Statute of the Croatian Chamber of Medical Biochemists

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I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article1

The Croatian Chamber of Medical Biochemists (hereinafter: the Chamber) is an independent and autonomous accredited professional organisation with attributes of a legal person.

Article2

The Chamber was constituted by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb and the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemists by the Deed of Constitution of the Croatian Chamber of Medical Biochemists, adopted on May, 24 and 25, 1994, with a prior consent of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Croatia to the constitution of the Croatian Chamber of Medical Biochemists pursuant to paragraph 4, Article 165 of the Health Care Act (Official Gazette no.75/93 and 11/94.) , class: 510-05/94-10/02, no.: 534-02-10-94-0002 as of April 18, 1994.

Article 3

The name of the Chamber is:

HRVATSKA KOMORA MEDICINSKIH BIOKEMIČARA/the Croatian Chamber of Medical Biochemists.

The seat of the Chamber is in Zagreb , Eugena Kumičića street no.5.

Article 4

The Chamber in legal transaction with third persons shall be independent and unlimited, acting in its own name and for its own account.

In legal transaction with third persons the Chamber for its obligations shall guarantee with its entire resources.

Article 5

The Chamber shall have a seal. The seal of the Chamber shall be circular in form with denomination of the Chamber and its address:

HRVATSKA KOMORA MEDICINSKIH BIOKEMIČARA, Zagreb , Eugena Kumičića 5, on its outer edge and the sign of the Chamber in the middle.

Article 6

Croatian Chamber of Medical Biochemists is the obligatory professional organization of medical biochemists in health care system providing services on the territory of the Republic of Croatia .

Medical biochemists with completed certification exam shall also be free to register as members of the Chamber.

Article 7

The Chamber shall protect the rights and represent interests of medical biochemists, promote the advancement of medical biochemical activity, medical laboratory diagnostics, promote the reputation of medical biochemists, monitor the fair practice of medical biochemists and professional responsibility in executing medical biochemical activity.

Article 8

The Chamber shall perform the following accredited activities:

keep custody of records of registrations of medical biochemists in the Republic of Croatia ,
issue, renew and recall licences for work to medical biochemists providing services independently,
execute supervision of the services provided by medical biochemists,
set the minimal prices on medical biochemical services performed by medical biochemists in private practice,
verify individual prices of medical-biochemical services provided by medical biochemists exercising their activity in private practice.

Along the accredited activities the Chamber shall:

adopt the Code of Medical Ethics and Deontology of Medical Biochemists,
monitor and supervise the application of the Code of Ethics and Deontology in medical-biochemical activities and undertake adequate measures in cases of breach and violation of the set provisions,
comment and present professional opinions in drawing up regulations important for the promotion of the advancement of medical profession,
advise the minister of health on the matter of manpower need plan by submitting a draft of the plan,
take active role and participate in formulation of standards and norms to be met in providing medical-biochemical services,
guarantee that the public safety is safeguarded regarding quality, content and type of provided medical-biochemical services,
cooperate with the health inspection unit of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare,
comment and express opinions of the evaluation of the quality of diagnostic tests, reagents, equipment and instruments submitted for registration,
organise additional education and training for promoting the activities within the profession in compliance with the latest diagnostic and therapeutic methods and to organise a continuous professional education of its members,
stipulate the conditions of professional training of medical biochemists with the objective of promoting and continuous updating of medical biochemistry,
monitor and analyse the problematic and actively participate in harmonisation of the development of medical - biochemical activity,
advise the minister of health in the process of constituting, relocating and cessation of providing services of medical biochemists in private practice as well as in start up and cessation of providing services of health care institutions in regard to the established system of health care activity and in regard to professional and economic interests of its members,
express opinions and comments on the performance of services by the individual medical biochemists outside regular working hours,
represent the interests of its members in signing the contracts with the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance and other insurance companies,
prescribe the manner of advertising medical – biochemist's name and private practice,
approve or disapprove of set prices of medical-biochemical services provided in the field of voluntary health insurance,
comment on the act of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance regulating implementation of plan and program of health care protection measures, health care protection price formation and other matters of importance for signing the contracts with the health care centres and health care staff providing services in private practice within the health care system,
as circumstances require provide legal assistance to its members,
monitor financial and other interests of its members,
co-ordinate relations among members and actively participates in solving disputes among its members,
stipulate content, terms and procedures of examination and evaluation of professional training of medical biochemists,
approve or disapprove of the proposed prices of health care services provided in the sector of private health insurance and determined by the insurance companies,
publish the gazette of the Chamber,
provide other services pursuant to the law, provisions of the Statute and By-Laws of the Chamber.

