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● defines the organizational structure (Articles 1–4) and the main tasks of the National
Emergency Ambulance Service (Articles 5–7)
19. Government Decree No. 323/2006. (XII. 23.) on the National Blood Supply Service
20. Decree No. 53/2006 (XII.28.) EüM of the Minister of the Health on the amendment of
Decree No. 32/2004 (IV.26) ESzCsM of the Ministry of Health, Social and Family affairs
● substantially decreases pharmaceutical reimbursement categories to be covered by the
HIF (from 90% to 85%, 70% to 55% and 50% to 25%) and establishes new categories
for specific conditions which are to be prescribed for by a specialist (now 90%, 70%
and 50%) (Article 2, Sections 4–8)
● regulates step pricing for generics (Article 10, Section 2)
21. Government Decree No. 361/2006. (XII. 28.) Korm. on the Implementation of Act
CXXXII of 2006 on the Development of the Health Care Delivery System (the executive
order of Act CXXXII of 2006)
● provides detailed procedural rules regarding the decision-making process on specialist
inpatient care capacities
22. Government Decree No. 362/2006. (XII. 28.) Korm. on the National Public Health and
Medical Officer Service and the Designation of the Pharmaceutical Public
Administration Authority
● regionalizes the organization of the National Public Health and Medical Officer Service
(Article 4)
● defines the tasks of the NPHMOS (Articles 5–9, 10–14/B)
23. Decree No. 57/2006. (XII.29.) EüM of the Minister of Health on the Criteria of the
Distribution of Specialist Care Capacities and of Access to Care
2007
● defines the availability and access criteria to be met when deciding on the distribution
of specialist care capacities (Article 2)
● stipulates that previous downsizing decisions have to be taken into account in the
decision making process (Article 4).
1. Decree No. 5/2007. (I. 24.) EüM of the Minister of Health on the Price Margins of
Subsidized Pharmaceuticals
● introduces a fixed retail margin for medicines over HUF 5 000 (about €20) on
wholesale price (Article 2, section (2))
2. Government Decree No. 35/2007 (III. 07.) on the amendment of Government decree
No.217/1997 of December 1st on the enforcement of Law LXXXIII/1997 relating to the
services provided for by statutory health insurance and the amendment of the
Government Decree no. 43/1999 of March 3d relating to the specified rules of financing
health services from the budget of the Health Insurance Fund)
● establishes a procedure to control the HIF registration status of patients
3. Government Decree No. 41/2007. (III. 13.) Korm. on Certain Payment, Contracting and
Procedural Issues in Connection with the Implementation of Act CXXXII on the
Development of the Health Care System
4. Government Decree No. 63/2007. (III. 31.) Korm. on the Amendment of Certain Health
Care Related Government Decrees and on the Compensation of the Visit Fee of Patients
on Job Seeking Allowance