ZAKON O LIJENITVU

I. GENERALITIES
PROMOTION AND PRINCIPLES OF MEDICAL PROFESSION / LIJENIKO ZVANJE I NAELA
OBAVLJANJA LIJENIKE DJELATNOSTI

Doctor is a health care worker with a medical degree and acquired the title doctor medicine. The
doctor is a fundamental and relevant holder of the health activities carried out by respecting in
particular the following principles:
1- Constantly maintaining and improving the quality of medical services in the interest of the
health and social well-being of the population
2- Maintenance and promotion of trust between doctors and patients and their family
members
3- Respecting patients' rights
4- Independent and professional activity and the preservation and promotion of freedom and
reputation of the medical profession.
5- Promote dignified and responsible professional conduct compliance work regulations, codes
of practice and codes of medical ethics and deontology.
MEDICAL SERVICES / LIJENIKA DJELATNOST
The purpose of medical activities is to protect the health of individuals, families and entire populations. Medical
activity includes:
1- Examination which determines the presence or absence of physical or mental illness, physical damage
or anomalies
2- Assessment of the above mentioned conditions using medical diagnostic instruments, procedures and
funds.
3- Treatment and rehabilitation
4- Blood components and derivatives
5- Prevention, health education and counseling
6- Reproductive health care and assistance at birth
7- Prescription drugs, medical products and supplies
8- Taking and transplanting organs and tissues
9- Pathology and autopsy of deceased persons
10- Issue medical certificates, certificates, endorsements and reviews
11- Other actions in accordance with the general and special regulations.
METHOD OF PROVIDING MEDICAL SERVICES / NAIN OBAVLJANJA LIJENIKE DJELATNOSTI

In the process of making decisions and choices diagnosis and appropriate treatment of physician's independent
actions in accordance with the scientific knowledge and professional proven methods that correspond to the
modern standards of the profession. treatment in accordance with scientific knowledge and professional proven
methods that are appropriate. The doctor is required in carrying out medical activities in particular:
1- Respect the principles of the medical profession
2- To refrain from any activity which is incompatible with the reputation, dignity and independence the
medical profession.
AUTHORIZATION TO PERFORM MEDICAL SERVICES /OVLATENJE ZA OBAVLJANJE LIJENIKE
DJELATNOSTI
Medical activity may be performed only by doctors.
GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR CONDUCTING MEDICAL SERVICES / OPDI UVJETI ZA OBAVLJANJE
LIJENIKE DJELATNOSTI
1- Graduate of one of the medical schools in the Republic of Croatia or validated diploma foreign medical
school
2- Professional examination or specialist examination or examination of industry specialization to work
independently in particular specialist or branches of narrow specialization
3- Croatian citizenship, or EU citizenship
4- Knowledge of the Croatian language
5- Entry in the Register of Medical Practitioners Croatian Medical Chamber (upis u Imenik lijenika hrvatske
lijenike Komore)
6- Authorization for independent work (license)
TERMINATION RIGHTS TO CONDUCT MEDICAL SERVICES / PRESTANAK PRAVA ZA OBAVLJANJE
LIJENIKE DJELATNOSTI
Doctor are no longer entitled to the medical profession:
If you lose the :
1- Croatian citizenship
2- Legal capacity
3- Is permanently incapable of performing medical activities
4- If he was given a measure of ban on performing medical activities
5- If the disciplinary punishment of the body Croatian Medical Chamber has lost the right to practice
Medical activities.