Apart from the activities mentioned in paragraph 1 of this article, the Chamber shall exercise other activities alongside the registered activities listed and registered in the Court register, when mentioned activities in restricted volume are standardly provided alongside the registered activity.

Article 9

Regular members of the Chamber shall have the right:

to appoint the bodies of the Chamber and to be elected for holding office in the Chamber's bodies,
and access to services provided by the Chamber, pursuant Article 8 of this Statute,
to participate on seminars and symposia, congresses organized by the Chamber,

Regular members shall have the duty:

to comply with the provisions of all regulations adopted by the bodies of the Chamber,
to actively participate in the work of professional and expert committees, working groups of the Chamber,
regularly submit all data, as stipulated by Chamber's regulations,
regularly execute payments of membership fees and other dues as stipulated by the provisions of the Chamber.

Article 10.

By open and secret ballot members of the Chamber shall have right to appoint delegates to participate at the Assembly and nominate the President of the Chamber.

By the Regulations on Appointment of the Bodies of the Chamber shall be regulated the procedure and the manner of appointment of delegates for the Assembly, nominating the President, Vice-President of the Chamber and nominations and appointments for other bodies of the Chamber.

II. THE BODIES OF THE CROATIAN CHAMBER OF MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTS

Article 11

The bodies of the Chamber:

The Assembly,
The Executive Committee,
The President and the Vice-President,
The Regional Councils,
The Court of the Chamber,
The Prosecutor of the Chamber,
The Committee for Medical Ethics and Deontology,
The Professional Issues Committee,
The Continuous Professional Education Committee,
The Rank Issues Committee,
The Private Practice Committee,
The Supervision Committee for MBL,
The Economic Issues Committee.

Article 12

The Term in the office of the delegates to the Assembly, the President and the Vice President of the Chamber and members of the bodies of the Assembly is four years.

The same members of the Chamber can be re-elected as delegates for the Assembly, renominated for the President and the Vice President of the Chamber as well as the to be reappointed for the members of the same bodies of the Chamber.

In cases when there shall be no election conducted for the appointment of delegates for the Assembly of the Chamber and nominations of members for other bodies of the Chamber, the present delegates of the Assembly and members of the bodies of the Chamber shall carry on with their duties until the new election shall take place, at the most six months from the date of the expiry date of their term in the office.

III. THE ASSEMBLY

Article 13

The Assembly is the highest body of the Chamber.

The Delegates for the Assembly shall be elected and appointed in the established electoral district.

For each initiated 10 employed medical biochemists or medical biochemists providing their services in private practice on the territory of the established electoral districts, one delegate shall be elected for the appointed delegate for the Assembly.

In the matter of election of delegates for the Assembly any member of the Chamber shall be eligible to receive nomination to be elected as the delegate for the Assembly, pursuant to Article 9 paragraph 1 of this Statute, whose candidacy is supported by 5 signatures of the members of the Chamber of the corresponding electoral district.

Article 14

The Assembly shall have the following powers:

to adopt the Statute of the Chamber with the approval of the Minister of Health,
to adopt other By-Laws of the Chamber as regulated by this Statute,
to adopt the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly,
to adopt the Regulation on Appointment of the Bodies of the Chamber,
to adopt the Code of Ethics of Medical Biochemists and Medical Deontology,
to adopt the Rules of Fair Practice and Professional Responsibility,
to adopt the Financial plan of the Chamber and the closing balance sheet,
to appoint and remove from the office any member of the Executive Committee of the Chamber,
to appoint and remove from the office the President and the members of the Court of the Chamber,
to appoint and remove from the office the Prosecutor of the Chamber,
to nominate presidents of the Committees stated in Article 11 of this Statute from point 7 to 11 and 13.
to evaluate, discuss, comment on and pass decisions on reports of actions of the Executive Committee and other bodies of the Chamber,
to decide on proposals for association and co-operation of the Chamber with other related organisations,
to decide on complaints on the decision adopted by the committees and decisions adopted by the President of the Chamber, exempt are the decisions adopted by the Court of the Chamber,
to deliberate and communicate its opinion of report of actions of the Committees,
to comment and approve or disapprove of the reports on financial transactions and final financial statement,
to set up the amount of the membership fee,
to bring other decisions and decide upon any further action in the matters under the responsibility of the Chamber.

