Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 20 in Riga 2003. January 14 (Mon. Nr. 3, § 16) Ministry of health regulations Issued pursuant to the public administration Act, article 16 of the equipment the first part i. General questions 1. The Ministry of health has direct administrative leadership (higher) authority in the health sector. Health sector includes public health, healthcare, pharmaceutical and drug chain in the legal subsector.
2. The Ministry of health (hereinafter the Ministry) is directly responsible to the Minister of health (the Minister).
3. the Ministry is the highest authority in the Minister's existing subordinated to national regulatory authorities.
 
II. functions of the Ministry, tasks, competence and right 4. The Ministry shall have the following functions: 4.1 to participate in the national policy in the health sector;
4.2. to organize and coordinate the legal acts and policy planning documents for the implementation of the health sector;
4.3. to organize and coordinate international cooperation in the health sector;
4.4. other regulations in certain functions.
5. to ensure rules referred to in paragraph 4, the functions, the Ministry performs the following tasks: 5.1 develop legislation and policy planning documents the health care, pharmaceutical and drug chain, the legal sector as well as the epidemiological safety, environmental health, health promotion and addictive substances in the field of harm reduction according to the rules of the European Union and Latvia binding international agreements, as well as according to its competence by appropriate proposals;
5.2. the analyses, forecasts, and monitor the development of the health sector and prepare proposals on the industry's medium-and long-term development;
5.3. provide the statutory requirements of the State budget and the submission of the request, as well as ensure the implementation of the budget and budgetary means the effective and economic use;
5.4. provide Government funding of programmes and subprogrammes in the current year according to the law on the State budget;
5.5. provides industry policy implementation Minister subordinated to national administrations and enterprises (companies), in which the Ministry has State shareholders, as well as the responsibility of the existing State-owned enterprises;
5.6. provide opinions on other institutions develop legislation and policy planning document projects;
5.7. contribute to applied research and the effective use of their results in the health sector;
5.8. inform the public about the national policy in the health sector;
5.9. evaluate the effectiveness of the internal control system and the regulations laid down in the financial, quality, performance assessment, and other audits in the Ministry and subordinated to the Minister on existing national regulatory authorities;
5.10. the control of the use of the capital Corporation (the company), which is the national capital of the holder;
5.11. the issued administrative law cases;
5.12. legislation in the cases specified shall issue a special permit (license) commercial (business);
5.13. the laws and regulations of other specific actions.
6. The Ministry has competence with health related issues of public administration, where the law provides otherwise.
7. The Ministry is entitled to: 7.1. law cases, to request and receive, free of charge from natural and legal persons in the performance of the tasks of the Ministry necessary information and documents;
7.2. in accordance with the budgetary resources allocated to it to take the Ministry and to organize under the authority of the Ministers in the existing national regulatory authorities necessary structural and functional changes;
7.3. issue a subordinated to the Minister of the public administrations of binding legislation, in so far as the laws or regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers is not otherwise specified;
7.4. to participate in international events and take action to close down international interdepartmental agreements;
7.5. to exercise other legal rights.
 
III. structure of the Ministry of labour, Ministry of 8 runs. The Minister is responsible to Parliament for the activities of the Ministry.
9. the Minister shall approve the rules of procedure of the Ministry.
10. the Minister is entitled: 10.1 without special authorisation to represent the Ministry;
10.2. the issue of a subordinated to the Minister and the officials and servants of the institutions of binding legislation, in so far as the laws or regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers is not otherwise specified;
10.3. create commissions and working groups;
10.4. in accordance with the authority to enter into international agreements;
10.5. implementing the administrative head of the Ministry's competence;
10.6. to appoint and relieve of Office Secretary of the Ministry and subordinated institutions to the Minister and business leaders, where the law provides otherwise;
10.7. other specific legislation.
11. The Ministry's Parliamentary Secretary: 11.1. represented the political views of the Parliament and its committees;
11.2. the Ministry is responsible for the progress of the Bill prepared by the Parliament;
11.3. ensure the Minister's relationship with the Parliament, its committees and factions;
11.4. the laws and regulations of other specific functions.
12. the State Secretary of the Ministry: the Ministry run 12.1. administrative work;
12.2. the Prime Minister and ensure Parliamentary Secretary in order;
12.3. the Minister issued subordinated to existing national regulatory authorities regulatory decisions and regulations binding internal legislation, in so far as the laws or regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers is not otherwise specified;
12.4. ensure Ministry continuity, in the case of the political leadership of the Ministry;
12.5. after consulting the Prime Minister and the civil administration Ministry officials fixed posts and approved a list of the staff of the Ministry;
12.6. within the limits of its competence without express authorisation by the representative of the Ministry;
7.9. giving direct orders to officials and employees of the Ministry and manages those binding internal regulations;
12.8. the establishment of rational structure supports the Ministry's functions;
12.9. a Ministry of the internal control system;
12.10. the Minister shall approve of the Corporation (the company) and state statutes, where the law provides otherwise;
12.11. other specific legislation.
13. is the Deputy to the Secretary of State. Deputy State Secretary, Ministry for internal departments down the Secretary of State. Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of the competence rules of procedure and the official's job description.
14. the Department of the Ministry's departments and independent sections. Departments is the Department. Department and an independent chapter of the regulations after consulting the Secretary of State shall issue the relevant head of Department.
15. The Department is headed by the Director of the Department. The Department's Deputy Director can be. Department Director and his deputy shall determine the competence of ministries and departments in the rules of procedure and official position description.
16. the substantive department is headed by a head of Department. Head of Department in the Ministry's competence and rules of procedure of the chapters and the official's job description or employment contract.
 
