Measure No 07045 - 4/2004 of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic, OAP of 3 August 2004,

Measure
Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic
no 07045 - 4/2004 – OAP of 3 August 2004,

amending the measure No 07045/2003 of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic of 30 December 2003 laying down the scope of health regulation, as amended

The Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic pursuant to § 11 and 20 of the Act No. 18/1996 Coll. on Prices, as amended, provides:

Art. I

Measure No 07045/2003 of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic of 30 December 2003 laying down the scope for regulating prices in the field of health (communication No 588/2003 Coll.), as amended by measure No 07045-2/2003-OAP of 25 February 2004 (communication No 130/2004). Z. z.) and the measures of 20 April 2004 No 07045-3/2004-OAP (Communication No 253/2004) Z. z.) is amended as follows:

1. In Annex 4, Part A, introductory phrase, the words "the Health Care Act' shall be inserted after the words "the Health Care Act' and "the Foreigners from other Member States of the European Union, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland', pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community as amended and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (hereinafter referred to as "EEC Regulations No 1408/71 and 574/72').

2. In Annex 4, Part A item 1 Primary outpatient health care after point (f) inserts a new point (g) to read:

(g) The health care performance provided to insured persons from other Member States of the European Union, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland under Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EC) No 574/72 shall be evaluated by the number of points listed in Annex 1 to the Code of Treatment. The maximum price of a point is 0,99 Sk.

Points (g) and (h) to date shall be referred to as points (h) and (i).

3. In Annex 4, Part A, item 6, the health service shall read as follows:

(c) The maximum price for the performance of the emergency health service (hereinafter referred to as "the rescue service') provided to foreigners coming from States with which international agreements on the provision of health care are concluded, under which the healthcare provided is reimbursed in whole or in part by means of State resources pursuant to § 12 (a). (a) the law on health care, the performance of emergency services provided to insured persons from other Member States of the European Union, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland under Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EC) No 574/72 and the performance of the emergency services paid by the State budget shall be 1 000 Sk. To the price of performances is added the price of transport, the maximum price of which for one kilometre of driving by a rescue vehicle is 35 Sk.

4. In Annex 4, Part A, entry 7, Constitutional health care, point (a) of the table "Price of performance in Slovak crowns provided to one hospitalized patient by departments of individual types of medical facilities', read:

The price of performances in Slovak crowns provided to one hospitalized patient by departments of individual types of medical facilities

Code cargo. centres	Name of department	High- specialised professional disorders with scope	High- specialised professional disorders others	Faculty hospitals, Hospitals s by a clinic Of type III	Hospitals s by a clinic I.type and Of type II	Professional treatment constitution, treatment long-term sick
		Maximum price	Maximum price	Maximum price	Maximum price	Maximum price
1.01	internal	54 483	29 148	19 184	17 266	8 616
1.02	communicable diseases			14 818	13 550
1.03	tuberculosis and pulmonary diseases		33 372	23 111	20 948	20 948
1.04	neurology			19 445	17 501	11 010
1.05	psychiatric disorders			32 950	30 122
1.06	preventive and occupational medicine (work hygiene, occupational medicine)			16 961
1.07	paediatrics			20 509	18 458
1.09	gynecology and obstetrics (secondary care)	23 793	15 668	15 354	13 819
1.1	surgery, including chest	28 431	28 431	19 583	17 625
1.11	orthopedic disorders*			23 444	22 290	11 921
1.12	urology		17 409	17 061	15 355
1.13	trauma			20 508	18 457
1.14	otorinolaryngology			13 390	12 051
1.15	ophthalmology		15 393	15 085	13 577	15 393
1.18	dermatovenerology			12 980	11 865
1.19	clinical oncology		47 025	46 085	41 477
1.25	anaesthesiology and intensive medicine	137 748	137 748	137 748	123 973
1.27	treatment (+ code 1,92)		16 727	16 410	16 410	11 219
1.31	haematology and transfusiology			112 456
1.33	nephrology			15 437
1.37	neurosurgery			39 264	35 338
1.38	plastic surgery			14 610
1.4	medical immunology		16 224	8 613
1.43	radiotherapy	82 187	82 187	47 624	42 862
1.44	phoniatria	17 424		11 632
1.45	rheumatology	22 923	22 923
1.47	nuclear medicine	78 804
1.48	gastroenterology			21 566
1.49	cardiology	31 928	31 928	31 928
1.5	diabetes, metabolism and nutrition disorders	27 140	27 140	26 868
1.51	neonatology, peri-natology		10 550	17 953	16 158
1.52	intensive care in paediatrics (including pathological newborns)			62 657	62 657
1.6	geriatrics		25 875	23 298	20 968
1.64	endocrinology	16 074	16 074
1.68	vascular surgery	40 800	40 800	40 800
1.69	cardiac surgery	100 833	100 833	100 833
1.7	dental surgery			18 989
1.73	treatment of alcoholism and other toxicomans			43 416	42 998
1.78	arrhythmias and coronary unit	52 826	52 826	52 826
1.79	hand surgery			7 931
1.81	burning			103 031
1.84	long-term ill		53 288	37 761	33 985	33 189
1.85	special child services (children's health services)			31 155	28 040	16 968
1.87	transplant* *	38 592	38 592
1.91	palliative care	18 900	18 900	18 900	18 900	18 900
3.27	physiatria, balneology and medical rehabilitation	118 980	118 980	17 913	16 122
3.39	orthopaedic prosthetics			14 719

5. In Part A, entry 7, Constitutional healthcare, point (b) 5 is added as follows:

Children's psychiatric hospital of 1 200,- Sk-.

6. In Part A, heading 7 , Constitutional health care (d) in point 12 of headings 140001 to 140006 read:

code	Name
140001	internal polysegmental fixers - front, rear
140002	inner fixers into three segments - front, rear
140003	external spine fixers
140004	stabilization systems for the cervical spine, front, rear
140005	vertebral and intervertebral disc replacements
140006	sculptures of vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs.

7. in Part A, entry 7, Constitutional healthcare, point (d), the following entries are added in point 12:

code	Name
110009	intracranial pressure sensor
110010	intracranial pressure transventricular sensor
110011	external drainage kit for brain chambers
110012	a chamber catheter impregnated with antibiotics for external drainage of brain chambers
110013	b.

8. In Part A, item 10 Maximum power prices point. (a) Point 7, the maximum prices for overnight care performance broken down by medical field shall be replaced by the maximum prices:

	Maximum price in EUR
General surgery, orthopedics and traumaology:	16 646
Department of Gynaecology:	13 051
Ophthalmology:	12 822
Otorinolaryngology:	11 382
Department of urology:	14 502
Stomatology (stomatosurgery):	16 141
Department of Gastroenterology:	18 331
Department of Radiology:	20 000

Art. II

This measure shall enter into force on 15 August 2004

Rudolf Zajac
minister

Date of issue: 10.08.2004