relevant on the basis of which contractual relationship the person worked. When the expenditure overlaps the project, the provider is entitled to withdraw from the NFP's contract.
If part of the wage, e.g. 2/3 of the ADOS user, MOHO is paid from the project resources and the beneficiary is entitled to pay only for those 2/3 and e.g. 1/3 paid from other sources e.g. public insurance, it is not an overlap.
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers to the Call for a National Project
1. What is the crucial period for assessing the amount of eligible compensation?
The duration of the main activity of the project is specified until 31.12.2023. In order to determine the amount of compensation, the period from the entry into force of the Cooperation Treaty to 31.12.20223 for this project will be taken.
2. What does it mean that users are entrusted with the operation of SGEIs by the Cooperation Treaty for the period until 31.12.2028?
In accordance with Article 9. Specific arrangements, point 9.1. (c) The period of the SGEI commitment is determined from its date of validity and effect until 31.12.2028. That period shall cover the obligation for the user to keep accounting documentation, payroll and other documentation relating to the project, the use of NFP (e.g. market research) and the provision of services financed by the NFP until at least 31.12.2028. This provision also regulates the period for which the recipient of the aid is entrusted with the provision of SGEIs pursuant to Article 2 (2) of the Commission Decision.
3. Are the receipts from health insurance undertakings considered to be an income for the performance of SGEIs under the Cooperation Agreement?
For the purposes of the State aid scheme and the financing of projects, the service of general economic interest (SGEI) was designated as a service related to the provision of long-term health care and palliative care in an outpatient health care facility pursuant to Paragraph 4 (1), Paragraph 7 (1) (a). (a) and (d), Paragraph 8 of Act No 576/2004 Coll. on health care, services related to the provision of health care and the amendment of certain laws as amended; and therefore, if the entire activity of the establishment falls within the above-mentioned service (the SGEI service), the calculation and control of the amount of compensation for SGEIs must include all the costs and revenues of the service provided, i.e. the proceeds/revenue from the payments from health insurance companies for the services provided by the facility. This revenue is entered in Annex II, part Revenues/revenues for the performance of an SGEI service, point 2.1 Turnover from sales of services (accounting for: 602 payments/insurance companies).
4. Is a reasonable profit taken into account when determining the amount of compensation?
According to the methodology for setting the amount of compensation (ANNEX I and II), the amount of compensation is not taken into account for a reasonable profit, the compensation is granted only up to the net cost of the SGEI in question. At the same time, the methodology set out by the provider takes into account the above-mentioned conditions and the amount of the eligible SGEI compensation is calculated according to the formula: The amount of the eligible compensation = SGEI costs - SGEI revenue - SGEI revenue, the revenue being considered as SGEI revenue (all financial resources/revenues) within the duration of the entrustment. In general, overcompensation is/is positive in the profit or loss (the profit or loss should not be > 0).
In general, it can be stated that the public aid scheme for services of general economic interest is defined as a compensatory/ compensatory payment by the State to ensure fulfilment of the obligation (at zero), i.e. support for financing or financing the costs incurred or expected costs not covered by the beneficiary, but incurred in order to enable the service to be performed/secured. The purpose of state aid, but also ESF support, is to finance the cost structure, i.e. reimbursement of costs, not making provisions for future expenditure and investment.
5. In which line of Annex II. Schemes should the non-refundable financial contribution for SGEI performance be included?
A non-recoverable financial contribution may be included in the following items, according to which the entity shall account for them in terms of legal form and method of accounting:
2.5. Subsidies/revenues under NFP (current transfers)
2.13. Other revenues related to SGEI services
The non-recoverable financial contribution must be included in the income/benefits due to control and verification of overcompensation.
6. Is analytical accounting necessary, creating a cost centre for the project?
The user undertakes to account for the facts relating to the project in the analytical accounts broken down by funding source, whether in the form of cost centres or in the form of analytical records, so that expenditure and costs covered by the NFP are easily and quickly allocated to the source of funding and there is no multiple funding from different sources (e.g. public health insurance funds, funds from the founder, donations, etc.) or in the analytical records kept in technical form broken down by project without the creation of analytical accounts broken down by project if charged in the system of double accounting. In the light of the above, it is necessary to set up cost centres or sub-accounts for the project in order to monitor the absorption of funds for the project.
7. Is the non-repayable financial contribution paid under the Cooperation Agreement considered to be taxable income which the user must include in the corporate tax return and total income for 2023?
As defined in point 4.3. (e) Cooperation contracts must be consistent with the provisions of this contract, all legal documents, as well as Slovak and EU legislation. The general legislation governing the uniform application of income tax to a natural or legal person and the manner in which the tax is paid and collected is governed by Act No 595/2003 Coll. on Income Tax.
8. Amendments to Annex 3 may be made to the Cooperation Treaty. Project budget, e.g. commitment distribution?
In the event of a division of work, a supplement to the Cooperation Treaty should be drawn up, where the original budget line will be divided into additional items. There is no need to draw up an amendment to the Cooperation Treaty for staff change.
9. What will be the consequences for ADOS, which will disappear after completion of the project or in the course of its implementation?
In accordance with the Cooperation Treaty, the Participants undertake to fulfil the resulting obligations. Pursuant to Article 14 (7) it is stated that in case of exceptional termination of the contract for reasons on the User's side, the User is obliged to return the funds granted in the form of transfers for the entire duration of the contract, in so far as the recovery of these funds is consequently required from the Slovak Republic, the NFP provider or other authorised entities.
The fact that MZ SR, NFP provider or other qualified entity will in exceptional cases require repayment of funds will be able to be assessed only after completion of the project.
In the event that the entity received an SGEI contribution/compensation and ceased its activity during the project, it will be necessary to check overcompensation in accordance with Annex I, II. State aid schemes to support the strengthening of long-term health care and palliative health care (State aid scheme in the form of compensation for services of general economic interest No SPA OF SGEIs For the financial year for which compensation for SGEIs has been granted, verification must be carried out.
If the entity/provider ceases to exist after the completion of the project, it has no effect on SGEIs because, if the entity ceases to exist, a particular service will cease to exist and will no longer perform the service and thus no longer perform the SGEI.
Added 15 March 2023