Starting July 1, private medical organizations in Uzbekistan will be permitted to provide medical services funded by the state budget within the framework of the state medical insurance system. This is stipulated in a presidential decree issued on May 5 aimed at supporting the private sector in healthcare.
Specifically, non-state medical organizations will be allowed to treat patients using state budget funds for all specializations covered by their licenses under the state medical insurance program. Treatment costs will be reimbursed based on uniform base prices for both public and private clinics.
Additionally, for medical organizations that have obtained national or international accreditation, the requirement to obtain a conclusion from the expert commission of the Ministry of Health when concluding a contract with the State Medical Insurance Fund will be abolished.
Under the new procedure, a mechanism will be introduced for issuing referrals to patients for specialized outpatient services and surgical operations within the Fund's budget.
Furthermore, the practice of distributing state budget funds across medical organizations will be discontinued; instead, funds will be allocated in monthly volumes by disease category.
In case of license violations, a procedure will be introduced to temporarily suspend the license only for the specific specialization where the violation occurred, rather than the entire activity of the medical organization.
In the field of maternity services, bacteriological laboratory services will be allowed to be organized on an outsourcing basis.
According to the decree, starting May 1, 2027, non-state medical organizations with national or international accreditation will be permitted to perform transplant operations. Compliance with the procedure for transplanting human organs and tissues will be established as one of the licensing requirements. This activity will be classified as high-risk in the 'Risk Analysis' system.
Information about transplant patients and donors must be mandatorily submitted to the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry will set requirements for laboratory tests necessary for transplantation, including molecular genetic analyses, and will approve a list of mandatory tests.
Together with the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the issue of providing patients with necessary medicines will be taken into account when annually forming state budget parameters.
Additionally, a procedure for post-transplant patient rehabilitation will be developed, defining the responsibility of non-state clinics during the rehabilitation period, as well as compensation for harm caused to the patient's life and health.
Source: www.gazeta.uz