Article 15

For performing of its obligations the Assembly shall along with the appointed committees from 7 until 13 of Article 11 of this Statute, if needed and if it my deem necessary for the aims of the Chamber set up any other committee of officers.

Article 16

The Assembly meets as circumstances require and at least once a year.

The Assembly is convened by the President of the Chamber.

The President of the Chamber shall also convene the Assembly upon request of at least 5 delegates of the Chamber.

The President shall convene the Assembly from the previous paragraph within 30 days from the date of receiving the request for convening the Assembly. If he/she fails to do it the proponents of the submitted request shall be free to convene the Assembly by themselves.

The Assembly requires more than half of the total number of its members to be present to form a quorum for passing the decisions, if not regulated otherwise by this Statute or some other By-Laws of the Chamber.

Article 17

The conduct of the Assembly shall be in accordance with the Rules of Procedure, and particularly: the manner of convening the Assembly, indicating the way of conducting discussion, voting on deliberations and on reports of action submitted by the bodies of the Chamber.

IV. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Article 18

The Executive Committee consists of the President, a Vice- President, a Secretary, a Treasurer of the Chamber, presidents of the Committees from 7 until 11 and 13 of the Article 11 of this Statute, presidents of the Regional Councils and one representative appointed by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry of the University of Zagreb and a representative appointed by the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemists.

The Presidents of the individual Committees shall be nominated and appointed by the Assembly of the Chamber upon the proposal of the President of the Chamber, with the obligatory elaboration of the proposal for the appointment submitted for each of the candidates.

Exempt from regulations mentioned in the previous paragraph is the President of the Committee for Continuous Professional Education appointed by the Assembly of the Chamber upon the proposal submitted by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry.

Article 19

The Executive Committee has the following powers:

to implement deliberations of the Assembly,
to prepare for the Assembly, drafts, information, analyses and proposals,
to communicate to the Assembly the proposal for appointment and relieving from duty the President and members of the Court of the Chamber as well as the proposal regarding appointment and relieving from duty of the Prosecutor of the Chamber;
to nominate members of the committees from 7 up to 13, Article 11 of this Statute, upon the proposal of the President and the Committees,
as occasion arises to set up its own expert committees,
elect to office councillors/officers of the Chamber,
organise and harmonise the actions of the Chamber's Committees and adopt decisions on the basis of the reports of the action of the Committees,
upon the proposal of the Rank Issue Committee to appoint temporary replacement to the medical biochemist providing services in private practice, in case of his/her sick leave, absence or temporary cessation of work, when he/she failed to appoint the replacement. The same applies for medical biochemist whose licence for providing services shall be suspended,
draw up regulations of the Statute and By- Laws of the Chamber,
adopt Rules of Actions of permanent committees and regulations of other By-Laws of the Chamber,
on the basis of invited applications elects the candidate for the post of the secretary of the Chamber
in case of vacancies conducts the election of candidates for the posts vacant in the Chamber,
to conduct financial transactions and administer the funds of the Chamber,
to set up prices for services provided by the Chamber,
to appoint the editor in chief of the Chamber's gazette,
to resolve disputes between regional councils,
to in order to promote the advancement of medical biochemical activities adopts and amends proposals and recommendations,
in the matter of striking out a member from the Register upon the proposal of the Rank Issues Committee decides either in favour or against the proposal,
actively participates in fostering of continuous education of the members of the Chamber,
intermediary regional councils is entitled to request from the medical biochemists providing services in private practice, all information and data in relation to provided services,
take necessary steps and measures for settling differences/misunderstandings among the members of the Chamber,
conduct other services from Article 8 of this Statute:
- approve of conditions for providing services in private practice of medical biochemists executing their services in health institution, and in accordance with regulations set by the Minister of Health,
- take care that the legal assistance is provided to its members as circumstances require and set up the conditions for taking out polices against damages claim in the field of health care activity,
- monitor financial and other interests of its members,
- co-ordinate relations among its members and actively participate in resolving disputes among its members,
- publishe its gazette,
- actively participate in other activities pursuant regulations of this Statute and By-Laws of the Chamber.

Article 20

The Executive Committee requires the majority of votes of the total number of its members to validly adopt decisions. Exempt are cases when qualified majority is differently determined by this Statute and other By-Laws of the Chamber.

V. THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER

Article 21

The President of the Chamber represents the Chamber without limitations within the frame of the activities of the Chamber.

The President of the Chamber shall be the official representative of the Chamber.

The Vice President of the Chamber shall replace the President of the Chamber in case of his/her absence or when he/she is prevented from performing his/her duties and also exercises other duties conferred to him/her by the President.

The President is substituted in the event of absence or inability to execute his/her duty until the completion of a term of office by the Vice President until the extraordinary or ordinary elections for the President of the Chamber take place.

Article 22

The President shall be elected by direct election and secret ballot.

The Vice President shall be nominated by the Assembly upon the proposal submitted by the President of the Chamber.

Article 23

The President of the Chamber shall:

preside and convene the Assembly,
execute decisions and deliberations of the Assembly,
convene and preside the Executive Committee meetings and execute its decisions and deliberations,
hear solemn oaths of the new members, medical biochemists about to be registered as the members in the Register of the members of the Chamber,
sign contracts on behalf of the Chamber,
issue decisions pursuant to deliberations adopted by the bodies of the Chamber, exempt are decisions and deliberations brought by the regional courts and also by the Court of the Chamber,
execute other obligations under the provisions and as regulated by this Statute and By-Laws of the Chamber, all the obligations conferred to him/her by the Assembly or the Executive Committee.

Article 24

The President of the Chamber and the Vice-President of the Chamber shall be responsible for their actions and performance of their obligations to the Assembly.

The Assembly shall be convened upon the proposal of at least two regional councils or 10 delegates of the Assembly, for discussing the performance of duties and actions taken by the President and the Vice-President of the Chamber, and the Assembly may decide on the action to be taken for the removal from the office of the President or the Vice President.

The President, the Vice - President of the Chamber may be removed from the office by the open voting and secret ballot.

The President, Vice-President of the Chamber shall be removed from their office when the proposal for their recall from duty is put forward by the majority of the total number of the members of the Chamber.

The procedure of the removal of the President and the Vice President of the Chamber from the office shall be regulated by the Regulation on Appointment of the Bodies of the Chamber.

VI. THE REGIONAL COUNCILS

Article 25

The Regional Councils:

1st Regional Council

1st Regional Council consists of:

the City of Zagreb,
the Krapina-Zagorje County,
the Sisak-Moslavina County,
the Karlovac County,
the Varaždin County,
the Koprivnica-Križevci County,
the Bjelovar-Bilogora County,
the Međimurje County.

1st Regional Coucil shall have a seat in Zagreb.

2nd Regional Council

2nd Regional Council consists of:

the Virovitica-Podravina County,
the Požega-Slavonija County,
the Brod-Posavina County,
the Osijek-Baranja County,
the Vukovar-Srijem County.

2 nd Regional Council shall have a seat in Osijek.

3rd Regional Council

3rd Regional Council consists of:

the Zadar-Knin County,
the Šibenik County,
the Split-Dalmatia County,
the Dubrovnik-Neretva County.

3 rd Regional Council shall have a seat in Split.

4 th Regional Council

4th Regional Council consists of:

the Primorje-Goranska County,
the Lika-Senj County,
the Istria County.

4th Regional Coucil shall have a seat in Rijeka.

The Regional Councils consist of delegates of the Assembly of the Chamber, nominated in the individual electoral districts.

Article 26

The members of the regional Council shall elect the President and the Vice President of the Regional Council among themselves.

Article 27

The President of the Regional Council shall convene and chair the meetings of the Regional Council.

The Regional Council shall meet at least four (4) times a year.

The Regional Council shall adopt decisions with the majority of votes of the total number of the members of the Regional Council, exempt are cases when some other qualified majority is regulated by this Statute or By-Laws of the Chamber.

Article 28

The Regional Councils shall be responsible for executing and implementing, on their territory, decisions and deliberations adopted by the bodies of the Chamber.

Article 29

The Regional Councils shall perform the following:

conduct the procedure of reconciliation in case of disputes among the members of the Chamber on their territory,
participate in organising symposia, congresses, training of members on its territory, in co-ordination with the Professional Issues Committee,
deliberate, comment on suggestions and proposals of its members and when necessary forward it to the Executive Committee of the Chamber,
suggest and put forward to the Executive Committee the elaborated plan of needs of medical biochemists providing services on its territory,
regularly informing the members on the activities of the Chamber,
execut other activities pursuant to regulations of the Statute and By Laws of the Chamber, and other matters conferred to the regional council by the Assembly or by the Executive Committee.