Worthy of the medical profession / NEDOSTOJNOST ZA OBAVLJANJE LIJENIKE DJELATNOSTI
A doctor who is found guilty of committing a crime and is in a final court decision may be, given the importance
and nature of the endangered property or other consequences, as well as the circumstances under which the
act was done or omitted, considered unworthy of the medical profession. The doctor may be denied approval
to work independently or temporarily or permanently revoked for standalone operation. Depending on the type
of offense and the consequence he had, the doctor may be temporarily or permanently restricted license to
work independently with given the scope and type of activities that the doctor must deal with. Of practicing
doctors activity determined by an administrative decision authority designated by the Statute of the Croatian
Medical Association (komore)
II. PUBLIC BOOKS CROATIAN MEDICAL CHAMBER / II. JAVNE KNJIGE HRVATSKE LIJENIKE KOMORE
ENTRY IN DOCTOR DOCTOR DIRECTORY CROATIAN MEDICAL CHAMBER / UPIS LIJENIKA U IMENIK
LIJENIKA HRVATSKE LIJENIKE KOMORE
Registration of a doctor Croatian Medical Chamber (Upis u Imenik lijenika Hrvatske lijenike komore) is
done at the request of a physician who meets conditions (diplomas, professional exam, citizenship, knowledge
Croatian).
PUBLIC BOOKS CROATIAN MEDICAL CHAMBER / JAVNE KNJIGE HRVATSKE LIJENIKE KOMORE
Croatian Medical Chamber Directory is a list of doctors, the other registers and records. Croatian medical
Chamber keeps special records for interns, residents, specialists and sub-specialists, special training of doctors
and the record of disciplinary proceedings. These are all public books.
MEDICAL CARD / LIJENIKA ISKAZNICA
Doctor registered in the Register of Medical Practitioners issued a medical card. The form and content of the
medical card and way of issuing and keeping a register of identity cards issued by the regulations of Croatia
prescribes medical chamber.
Removal from the list DOCTOR / BRISANJE IZ IMENIKA LIJENIKA
The doctor will be deleted from the Register of physicians:
1- at his own request
2- Decision of the disciplinary bodies of the Croatian Medical Chamber
3- Death.
III. LICENSE TO PRACTICE DOCTOR / III. ODOBRENJE ZA SAMOSTALAN RAD LIJENIKA
AUTHORIZATION TO PRACTICE DOCTOR / DAVANJE ODOBRENJA ZA SAMOSTALAN RAD LIJENIKA
Doctor who is registered in the Register of Medical Practitioners, Croatian Medical Chamber gives permission to
work independently (License). Approval for a proof of competency for independent physicians the medical
profession on the Croatian territory. The license doctor gives or denies an administrative decision authority
designated by the Statute Croatian Medical Association.
Obnavljanje licence / Renewal of licence

Doctors have the right and obligation to undergo professional training to maintain and improve the quality of
medical activities. Doctors are required every six years to pass a proficiency check of the Croatian Medical
chamber in order to renew the license of a business in the medical industry.
CONTENTS OF APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT WORK / SADRAJ ODOBRENJA ZA SAMOSTALAN RAD
A doctor can perform their profession only within their specific training approval work independently. Doctor
with a specialization or narrow specialization shall be granted independent work in the area of specialty or
industry specialization for which he is qualified. Doctor with professional exam and a doctor specializing given
permission to work independently in the field general medicine. Exceptionally, although no authorization to
work independently from a particular specialty, a doctor can perform medical practice in an area that had not
been given permission to work independently in the following situations:
1- In the social crisis or in other exceptional circumstances when his action are necessary because the
provision of regular health care disabled
2- In emergencies when the lack of medical emergency and help permanently jeopardized health or life of
patients
3- In the circumstances of deficient health care that can provide regular health care.
IV. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION Medical Practice PHYSICIAN employed and private practice / IV.
ORGANIZACIJA I OBAVLJANJE LIJENITVA LIJENIK U RADNOM ODNOSU I PRIVATNOJ PRAKSI
The medical profession doctor can perform employed or in private practice.
A doctor employed performs medical profession in
1- Medical institution
2- Company
3- In other legal entities providing health care service
4- With another physician who performs private practice.
The doctor performing medical profession in their own private practice or in a rented space.
V. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF DOCTOR IN the medical profession / V. PRAVA I OBVEZE LIJENIKA U
OBAVLJANJU LIJENIKE DJELATNOSTI
PROVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND DENYING / PRUANJE I USKRADIVANJE LIJENIKE POMODI
The doctor is required to implement the necessary measures for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation in all persons (in the situation they chose him or they were referred to him) health care. In
emergency situations the physician is required to provide assistance to every patient without delay, and other
patients shall receive according to the degree of medical priorities, or to a waiting list.
Emergencies are considered to be those states like lasting adverse health effects (disability) or by a patient's life
in danger. The doctor may refuse to provide medical assistance to the person who threatened him or other
health care workers, physically aggressive, except in cases of emergency. In this case, the physician has to
provide the patient the necessary emergency medical help if it is provided with police protection or some other
form of protection. (same thing for mental patients)
RELATIONS OF DOCTORS AND PATIENTS / MEUSOBNI ODNOSI LIJENIKA I PACIJENATA
All procedures medical prevention, diagnosis, and treatment must be planned and implemented so to preserve
human dignity, integrity and rights of patients, especially the right to be informed and independent decision-
making. The doctor is required compared to patients treated using the compliance with the provisions of
special laws governing patients' rights and the provisions of the Code Croatian Medical Association.
Conscientious / PRIZIV SAVJESTI
Because of its ethical, religious or moral beliefs or beliefs doctor has the right to call on appeal of conscience
and refuse to conduct diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of the patient, if it does not interfere with rules of
the profession, and if this does not cause permanent damage to the health or endanger the patient's life. About
his decision shall promptly inform the patient and refer him to another physician of the same profession. If the
doctor employed in a medical institution, company or other legal entity that health service or by another
physician who performs private practice, the decision must notify your supervisor or employer.
MEDICAL CONFIDENCIALITY / LIJENIKA TAJNA
All that the doctor knows the patient who asks for his medical treatment in connection with his medical
condition, may account kept as a medical mystery and may be disclosed, unless a special law provides otherwise
provided only with the permission of the patient, parent or guardian for minors, in his mental incapacity or
death, with the approval of the immediate family, guardian or legal representative.
Obligation to Report / OBVEZA PRIJAVLJIVANJA
The doctor is required to file a report with the police or the state attorney's office when during the practice of
medicine by to believe that death or bodily injury to a person in a violent way. The doctor is required to submit
an application and when he suspects the minor or a mentally challenged person health condition seriously
threatened neglect or abuse.
Keeping MEDICAL RECORDS / VOENJE I UVANJE MEDICINSKE DOKUMENTACIJE
The physician is required to keep accurate, detailed and dated medical records in accordance with regulations
records in the health field, which may at any time provide sufficient information on health of the patient and his
treatment. The doctor is required to make such records on request visualize the Ministry of Health, the state
administration in accordance with special regulations, Croatian Medical Association or judicial authorities. The
doctor or the person responsible health authorities, company or other legal entity that performs medical
services are required to documents held in electronic media from change, premature destruction or
unauthorized use. The doctor is obliged to request to submit all patient medical documentation relating to the
diagnosis and treatment of his illness. The doctor or the person responsible health institution, company or other
legal entity that provides health-care activities are required to maintain records of outpatient treatment of
patients ten years after completion of treatment, and after that date are required to comply with the rules on
keeping records. When authorized person pursuant to a separate law take medical documentation required to
issue a doctor, responsible person healthcare facilities, company or legal person who is not performing health
services, an official signed certificate of acceptance with a list of foreclosed documentation.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATES / LIJENIKE SVJEDODBE
The doctor is authorized to issue medical certificates only after a medical examination and review of existing
medical records of the person who issued the certificate, and after exactly established fact that should verify the
certificate, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
CHOICE OF ANOTHER DOCTOR / IZBOR DRUGOGA LIJENIKA
In the case of moving the patient or if the patient chooses another doctor, physician, health institution,
company or other legal entity which performs health service, obliged to hand over all newly elected physician
medical record of the patient and in accordance with regulations on the management and storage of medical
records to store a signed statement about the assumed medical records.

