The Office for Audit of the Institutions of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced report About the financial audit of the Federal Ministry of Health for last year, on which the head is dr. Nediljko Rimac, Kadar HDZ 1990.
He gave the Office to the Federal Ministry of Health with a reserve, and then the disclosures and inconsistencies with applicable laws and regulations, especially in connection with the list of drugs of the Federation of BiH.
One of the key audit findings relates to the fact that since 2019. No list of drugs of solidarity was performed, which is in the Institute of Health Insurance and Reinsurance of the FBiH, although it was received as many as 67 requests to amend or supplement the list.
Inadequate financing of the Solidarity Fund
Thus, as the Law on Medicines and Rulebook on Closes for the Election of Medicines, Procedure and Mode of Drugs of the Drug Solidarity FBiH, as well as the use of drugs from the list of drugs Solidarity FBiH, FBiH, FBiH FBiH.
In addition, the Federal Ministry has appointed a subcommunity for the adoption of professional-medical instructions, which represent the criteria for the right to use drugs with the Law on Pharmacy Activity and the Ordinance on the selection and use of the Solidarity Fund.
The Audit Office also pointed out the inadequate financing of the Solidarity Fund.
FBiH Health Insurance and Reinsurance for 2024. It was requested by FBiH to approve only 50 million KM from the Budget to ensure the same amount of money collected and paid on the basis of contributions for mandatory health insurance.
– The Federal Institute, as well as each previous year, in the delivery of the Funding of Solidarity Fund, in the total amount of 77,800 KM as it has a problem of financing the existing solidarity and purchase of patients who are on the Solidarity Fund lists. Also, the requested amount for financing the solidarity fund is significantly lower than in the means that belong to him in accordance with Article 82. Law on Health Insurance. Namely, according to Article 82. Law on Health Insurance, the funds for the Fund of Solidarity are provided from the Companies of FBiH and other sources, while funds in the same amount are available in the same amount. Due to the above, we cannot confirm that the planning and approval of the amount for funding for solidarity funds was performed in accordance with Article 27 of the FBiH Budget Law, which is stated in the Audit Office’s Report of the FBiH.
Since 2015. No Board of the Federal Institute was appointed
Revokines recommended that it is urgent to provide the planning and approval of the amount of funds for the fund of solidarity for the purpose of ensuring the equal position of all patients in the prescribed volume, in accordance with Articles 11. And 82. Law on Health Insurance FBiH.
The auditors also referred to the Interim Board of Directors of the Health Insurance Institute and the reinsurance of the FBiH, which is in that status since 2015. year, because its final appointment has not yet been performed.
– The appointment of the Management Board was not performed because the proposal of the member to the Board of Directors did not submit the Ministry of Health of the West Herzegovina Canton. Given this, the conditions for the appointment of the Management Board and the Interim Board of Directors managed the Federal Institute since 2015. year, led by the Secretary of the Ministry as a president, retired in the revised year. The Ministry sent urgency to submit members of the Cantonal Ministries to which there was no response, which was not submitted by the Ministry of the Board of Directors on the appointment of the Government of the FBiH in accordance with Article 102 of the Law on Health Insurance – the report, reports Factor.