VII. THE COURT OF THE CHAMBER, THE PROSECUTOR OF THE CHAMBER

1. The Court of the Chamber

Article 30

The Court of the Chamber deliberates on breaches of the obligations and violations of the good practice of medical biochemists on the first and the second instance.

The Court of the Chamber of the first instance shall have the President and six members.

The Court of the Chamber of the second instance shall have the President and six members.

The members of the Executive Committee shall not be appointed for the judges of the courts of the Chamber.

Article 31

The Court of the Chamber of the first instance and of the second instance shall perform its duties in the council consisting of three members.

The Presidents of the Courts of the Chamber shall nominate the members of the Councils of the Courts of the Chamber.

The Court of the Chamber of the first and of the second instance shall perform its obligations in compliance with the Code of Fair Practice and Professional Responsibility.

2. The Prosecutor of the Chamber

Article 32

The Prosecutor of the Chamber shall present proposal and take active part in the process of establishing malpractice in cases of breach of obligation and violation of fair practice and professional responsibility of medical biochemists.

The Prosecutor of the Chamber and two deputies shall be appointed and removed from office by the decision of the Assembly of the Chamber.

The Prosecutor of the Chamber shall perform his/her obligations pursuant to the Code of Fair Practice and Professional Responsibility.

VIII. THE MEDICAL ETHICS AND DEONTOLOGY COMMITTEE

Article 33

Medical Ethics and Deontology Committee shall have a President, a Vice-President and three members.

The actions of the Medical Ethics and Deontology Committee are regulated by the Rules of Procedure of the Committee.

The decisions of the Committee are taken by the majority of votes of the total number of the members of the Committee; exempt are cases when qualified majority is regulated otherwise by this Statute or By-Laws of the Chamber.

Article 34

Medical Ethics and Deontology Committee shall:

draw up the Code of Ethics of Medical Biochemists and the Code of Ethics of Medical Deontology,
monitor and supervise the observance and implementation of the provisions of the Code of ethics and deontology in the process of executing medical-biochemical activities and is also responsible for undertaking corresponding measures in cases of violation and breaching of the Code,
examine and give comments on the proposals and outstanding issues put forward by the regional councils upon their request,
actively participate in executing other matters under the provisions of this Statute and By-Laws of the Chamber, engage in the matters conferred to the Medical Ethics Committee by the Assembly or by the Executive Committee.

As circumstances require and for the purposes of executing the activities from the previous paragraph the Committee shall be free to set up a working group of officers.

IX. THE PROFESSIONAL ISSUES COMMITTEE

Article 35

The Professional Issues Committee shall have a President, a Vice-President and three members.

The activities of the Professional Issues Committee are regulated by the Rules of Procedure of the Committee.

Decisions of the Committee are taken by the majority of votes of the total number of the members of the Committee; exempt are cases when qualified majority is regulated otherwise by this Statute or By-Laws of the Chamber.

Article 36

Professional Issues Committee shall:

give professional opinions and comments in the process of drawing up the regulations important for the promotion of health care profession,
set up and formulate content, terms, process of examination and evaluation of education and training of medical biochemists, exempt are specialisations in medical biochemistry,
in co-operation with the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance present to the Minister of Health a proposal of the health care activity network,
present to the minister of health a proposal of manpower need plan,
participate in formulation and setting up standards and norms to be met in providing health care services,
guarantee that the requirements for the quality, content and type of health care services are met for the benefit of health care of citizens by providing protection on the second instance,
co-operate with the health care inspection in executing supervision of the health care services,
comment on the proposals, suggestions and outstanding issues submitted by regional councils upon their request,
give professional opinion on the quality of diagnostic exams, reagents, equipment and instruments, obligatory to register,
engage in other activities as regulated by this Statute or By-Laws of the Chamber, and as circumstances require engage in the activities conferred to the Professional Issues Committee by the Assembly or the Executive Committee.

For executing the activities mentioned in the previous paragraph, the Committee shall be free as circumstances require to set up a working group of experts.

X. THE COUNTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Article 37

The Continuous Professional Education Committee shall have a President, a Vice-President and three members.

The work of the Committee is regulated by the provisions of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee.

