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clarified in the attached schedule (Attachment 2) except immunization services which are
carried out through the related health office. Second Party is committed to deliver all data of
the individuals who will take immunization.
Item 6: Health services provided by Second Party are available for 12 hours a day, all days of
the week and through two 6-hour shifts from:
Shift 1: ………………… AM – Until ………………… PM
Shift 2:.………………….PM – Until ……………….. ...PM
Emergency services are provided out of these times and during official holidays.
Item 7: Second Party is in charge of (1500 – 2000 families) for each family medicine room,
as each family physician is committed to serve (750 – 1000 families).
Item 8: Physicians are defined for each family medicine room by (2 physicians for each room
in the morning + evening). A patient is allowed to visit the room during working hours (12
hours), as the available physician is committed to provide the patient with the medical service
they need. No other physician is allowed to provide the same service except during long
vacations, transfer or training.
Item 9: Second Party is committed to provide complete and accurate data about the names of
registered service beneficiaries in the centre and distributing them according to their insurance
categories (Attachment 3). Second Party should inform First Party with patients’ visits as per
the visit form prepared by First Party on a monthly basis (Attachment 4).
Item 10: Second Party is committed to provide the necessary teamwork needed for service
provision during the contracted working hours in case of absence of any member of the
teamwork for any particular reason such as: annual leave, emergency leave or training.
Item 11: Second Party is committed to follow the referral procedures whether internal to the
specialist or external to …….. Public District Hospital (for non-insured patients) or to the
Comprehensive Health Insurance Clinic (for the insured) according to the referral regulations
of the BBP and HSRP (Attachment 5).
Item 12: Second Party will bear the responsibility of any professional oversights that may
occur from the medical team for any registered beneficiaries, as there is no responsibility on
First Party regarding these mistakes.
Item 13: Second Party is committed to implement all the items of HE Minister of Health and
Population’s Decree No 147 of 2003 (Attachment 7), and the regulations related to any
organizational procedures that follow (Attachment 8) and decree 239 of 1997 (Attachment 9)
and health insurance laws (For the insured people) while keeping revenues of medical
examination (LE …) examinations and check ups (according to the attached regulation) and
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