THE REGULATION AMENDING THE REGULATION ON PRIVATE HOSPITALS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE DATED 07 JANUARY 2023 AND NUMBERED 32066.
ARTICLE 1- Paragraph (ı) of the first paragraph of Article 5 of. The Regulation on Private Hospitals published in the Official Gazette dated 27/3/2002 and numbered 24708 has been amended as follows.
“ı) Pursuant to the third paragraph. Of Article 12 of the Law No. 1219, physicians. Who have a medical practice may treat their patients who apply. To their medical practice in private hospitals with a licence in the relevant. Branch by making an annual contract, provided that the service. Fee is covered by the patient and not requested from the Social Security Institution. Private hospitals may contract with physicians not. Exceeding one third of the total number of staff in the relevant branch. Physicians over the age of 60 who have a practice. Are not subject to this staff limitation in one of the hospitals with which they have a contract. In cases where the prescribed intervention cannot. Be performed on the patient coming from the practice in the contracted hospital, special case-based permission may be granted. By the Provincial Directorate of Health to perform this procedure in another hospital requested by the physician. A copy of the contract signed by the parties to the contract. With the physician is added to the SKYS by the private hospital and sent to the directorate. Patients in this situation are informed at the practice about the subject and results of the medical intervention and the fact that the treatment costs in the hospital will be covered by them. And the patient’s information is sent to the private hospital where the patient will be treated through the Practice Information Management System (MIS) with the form determined by the Ministry. The informed consent form for the practice patients before the outpatient or inpatient treatment to be performed in the private hospital is signed by the patient or his legal representative, the practice physician, the relevant unit responsible of the private hospital and the responsible manager. Uninterrupted service provision is provided by the relevant physician during the treatment of the patient in the hospital. The practice physician and the private hospital are jointly responsible for the diagnosis and treatment services provided to the patient. The responsible manager of the private hospital providing services to these physicians informs the directorate of the number of patients treated and the name of the physician at the end of each month. In addition, detailed invoices are issued to patients treated in this way.”
ARTICLE 2- The following provisional article has been added to the same Regulation.
“PROVISIONAL ARTICLE 20- Physicians who have a practice before the publication date of this article are exempted from the staff limitation in subparagraph (ı) of the first paragraph of Article 5 in one of the hospitals they will contract.”
ARTICLE 3- The phrase “The right to sign a contract with specialist physicians up to 15% of the number of staff in the specialist physician branches registered in the licence and/or activity permit document is suspended for 1 year.” in line 29 of Annex-2 attached to the same Regulation has been repealed.
ARTICLE 4- This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication.
ARTICLE 5- The provisions of this Regulation shall be executed by the Minister of Health.
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