Decisions of the Committee are taken by the majority of votes of the total number of members of the Committee; exempt are cases when qualified majority is regulated otherwise by this Statute or by the By-Laws of the Chamber.

Article 38

The continuous professional education of medical biochemists:

participation on the seminars for continuous professional education,
participation on professional meetings, workshops, symposiums and congresses,
research publishing activity, research papers, master's thesis, dissertations
postgraduate study,
specialisation in medical biochemistry,
Permanent/continuous professional education, as study program.

The content, terms, process of monitoring and reviewing of individual programs of professional continuous education as well as mandatory minimal annual and six year program of continuous professional education shall determined by the recognised Rules relating to the content, terms and process of continuous education and examination and evaluation of professional training of medical biochemists.

Permanent/continuous professional education shall be organised in cooperation with the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemists, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry and other related faculties.

Article 39

The Continuous Professional Education Committee shall engage in the following activities:

organisation of continuous education with the goal of broadening the activities within the profession, by informing on the latest methods and technology on sophisticated instruments for the new diagnostic and therapeutic methods, as well as by setting up the program of continuous education of its members,
setting up rules of continuous education of medical biochemists with the goal of updating the quality of the activities,
commenting and analysing the problem areas and engaging in the process of harmonisation of the continuous promotion of the quality of the profession of medical biochemists,
discussing problems and outstanding issues of regional committees upon the request of regional committees,
actively participate in other activities pursuant to this Statute and By-Laws of the Chamber, and engage in other matters conferred to the Committee by the Assembly or the Executive Committee.

For executing the activities mentioned in the previous paragraph, the Committee shall be free as circumstances require to set up an expert working group.

XI. THE RANK ISSUES COMMITTEE

Article 40

The Rank Issues Committee shall have a President, a Vice-President and three members.

The work of the Committee is regulated by the Rules of Procedure of the Committees.

Article 41

The Rank Issues Committee shall engage in the following activities:

keep custody of the register of the members of the Chamber,
issue, revoke and renew the licence for work to medical biochemists employed in private practice and examine their professional skills pursuant to the regulations of the Chamber,
give opinion to the minister of health in the process of establishing, relocation and interruption of providing services of medical biochemists employed in private practice as well as in the process of start up and interrupting work of the health institutions in regard to the established health care system and taking into consideration professional and economic interests of its members,
commenting on the work of medical biochemists engaged in providing services outside of their working hours,
representing interests of its members in signing contracts with the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance and other insurance companies,
commenting proposals and outstanding issues of regional committees upon their request,
taking active part in other activities pursuant to the regulations of this Statute and By-Laws of the Chamber, and activities conferred to the Committee by the Assembly and the Executive Committee.

For executing the activities mentioned in the previous paragraph, the Committee shall be free as circumstances require set up an expert working group

XIa THE PRIVATE PRACTICE COMMITTEE

Article 41a

The Private Practice Committee shall have a President, a Vice-President and three members.

The work of the Committee is regulated by the Rules relating to the activities of the Committees.

Article 41b

The Private Practice Committee shall be engaged in the following activities:

give comments on establishing a private practice within the health care and medical biochemical system network, and also give comment on the justifiability of establishing the private practice and providing services outside of the basic health care system network,
represent interests of medical biochemists providing services in private practice in signing contract with the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance and other insurance companies,
suggesting the manner of advertising medical biochemist's name and private practice,
submitting proposlas to the minister of health in the process of bringing decision on revoking the licence for work provided in private practice,
monitoring implementation of the Regulations on the Conditions of Lease Primary Health Care Institutions and Sanatoriums,
give comments on the observance of the Regulation on the Conditions of Lease, and proposing the ways and possibilities of privatisation,
present individual opinions on the Regulation on the Conditions of Lease upon the request of the member of the Chamber,
upon the request of a member of the Chamber, the Private Practice Committee shall represent his/her interests in signing the Contract on Lease,
submit notifications for removing irregularities in regard to the leased facilities to the principal of the health care institution, or to the president of the administrative council of the health care institution upon the request of a member of the Chamber or upon the results of the evaluation of the circumstances, and as circumstances require present solutions for resolving the matter by arbitration,
informing the minister of health on irregularities or problems of a lease,
engage in other activities pursuant to the regulations of this Statute and By-Laws of the Chamber, and deal with matters conferred to the Committee by the Assembly or by the Executive Committee.