SEARCH DOCTOR / PRETRAGA LIJENIKE ORDINACIJE
Search doctors' offices may be ordered only by written order if it met the conditions prescribed by law. When a
search of doctors' offices, the court shall forthwith notify the Croatian Medical Chamber, or its county on whose
territory the office site to be search. It's a doctor that he or his representative, shall witnesses, one of which
may be representative of the Croatian Medical Chamber attends search doctors' offices. In time doctors' offices
must not be violated medical confidentiality documents and objects to the detriment of patients. Review of
doctors' offices will be limited to review only those documents and items that are directly related to the
offense. The evidence obtained contrary to the provisions of this Article shall not be used in proceedings
against the doctor and his patients.
RELATIONS DOCTOR / MEUSOBNI ODNOSI LIJENIKA
The doctor is their behavior and procedures require : honor, dignity and reputation of another physicians,
recognizing his expertise.

Obligation to inform another doctor / OBVEZA OBAVJETAVANJA DRUGOGA LIJENIKA
When a physician refers a medical or in another institution, company, or other legal person who renders
medical services to patients who because of their condition or behavior could endanger the health or life of
doctors, other health care workers or other patients, obliged them is given sufficient notice by telephone,
electronically or in any other appropriate manner.
VI. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVIDED HEALTH SERVICES TRAINING / VI. OSIGURANJE KVALITETE
PRUENE ZDRAVSTVENE USLUGE STRUNO USAVRAVANJE
The doctor has the right and obligation of professional training, which includes:
- continuous monitoring of development medical science
- the acquisition of new knowledge and skills. The employer is required to provide a doctor his professional
training in the scope of the need for renewal of authorization to work independently.
PROFESSIONAL SUPERVISION OF THE DOCTOR / STRUNI NADZOR NAD RADOM LIJENIKA
Croatian Medical Chamber performs professional supervision of a physician, ensuring the performance of the
medical profession in the appropriate scope, quality and type of health services and the exercise of rights
patients.
VII. EVALUATION OF MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICAL EVALUATION OF WORK / VII. VREDNOVANJE
LIJENIKE DJELATNOSTI VREDNOVANJE LIJENIKOG RADA
Evaluation of medical work as a highly specialized activity of great value to the individual and society, in the
primary health care network is regulated by a collective agreement, taking into account longevity of
undergraduate education, specialized training and professional development of narrow branches specialties,
continuing education in order to renew their licenses for independent work and outstanding responsibility to
protect the health of individuals and entire populations. Evaluation of medical work outside the primary health
care network is determined by the tariff Croatian Medical Chamber.
COSTS OF PRIVATE DOCTOR / CIJENA RADA PRIVATNIH LIJENIKA
The minimum cost of private doctors determined Croatian Medical Chamber. Croatian Medical Chamber
approve the individual price of medical services to every private doctor. Family doctor needs to area of activities
to highlight its list of health services accessible and visible to place.
Charity work DOCTOR / KARITATIVNI RAD LIJENIKA
Doctor beyond basic health care network can practice medicine without getting paid, in collaboration with
religious or non-governmental organizations or independently. Performing activities physician must register in
Croatia's institutions for entry into the public record Croatian Medical Chamber.
VIII. CROATIAN MEDICAL CHAMBER / VIII. HRVATSKA LIJENIKA KOMORA
Mandatory Nature of association in the Croatian Medical Chamber / OBVEZATNOST UDRUIVANJA U
HRVATSKU LIJENIKU KOMORU
Doctors who work in direct health care jobs must come together in Croatia medical chamber (hereinafter
referred to as the Association), as an independent professional organization with status of a legal person and
public authorities. The chamber within their activity represents physicians in Croatia and abroad.
Exemptions from ASSOCIATION IN CHAMBER / IZNIMKE OD OBVEZNOG UDRUIVANJA U KOMORU
Exceptionally, membership in the Association is voluntary for doctors:
1- Does not work in direct health care jobs
2- Performing medical activities outside Croatia
3- Are unemployed
4- Are retired.