IV. activities of the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of the activity reports of the Ministry of Justice 17 Action provides the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is responsible for the management decisions for the creation and operation of the system.
18. The Secretary of State has the right to cancel the Ministry of administration officials prettiesisko and internal regulations.
19. The Secretary of State issued administrative provisions and actual action may appeal to the Court. Other officials of the Ministry of Administration issued administrative acts or actual action officer may be appealed to the Secretary of State, if the legislation or Cabinet regulations provide otherwise.
20. the laws and regulations of the Ministry order reports on health policy, the Ministry's functions and the use of budgetary means and prepare an annual public report on health sector policy implementation.
21. The Secretary of State shall provide quarterly reports to the Minister of health sector policy implementation.
22. The Minister shall have the right at any time to request a review of the health sector policy implementation, as well as on the activities of the Ministry or subordinated to the Minister of public administration activity.
 
V. Minister of subordinated to national regulatory authorities 23. subordinated to the Minister the following public authorities: 23.1. Aids Prevention Center;
23.2. the national blood establishments;
23.3. Medical care and integrity inspection quality control inspection;
23.4. the national family health centre;
14.6. The disaster Medical Center;
14.7. the national sanitary inspection;
23.7. the national pharmaceutical inspection;
14.8. The Latvian food centre;
14.9. public agency "public health agency";
23.10. Medical Center of vocational training;
23.11. State hospital "Leprozorij";
23.12. the national reserve of the central medical equipment database;
23.13. medical school;
23.14. Riga stradiņš University;
23.15. Medical Scientific Library;
23.16. Paula stradiņa medical history museum;
23.17. the experimental and clinical medical Institute;
23.18. the national medical examination Center;

23.19. the health compulsory insurance State Agency.
 
Vi. Responsibility of the existing State enterprises Ministry responsible for 24 of the following public companies: 24.1. State Enterprise "Strenč";
24.2. the non-profit organization the State Enterprise "national rehabilitation center" "" Vaivara;
24.3. the non-profit organization public company "Vidzeme district rehabilitation center" līgatne ";
15.2. the non-profit organization public company "Latgale district rehabilitation center" Rāzn "";
15.2. the non-profit organization public company "Kurzemes district rehabilitation center" the twenty ";
24.6. the non-profit organization public company "rehabilitation hospital" ogre ";
15.3. the non-profit organization public undertaking "a diagnostic Center";
15.4. the non-profit organization public company "tuberculosis and lung disease National Centre";
15.5. the non-profit organization public company "award in the tuberculosis hospital";
24.10. the non-profit organization public company "Cēsis tuberculosis hospital";
24.11. non-profit organization public company "Jēkabpils tuberculosis hospital";
24.12. non-profit organization public company "Rezekne tuberculosis hospital";
24.13. non-profit organization public company "tuberculosis hospital" Ceplīš "";
24.14. the non-profit organization public company "tuberculosis hospital" Lielbērz ";
24.15. the non-profit organization public company "Latvian Oncology Centre";
24.16. the non-profit organization public company "Daugavpils oncologic hospital";
24.17. the non-profit organization public company "liepājas oncologic hospital";
24.18. non-profit organization public company "At the Centre";
24.19. non-profit organization public company "Jelgava hospital State";
24.20. non-profit organization the national company "Rindzel's addicts rehabilitation center";
24.21. non-profit organization public company "Daugavpils State hospital";
24.22. non-profit organization State Enterprise "State Hospital of Straupe";
24.23. non-profit organization public company "liepājas State hospital";
24.24. non-profit organization public company "Riga addiction Nursing Rehabilitation Center";
24.25. non-profit organization the national company "infektoloģij Center";
24.26. non-profit organization the State Enterprise "the National Dental Centre";
24.27. non-profit organization public company "Latvian certification centre".
 
VII. Corporation (incorporated companies), which is the State capital on the 25th. The Ministry has a national shareholders in a Corporation (incorporated companies): 25.1. non-profit organisation State joint stock company "health statistics and medical technology agency";
25.2. the non-profit organization public joint stock company "national medicines agency";
25.3. a non-profit organization limited liability company "health promotion centre";
25.4. the non-profit organization public joint stock company "Linezer", "Hospital";
25.5. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "Psychiatric Center";
15.9. the non-profit organization public joint stock company "liepājas psihoneiroloģisk hospital";
25.7. non-profit organization public limited liability company "Jelgava" psihoneiroloģisk hospital "Ģintermuiž";
25.8. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "Daugavpils psihoneiroloģisk hospital";
16.1. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "psihoneiroloģisk strenči hospital";
25.10. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "vecpiebalga psihoneiroloģisk hospital";
25.11. non-profit organization public limited liability company "Orthopaedics and orthopaedic hospital";
25.12. non-profit organisation State joint stock company "railway hospital" Bikernieki "";
25.13. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "price of medicines agency";
25.14. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "Pathology Center";
25.15. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "sexually transmitted and skin disease center";
25.16. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "children's Hospital" Gaiļezer "";
No 25.17. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "psihoneiroloģisk" children's Hospital "" cheap;
25.18. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "aknīste hospital psihoneiroloģisk";
25.19. the non-profit organization public joint stock company "p. stradiņa clinical University Hospital";
25.20. non-profit organisation State joint stock company "children clinical University Hospital";
25.21. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "sports medicine centre".
 
VIII. Closing question 26. Regulations shall enter into force by February 1, 2003.
Prime Minister e. Repše Minister with special responsibility for health care Affairs. Note: Auder editorial rules enter into force by February 1, 2003.