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● relocates the control of the health insurance administration back to the Ministry of
Health as of 1 January 2001
11. Resolution No. 2329/2000. (XII. 21.) Korm. of the Government on the Agreement with
the Pharmaceutical Companies and Wholesalers to Contain the Pharmaceutical
Sub-budget of HIF
2001
● guarantees price increases below the level of inflation for three years.
1. Decree No. 7/2001. (III. 2.) EüM of the Minister of Health on the Amendment of
Decree No. 9/1993. (IV. 2.) NM of Minister of Welfare
● introduces version 4.3. of Homogeneous Diseases Groups (HDGs)
2. Decree No. 19/2001. (V. 23.) EüM of the Minister of Health on the Commercial Price
Margins of Pharmaceutical Products (see also Decree No. 22/1992. (VIII. 19.) NM of
the Minister of Welfare)
● decreases the wholesale and retail price margins for expensive pharmaceuticals
3. Resolution No. 1052/2001. (V. 30.) Korm. of the Government onMeasures to Reduce
the Overspending of the Pharmaceutical Sub-budget of HIF
● determines the objective to rationalize prescribing
● endorses the inclusion in the positive list of the NHIFA (at 100% or 90%
reimbursement) of substances that are more cost-effective than current therapies
(Section 2)
4. Decree No. 22/2001. (VI. 1.) EüM of the Minister of Health on the Sales Promotion and
Representation of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
● regulates sales promotion and representation, including medical representatives
5. Act XXXIV of 2001 on the Territorial Supply Obligation of Specialist Health Services,
further more on the Amendment of Various Laws in Connection with Health Care
(promulgated: 12/06/2001) and Government Decree No. 77/2001. (V. 9.) Korm. on the
Amendment of Government Decree No. 217/1997. (XII. 1.) Korm.
● abolishes capacity norms and stipulates that the inclusion of new capacities is to be
approved by the Minister of Health, while allowing local governments more flexibility
to restructure and reduce capacities
6. Government Decree No. 109/2001. (VI. 21.) Korm. on Pharmaceuticals which can be
Prescribed with Social Insurance Subsidies and on the Extent of Subsidies
● extends fixed amount subsidies
7. Decree No. 24/2001. (VI. 29.) EüM on the Amendment of Certain Decrees in Connection
with the Reorganization of Certain National Institutes and Announcement of the Minister
of Health on the Establishment of the National Health Promotion Centre (see the Deed of
Foundation in: Health Gazette 2001/13; see also Welfare Gazette 1997/16 and Health
Gazette 2000/5 on the National Institute of Prevention, and Health Gazette 1999/5 on the
Health Promotion Research Institute)
● merges the Health Promotion Research Institute and the National Institute of Health
Promotion into a new institute, which is integrated into the National Office of the
NPHMOS as of October 2001
8. Act LXII of 2001 on Hungarians living in Neighbouring Countries
(promulgated: 7/7/2001)