FAS addressed medical institutions

FAS asked medical institutions to submit information about the issue related to absence of approved licensing requirements

FAS commission is investigating a case against the Ministry of Health Care of the Russian Federation for violating Part 1 Article 15 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”: omissions to set requirements on organizing and exercising works (services) for the purposes of licensing medical activities.

Under Clause 3 of the Regulations on licensing medical activities, approved by No. 291 Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 16.04.2012, requirements on organizing and exercising works (services) for the purposes of licensing medical activities are set by the Ministry of Health Care.
The Ministry drafted and approved No. 121n Order of 11.03.2013. In fact, No. 121n Order does not contain licensing requirements (mandatory rules, conditions) on organizing and exercising works (services) that form medical activity.

Investigating the case, FAS asks all interested persons to submit information (data, materials) to the antimonopoly authority on sings of restricted competition due to omissions by the Ministry of Health Care to setting requirements on organizing and exercising works (services) for the purposes of licensing medical activities.