Communication of the outcome of the petition Pet 58/2017

The petitioner shall: Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic

Name of the petition: Petition for maintaining an internal department in hospital Krupine

Text: –Signed citizens of Krupina County, we disagree with the merger male and female departments. We're also asking for contingency to be maintained. institutional service. Since we are a county hospital operated by a hospital Krupina Agel, a.s. Zvolen

It's quare: No.

Number of persons supporting the petition: 4,042

Date of delivery: 09.03.2017

Date of equipment: 24.04.2017

Type of equipment: Paragraph 5 (6) of Law No 85/190 Coll. on petitioning law in of later regulations

Reason for equipment:

MZ SR assessed the cover letter dated 06.03.2017 marked as PRINCIPLE FOR THE CONTINUING OF THE INTERNAL DEPARTMENT IN NEMOCNICITY IN KRUPERNEY 197 signature sheets marked "PETICIA" For maintaining internal separation at the hospital in Krupine. Signed citizens of Krupina County, we disagree with the merger male and female departments. We're also asking for contingency to be maintained. institutional service. Since we are a county hospital operated by a hospital Krupina Agel, a.s. Zvolenņ in terms of material and formal requirements petitions designated by the relevant provisions of Act No 85/1990 Coll. on Petitions in the wording of later regulations (hereinafter referred to as "the Law of Petitions'); and found that the filing is a petition under the law on petitions, since, in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1 (1) of the Law on petitions, Everyone has the right himself or with others in matters of public interest or other common interest interest in requests, proposals and complaints (hereinafter referred to as "petition') against the authorities public authority. The citizens of Krupina County expressed their opposition to the petition the intention of the operator to merge male and female internal departments at the hospital Krupine and require hospital emergency hospital services to be maintained Krupine.

Power of the Ministry of Labour of the Slovak Republic as a public authority within the meaning of § 1 (2) (a). (a) the Law on the right to petition the petition in question within the meaning of Article 5 (6) of the Law on petition law is based on the fact that MZ SR as the authority competent to issue permits pursuant to § 11 (3) in conjunction with § 15 of Law No 578/2004 Z. z. z. healthcare providers, healthcare professionals, health sector organisations and the amendment of some Laws as amended (hereinafter referred to as "Law No 578/2004') Z.z. issued to the companies Hospital Zvolen, a.s., based in Kuzmány nabrežie 28, 960 01 Zvolen permit to operate a medical facility whose petit The petitions concern the medical institution of the medical institution care, general hospital specializing in internal medicine (including long-term sick department) with a place of operation 963 01 Krupina, ul. 29 August 23.

MZ SR, after assessing the content of the petition in question, found that the petition was the request made by the Ministry of Agriculture as the authority competent to handle it, within the meaning of Article 5 (6) of the Law on Petitions, Public authority the authority competent to handle a petition containing the application or proposal shall assess it; the content and send a written reply together with a statement of reasons to the representative within the time limit laid down by paragraph 5 i.e. within 30 working days of receipt of the petition and within the meaning of § 6a (1) of the Law on Petitions, at the time of dispatch of the invitation to provide cooperation from a representative in contact with a public authority to the time limit for the execution of the petition does not run out.

Despite the fact that the companies Hospital Zvolen, a.s. (hereinafter referred to as MZ SR granted permission to operate medical installations within the meaning of Law No 578/2004 Z. z., the provider is a stock a company within the meaning of Act No 513/1991 Coll. Commercial Code in wording later regulations, MZ SR is not the shareholder of that provider and is not Therefore, it is justified to intervene in intra-organisational changes to the provider, i.e. the intention of merging male and female internal departments and the performance of constitutional health care. It is within the full competence of the provider to decide on its intra-organisational changes and whether to request a change of authorisation to operate a medical facility. MZ SR as the authority competent for the issue of a permit is within the meaning of Law No 578/2004 Z. z. authorized to modify, cancel, temporarily suspend the authorisation of the provider. In relation to the petition the provider did not ask MZ SR to change the issued valid permit to the operation of a medical facility. Pursuant to Regulation No. 640/2008 Coll. on public minimum network of health providers care as amended (hereinafter referred to as "Regulation of the Government of Slovakia No. 640/2008) is a standard for institutional health care in Banská Bystrica county in the specialization field of internal medicine designated as 411 beds and for Long-term sick 193 beds, but without gender distinction. MZ SR states that the merger of female and male internal departments would not change such a thing; which would not meet the public minimum network standard in the specialisation Department of Internal Medicine in Banská Bystrica Region within the meaning of the Government Regulation of Slovakia No 640/2008 Coll. In relation to the request in the petition for the maintenance of the Constitutional on-call time MZ SR states that this is defined by the provision of § 2 §. 21 Act No. 576/2004 Coll. on health care services providing healthcare and amending certain laws in the wording of later regulations under which constitutional on-call time is health care that ensures the continued availability of institutional hospital care.

On the basis of the above, it was not reasonable to accept the petition in question, the content of which is a request for an emergency the constitutional service and the opposition of the citizens supporting the petition with the male merger; and The women's department at Krupina Hospital. Sending a written reply to the representative MZ SR considers the petition in accordance with § 5 (6) of the Act on petition law to be equipped.

Place: Bratislava– Date:25 April 2017