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Medical centers and pharmacies are licensed indefinitely in Armenia, which creates problems: a medical center that received a license at that time operates within the framework of the rules established in that year. It is planned to revise that termless provision and to license medical centers and pharmacies for a period of 5 years. In order to organize the process without any shocks, a transitional provision has been set. The RA Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan mentioned the proposed addendum to the law on Licensing at March 16 sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Health Care.

The Minister informed that the regulation was debated in detail in the NA Head Committee, the substantive proposals presented by the Committee Chair Narek Zeynalyan were accepted by the author.

During the Q&A session, reference was made to the process of continuous professional development, the standards of considering equipment obsolete, the statistics of pharmacies in need of relicensing, the organization engaged in relicensing process, the relationship of the draft with strategic documents, etc.

The Minister informed that the Licensing Agency of the authorized body will continue to carry out the relicensing process with a certain expansion of capacities. Anahit Avanesyan underscored that the purpose of the amendments is to increase the quality of medical care and to be consistent with the newest approaches of constantly developing medical science.

A number of proposals were made, and it was decided to organize a working debate during the period from the first to the second reading in order to revise the bill.

The bill was endorsed by the Committee.

The Minister informed that the regulation was debated in detail in the NA Head Committee, the substantive proposals presented by the Committee Chair Narek Zeynalyan were accepted by the author.

During the Q&A session, reference was made to the process of continuous professional development, the standards of considering equipment obsolete, the statistics of pharmacies in need of relicensing, the organization engaged in relicensing process, the relationship of the draft with strategic documents, etc.

The Minister informed that the Licensing Agency of the authorized body will continue to carry out the relicensing process with a certain expansion of capacities. Anahit Avanesyan underscored that the purpose of the amendments is to increase the quality of medical care and to be consistent with the newest approaches of constantly developing medical science.

A number of proposals were made, and it was decided to organize a working debate during the period from the first to the second reading in order to revise the bill.

The bill was endorsed by the Committee.