Involved in the development of regulations, plans and programmes related to the financing and reporting of expenditures in the healthcare system. Involved in budgeting processes of national programmes and projects in the field of healthcare.
Organizes and coordinates the administrative services to individuals and legal entities. Responsible for the implementation of electronic administrative services in accordance with the E-government Act and regulations for its implementation. Organizes the recruitment and selection of staff.
Plans, coordinates and implements media policy of the Ministry and the public presentation of the Minister, Cabinet members and officials of the Ministry and ensures publicity and transparency of the activities of the Ministry.
Develops, coordinates and participates in the preparation of draft regulations within the competence of the Minister or related to the Ministry’s activities and gives advice in connection with their application.
Develops, coordinates and participates in the preparation of regulations in the field of medical services, medical education and training, health, child protection, reproductive health, assisted reproduction.
Assists the Minister in managing the national healthcare system in the control of activities related to the prevention of infectious diseases and limiting their spreading, health promotion and prevention of risk factors for chronic non-infectious diseases.
Provides technical assistance to the National Drug Council, organizing the preparation of board meetings and coordinates the implementation of decisions taken at the meetings.
Assists the Minister in the conduct of drug policy as part of the national health policy. Plans, allocates and controls the central supply of medicinal products for medical institutions.
Collects and summarizes information from all data sets and databases administered by the Ministry, with the purpose for preparation of analyzes, strategies and plans in the field of healthcare.
Assists the Minister in planning, organizing and carrying out his duties concerning coordination and EU membership.
Acts as coordination unit in identifying opportunities and developing projects financed by the Structural Funds of the European Union or other international financial institutions and sponsors in the field of healthcare. Responsible for integration of systems and services at the Ministry to central systems of e-governance.
Prepares comprehensive documentation related to restructuring of state participation in the capital of companies with state participation in the capital through transformations, increasing/decreasing the capital, etc.
Plans, organizes, coordinates and is responsible for the activities of public procurement in the Ministry in accordance with legal requirements and applicable procurement rules of the European Community and national law, and is responsible for their lawful conduct.
The Inspectorate is directly subordinated to the Minister and ensures the implementation of his control functions in the conduct of state policy by exercising administrative control in the Ministry and in the secondary budgetary authorities to the Minister.
The Inspectorate aims at comprehensive, objective, impartial and accurate clarification of investigated cases and proposing measures to address them in order to:
The main objective of the Internal Audit Directorate is an independent and objective activity for providing assurance and consulting services designed to add value and improve the organization’s activities.
The Directorate operates on an internal audit of all structures, programmes, activities and processes in the Ministry of Health, including officers authorizing funds from the European Union, authorizing officers at lower level, in companies under Art. 61 of the Companies Act, in state enterprises under Art. 62, para. 3 of the Companies Act and in medical institutions - companies with joint state and municipal participation in the capital when these organizations have no independent internal audit unit established.
Auditors are entitled to conduct inspections in structures and individuals outside the organization in which they operate.
Internal audit is carried out by two types of audit engagements:
