According to the law on health care, supplementary work for doctors is not prohibited, but directed at a state institution, and the government would accept a solution that allows work at private institutions, but to exercise that right in a public institution as well, announced the Minister of Health, Budimir Šegrt.
He said that he was aware that there was a lot of indignation because of the proposed way of defining supplementary work.
"Additional work has not been abolished, but doctors have been given the right to exercise that right in a different way at their parent institution, not at a private institution," explained Šegrt.
He believes that the reason for such a reaction is a misunderstanding of the fact that supplementary work has been implemented in this way in the developed countries of Europe for 20 or 30 years.
The apprentice explained that in Montenegro, according to the current way of organization, additional work and the right of doctors to earn extra money, they can only exercise this right with another employer. "Why should it be a problem for those with a greater interest to end their right in their own house",
"I am convinced that this is a basic ignorance of the essence of the proposed measure. No one is prohibited from additional work, but it will be implemented in a different way," said Šegrt to the MINA agency.
He added that he is convinced that the law on health care will be adopted by the end of the year and that there is a majority in the parliament that will support its adoption.
"I am convinced that by allowing doctors to work in private homes, but with the right to do so in their own homes, we, as the proposers of the law, would not be swayed to accept such a solution, because we see that there are also thoughts in that sense", said the Apprentice.
He said that he did not want to prejudge any passing of the law before the vote in the Assembly, adding that it is still possible to react according to the mandate.
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