Doctors voluntarily join the Croatian Medical Association, its affiliates, and professional societies as well as other
professional medical societies and associations.
PUBLIC CHAMBER OF POWERS / JAVNE OVLASTI KOMORE
The Chamber has the following public authorities:
1- Leading directory of doctors in Croatia
2- Issue, renew and revoke licenses for independent work
3- Performs professional supervision of a physician,
4- Determines the minimum cost of private doctors
5- Approve individual prices of medical services of private doctors.
JOBS CHAMBERS / POSLOVI KOMORE
In addition to public authorities, the Chamber performs the following tasks:
1- Preserves and enhances social status and reputation of the medical profession
2- Provides the Code of medical ethics and deontology and monitors and supervises its implementation
and sanctions violation
3- In conjunction with medical schools and professional medical societies, organizes, supervises and
evaluates the continuing professional development of doctors
4- Provides opinion on the establishment, relocation and termination of private health institutions and
private practice
5- Representing doctors in the contract with the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance and insurance
companies for the purpose of evaluating the medical work in the process of price formation health
services
6- Proposes a basic network of health care
7- Gives suggestions and expert opinions in the preparation of regulations that have an impact on the
development of medical profession, health care and the medical profession
8- Perform other duties and tasks in accordance with the law and other regulations.
BODY CELLS / TIJELA KOMORE
The bodies of the Association are the General Assembly, the Council, the Executive Committee, Chairman,
Supervisory Board, court and other bodies established laws of the Association.
Tijela Komore su Skuptina, Vijede, Izvrni odbor, predsjednik, Nadzorni odbor, sud i druga tijela utvrena
Statutom Komore.
SUPERVISION OF THE CHAMBER / NADZOR NAD RADOM KOMORE
Legality of the Chamber in the exercise of its public powers carried ministry of Health.
Cooperation of the Chamber with the Ministry of Health and other BODIES / SURADNJA KOMORE S
MINISTARSTVOM NADLENIM ZA ZDRAVSTVO I DRUGIM TIJELIMA
The Chamber informs the Ministry of Health, other government bodies and competent authorities local and
territorial (regional) self-government, on its own initiative or at the request of state and the problems of the
medical profession and the measures that should be taken to improve medical profession and health of citizens.
The chamber collaborates with government bodies and local and drune (regional) governments in addressing
issues important to the achievement of tasks and solve problems of the medical profession. The Chamber
actively and continuously collaborates with other health Chambers workers, Croatian Medical Association,
medical schools and medical associations and chambers abroad.
NOTIFICATION TO THE CHAMBER / OBAVJETAVANJE KOMORE
The police, prosecution and courts informed of all actions taken against the doctor Ministry of Health and the
Chamber. It is the duty of the Chamber to inform the authorities and the ministry responsible for the health of
all proceedings brought against the doctors, who have criminal elements works.
REGULATIONS OF THE CHAMBER / OPDI AKTI KOMORE
Chamber adopted the Statute and other general acts. The Statute of the Chamber gives its approval by the
minister responsible for Health. Statute of the Association shall be published in the Narodnim novinama.
STATUTE OF CHAMBER / STATUT KOMORE
Statute of the Association shall be determined as follows:
1- Chamber activities performed within its statutory powers
2- Scope and organization of work
3- Structure and authority of the Chamber and the manner of their choice and action
4- Contents, terms and method of training members of the Chamber
5- Procedure for issuing, renewal and revocation of licenses for independent work
6- Disciplinary proceedings against a member of the Chamber
7- Other issues relevant to the medical profession.
Code of medical ethics and deontology / KODEKS MEDICINSKE ETIKE I DEONTOLOGIJE
Chamber Assembly adopted the Code of medical ethics and deontology. Code of Medical Ethics and
deontology, starting from the humanistic principles and fundamental values of the society, establishes principles
and rules which doctors must follow when practicing their profession. Code of medical ethics and deontology
published in the " Narodnim novinama ".
