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. 2005 Nov 24;6(Suppl 1):37–45. doi: 10.1007/s10198-005-0317-y

Table 2.

Regulations of entitlements and benefits in Hungary

Regulation (type according to Table 1) What is regulated? C/P
Act XX of 1949 (1) Right to health C
Act CLIV of 1997 (3) Right to health services; scope and broad content of health services C
Act LXXX of 1997 (3) Participation in and contribution to the social insurance scheme (who is covered)
Act LXXXIII of 1997 (3) Framework for benefits of social insurance C, P
Government Decree No. No. 217/1997. (XII. 1 Korm (4) Executive order of Act LXXIII of 1997 P, C
Decree No. 46/1997. (XII. 17) NM of the Minister of Welfare (5) Services excluded from public financing C
Government Decree No. 284/1997 (XII. 23) Korm (4) Copayments; exclusions (full fee) C
Act XCIII of 1993 (3) Occupational health services C
Government Decree No. 89/1995. (VII. 14) Korm (4) Occupational health services C
Decree No. 27/1995. (VII. 25) NM of the Minister of Welfare (5) Occupational health services C
Decree No. 5/2004. (XI. 9) EüM of the Minister of Health (5) Benefit catalogue of balneotherapy C
Decree No. 20/1995. (VI. 17) NM of the Minister of Welfare (5) Benefit catalogue of treatment in sanatoria C
Decree No. 48/1997. (XII. 17) NM of the Minister of Welfare (5) Benefit catalogue of dental care C
Decree No. 49/1997. (XII. 17) NM of the Minister of Welfare (5) Benefit catalogue of infertility treatments C
Decree No. 47/1997. (XII. 17) NM of the Minister of Welfare (5) Eligibility for free breast milk C
Decree No. 50/1997. (XII. 17) NM of the Minister of Welfare (5) Eligibility for patient transportation C
Decree No. 51/1997. (XII. 18) NM of Minister of Welfare (5) Benefit catalogue of screening C
Decree No. 56/2003. (IX. 19) ESzCsM of the Minister of Health, Social and Family Affairs (5) Benefit catalogue of balneotherapy C
Decree No. 19/2003. (IV. 29) ESzCsM of the Minister of Health, Social and Family Affairs (5) Benefit catalogue of medical aids and prostheses (therapeutic devices) C
Government Decree No. 43/1999. (III. 3) Korm (Annex 8) (4) Benefit catalogue of chronic care C
Decree No. 9/1993. (IV. 2) NM of the Minister of Welfare (5) Benefit catalogue of outpatient specialist services; acute inpatient care; dental care; day cases of curative care; dialysis; chronic outpatient care; C
Decree No. 1/2003. (I. 21) ESzCsM of the Minister of Health, Social and Family Affairs (valid until 1 July 2005 then NHIFA announcement) (5, 12) Benefit catalogue of medicines C
Decree No. 20/1996. (VII. 26) NM of the Minister of Welfare (5) Benefit catalogue of home care C
Decree No. 49/2004. (V. 21) ESzCsM of the Minister of Health, Social and Family Affairs (5) Tasks of MCH nurses C
Decree No. 26/1997. (IX. 3) NM of the Minister of Welfare (5) Tasks of school health services (physician, MCH, dentist, assistant) C
Government decree No. 168/2004. (V. 25) Korm (4) Regulatory regime (price negotiations for special medicines) P
Decree No. 6/1998. (III. 11) NM of the Minister of Welfare (5) Regulatory regime (payment) P
Government Decree No. 112/2000. (VI. 29) Korm (4) Regulatory regime (price negotiation) P
Decree No. 32/2003. (IV. 26) ESzCsM of the Minister of Health, Social and Family Affairs (5) Regulatory regime (medicines) P
Order No. 6/2005. (Eb. K. 3) OEP of the Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Fund Administration (9) Regulatory regime (medicines) P

C content regulation, P Process regulation