BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 19. The powers of the
State Agency on Mandatory Health Insurance (SAMHI) in the field of
compulsory medical insurance of the population have been
transferred to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the
Population (MLSPP), Trend reports.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed the
relevant decree.
Pursuant to the decree, the State Agency for Medical and Social
Assessment and Rehabilitation, which reported to the SAMHI and the
Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, was reorganized through
the merger of public legal entities, resulting in the establishment
of the State Agency for Health Insurance and Assessment as a public
legal entity under the ministry.
