The petitioner shall: Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic

Name of the petition:
A petition against the transfer of emergency health service operations under urgent revenue
We, the undersigned, present this petition pursuant to Act No 85/1990 Coll. on petitioning law and we turn to the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic to suspend the legislative intention to entrust the provision of emergency medical services in the territory of the Slovak Republic to institutional health care providers through the urgent revenues of these facilities. We ask the Ministry of Health to abandon this intention and to negotiate with all relevant bodies representing medical emergency workers, doctors, professional companies, leading experts and consultative committees in order to find the optimal way to operate the emergency service.

It's quare: No.

Number of persons supporting the petition: 1,878

Date of delivery: 03.03.2026

Date of equipment: 31.03.2026

Type of equipment: Paragraph 5 (6) of Law No 85/1990 Coll. on petition law as amended - not evaluated

Reason for equipment:

On 03.03.2026 the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as the Slovak Ministry of Health) received a letter dated 02.03.2026 the petition against the transfer of the emergency medical service operations under urgent revenue- whose feeder is the Slovak Chamber of Medical Paramedics, Tallerova 4, 811 02 Bratislava, represented by its president Mgr. František Majerský and at the same time a person appointed to represent in contact with a public authority within the meaning of the Act on Petition Law (hereinafter referred to as the representative of the City of the Republic of the Republic of Poland) The annex was 33 pieces of documentary signature sheets with a list of 1,878 persons supporting the petition electronically. The documentation was forwarded from the Ministry's Office to the Department of Control, Supervision and Complaints (hereinafter referred to as "ÚKDaS"). ÚKDaS as an organizational unit of MZ SR materially competent for handling complaints and petitions in the material scope of the MZ SR received documents received and after considering the content as well as the formal requirements of the submission designated as A petition against the transfer of emergency health service operations under urgent revenue as well as 33 pieces of signature sheets in the context of the provisions of Act No 85/1990 Coll. on petitioning law as amended (hereinafter referred to as "the Act on petition law') registered the documents received in the Special Report of the Register kept on the ÚKDaS as a petition under Article 1/2026, which is the nature of the application.

The petition consists of a request that MZ SR suspend the legislative intention, which is to entrust the provision of emergency medical services in the territory of the Slovak Republic to institutional health care providers through urgent receipts of these facilities, to abandon this intention and negotiate with all relevant entities representing health emergency workers, doctors, professional companies, main experts and advisory committees in order to find the optimal way of operating the emergency service.

In view of the fact that the petition is in the nature of the request, the Ministry of the Slovak Republic was obliged to make a petition within the meaning of § 5 (6) of the Act on Petitions, namely that the Ministry of the Slovak Republic, as a public authority, is materially competent for the execution of the petition containing the request or proposal, will assess its content and send a written reply together with a statement of reasons to the representative within 30 working days of its receipt.

MZ SR submitted the following reply to the petitioner within the meaning of § 5 (6) of the petition law. MZ SR takes note of the content of the petition, as well as the comments and concerns expressed therein. In the present case, expert discussions are currently ongoing with all relevant stakeholders.

By sending a letter to the MZ SR informing the representative of the outcome of the execution of the petition designated as A petition against the transfer of emergency health service operations under urgent revenue considers MZ SR petition to be provided in accordance with the provisions of § 5 (6) of the Act on petition law.

Place: In Bratislava– Date:7 April 2026