For executing the activities mentioned in the previous paragraph, the Committee shall be free as circumstances require to set up an expert working group

XII. THE COMMITTEE FOR MBL SUPERVISION

Article 42

Composition, appointment and the rules relating to executing activities of the Committee for the MBL Supervision are regulated by the Health Care Act and through the Rules relating to the supervision of medical –biochemical laboratories and services of medical biochemists.

XIII. THE ECONOMIC ISSUES COMMITTEE

Article 43

The Economic Issues Committee shall have a President, a Vice-President and three members.

The work of the Committee is regulated by the Rules relating to execution of the services of the Committee.

Article 44

The Economic Issues Committee shall:

set up the price of health care services provided in private practice without the contract signed with the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance,
approve or disapprove of the health service prices of voluntary health insurance determined by the contract signed with the insurance company,
give prior comments on the act of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance determining the implementation of the program and measures of health care protection, setting up prices of health care protection services and other matters of importance for signing the contract between the health care institutions and health care workers providing services in the health care system,
comments on proposals and outstanding issues of regional committees upon their request,
actively participates in other activities pursuant to the regulations of this Statute and By-Laws of the Chamber, and other matters conferred to the Committee by the Assembly or by the Executive Committee.

For executing the activities mentioned in the previous paragraph, the Committee shall be free as circumstances require set up an expert working group.

XIV. SOURCES OF FINANCING

Article 45

The sources of financing the activities of the Chamber are:

registration and membership fees,
charges for preformed services by the Chamber,
donations,
from the state budget of the Republic of Croatia for executing supervision,
other.

XV. OFFICE OF THE CHAMBER

Article 46

Operation Services of the Chamber shall be organised as the Office of the Chamber.

Office of the Chamber consists of:

the Secretary,
the Treasurer,
the Officer for primary MBL activity,
the Officer for secondary and tertiary MBL activity,
the Legal adviser,
the Financial adviser,
the Administrator,
the Financial technician,
the Assistant.

The work of the Office shall be conducted by the President of the Chamber.

By the Rules of Procedure shall be determined conditions for work posts mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article, the conditions of employment, opening of other work posts as circumstances require.

XVI. THE BY-LAWS

Article 47

The Chamber shall adopt the following acts:

Statute,
Rules of Appointing the Bodies of the Chamber,
Code of Medical Ethics and Deontology of Medical Biochemists,
Rules of the Content, Terms and Procedure of Examination and Evaluation of Professional Training of Medical Biochemists,
Rules of issuing, renewing and revoking licences for providing services in private practice,
Rules of custody of the Register of the members of the Chamber,
Rules of the examination and evaluation of medical-biochemical laboratories and supervision of services performed by medical -biochemists,
Rules of supervision in regard to understanding responsibility in the practice of medical biochemical profession to the well being of patients and when services are provided in surgeries,
Rules of Fair Practice and Professional Responsibility
Rules relating to the activities of the committees,
Rules of financial transactions,
Staff Rules,
Regulations prescribing the manner of advertising medical biochemist's name and private practice,
Regulation on Arbitration Proceedings,
Rules of procedure of the Assembly,
Rules of procedure of the Executive Committee,
Rules of procedure of Regional Committees.

Adopts or amends By-Laws if required and as circumstances require.

XVII. PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF ITS MEMBERS

Article 48

All the decisions on realising rights, obligations and responsibilities of the members of the Chamber shall be delivered in writing to the member with the instruction of legal remedy.

Article 49

A member has a right to submit the complaint to the decision brought by the Committee or the President of the Chamber; exempt are court decisions, within 15 days from the date of delivery.

Submitting a complaint by the unsatisfied party shall postpone the execution of the decision, until the final decision is adopted by the Assembly of the Chamber.

Exempt of the provisions of the previous paragraph are complaints submitted against decisions on revoking the licence for providing service in private practice, in that case the complaint shall not postpone the execution of the decision.

Article 50

The Assembly shall bring the decision on a complaint within 60 days from the date of the complaint submission.

A member is entitled to participate at the Assembly when his/her complaint shall be discussed and elaborate on facts important for bringing decision.

The decision of the Assembly shall be final.

XVIII. FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL ORDERS

Article 51

All the changes and amendments of this Statute shall be adopted by the same procedure as the Statute.

Article 52

The consolidated text of the Statute shall be published in the Official Gazette of the Chamber and shall come in force on the date when adopted by the Minister of Health.

Number: 02-2/01-04.
Zagreb , September 10, 2004