FUNDING THE CHAMBER / FINANCIRANJE RADA KOMORE
To achieve its objectives and carry out tasks chamber acquires assets:
1- Registration
2- Rights
3- Other revenue generated Chamber's activities.
From the Croatian state budget funds are provided for carrying out the tasks which the Chamber performed on
the basis of public authority.
Mutual Aid Fund / FOND UZAJAMNE POMODI
Chambers their funds established Mutual Aid Fund to assist doctors or members of their immediate family who
no fault of their own they come to social disadvantage, and to criteria that bylaw determines the Assembly
Chamber.
PAYMENT OF FEES AND OTHER LIABILITIES Chamber members / PLADANJE LANARINE I DRUGE
FINANCIJSKE OBVEZE LANA KOMORE
The doctor is required to regularly pay membership fees and meet other financial obligations to the Association.
ARBITRATION / ARBITRAA
Doctors - Chamber members can resolve mutual disputes in carrying out its activities an arbitration Association.
The appointment of an arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators and other issues arbitration proceedings, edited by
the regulations of the Chamber. The agreement to bring the dispute to arbitration the parties will define the
issue to arbitration. Arbitration can decide only the issue brought before it by the parties to the dispute. The
arbitration decision on the claim by a party force of a final judgment of a regular court. The arbitration decision
may be challenged before the court in accordance with special law.
IX. DISCIPLINARY LIABILITY OF DOCTOR disciplinary violation / IX. DISCIPLINSKA ODGOVORNOST
LIJENIKA DISCIPLINSKE POVREDE
The doctor has a disciplinary liable if:
1- Violates the provisions of this Act
2- Violates the Code of Medical Ethics and Deontology
3- Practices medicine profession
4- Their behavior towards the patient, medical or other third parties violates the reputation medical
profession
5- Does not meet the Constitution or another enactment of certain obligations of membership of the
Chamber.
Criminal and civil liabilities doctor or disciplinary responsibility in a medical institution, a company or other legal
entity that provides health-care services, does not preclude disciplinary responsibility of a physician before the
Chamber.
DISCIPLINARY BODY / DISCIPLINSKA TIJELA
Doctors suit for disciplinary violations before the disciplinary bodies of the Chamber. Disciplinary Body
Chambers are the Court of Honor and High Court Chambers. (Disciplinska tijela Komore su asni sud i Visoki
asni sud Komore. )
DISCIPLINARY MEASURES / DISCIPLINSKE MJERE
For more serious disciplinary violations doctor may impose the following disciplinary actions:
1- Reprimand
2- Public reprimand
3- Fine
4- Temporary withdrawal of authorization to work independently of one month to a year
5- Permanently revoking licenses for self-employment
6- Temporarily or permanently limit the scope of the authorization to work independently.
For minor disciplinary breaches doctor may impose the following disciplinary actions:
1- Warning
2- Fine.
Disciplinary measures revoking licenses for independent work may be imposed probation with probation six
months to two years.
FINE / DISCIPLINSKE MJERE
The amount of the fine is determined by laws of the Association provided that it can not be lower than 1000.00
kunas and higher than 5,000.00 kunas. Collected fines shall be paid into the Fund Mutual Aid Association (Fond
uzajamne pomodi Komore).
Instituting disciplinary proceedings / POKRETANJE DISCIPLINSKOG POSTUPKA
The Court of Honor, may initiate disciplinary proceedings ex officio or at the request of the patient, and other
interested parties, some of the bodies of the Chamber and at the request of the Minister responsible for Health.


X. PENALTIES
A fine in the amount of 5,000.00 to 10,000.00 shall be imposed on physician not fulfilling the general conditions
for the practice of medicine provides medical assistance.
A fine in the amount of 5,000.00 to 10,000.00 shall be imposed on the doctor:
1- Performing medical activities outside the scope of a specific authorization for independent work
2- Refuses to provide medical assistance
3- If you do not respect the obligation to keep medical secrets
4- If you do not fulfill the obligation to report
5- If you do not maintain and keep medical records
6- If you do not fulfill the obligation to notify another physician