MINISTRY OF HEALTH
REPORT ON THE CONDUCTED PUBLIC HEARING
Draft law on health care                                                                                                                  

The duration of the public hearing: 20 days. The Ministry of Health announced a public debate on the Draft Law on Health Care from 11.11. 2024 until December 2, 2024.

The manner of conducting the public hearing: The Ministry of Health issued a public invitation to citizens, the professional public and all other interested parties to join the public discussion and contribute to the consideration of the Draft Law on Health Care by submitting comments, proposals and suggestions in written and/or electronic form, to the e-mail addresses: milica.golubovic@mzd.gov.me i kabinet@mzd.gov.me, as well as by holding a round table in Podgorica at the Institute for Public Health of Montenegro, on November 26, 2024.

Authorized representatives of the ministry who participated in the public debate: Mr Mirjana Vlahović Andrijašević, State Secretary; Dr. Ognjen Delić, Acting Director of the Directorate for Health care, Regulated Professions and Supervision of the Functioning of Professional Regulatory Bodies; Milica Golubović, head of the Directorate for monitoring international standards and national regulations in the field of health care; Slavojka Šuković, Head of the Directorate for Normative Affairs; Ljiljana Vujisić, Head of the Directorate for Health Care

Data on the number and structure of participants in the public debate: During the public debate on the Draft Law on Health Care, the interest of a significant number of health workers and health associates, representatives of health institutions founded by the state, associations of private practice doctors, representatives of health institutions owned by the private sector, professional associations of health workers, natural persons and a significant number of proposals and suggestions was expressed.

At the round table held on November 26, 2024 at the Institute of Public Health of Montenegro, in addition to the representatives of the proponents, there were representatives of: The Chamber of Doctors, the Chamber of Pharmacy, the Union of Health Workers, Dental Workers of Montenegro, the Chamber of Physiotherapists, Private heatlcare institutions, and a certain number of health workers and health associates.