News of the Committees

The deputies of the Committee on Social Policy and Health discussed in the first reading the government initiative to introduce amendments and additions to the Law of the PMR “On protecting the health of citizens from the effects of second hand tobacco smoke, the effects of tobacco consumption and other nicotine-containing mixtures without tobacco”.

Deputies of the Committee on Social Policy and Health proposed to pay compensation to people with special needs for eye prostheses purchased at their own expense.

Cases of rubella and measles have not been registered in Pridnestrovie since 2007, and there have been no cases of diphtheria for about 10 years. Minister of Healthcare Kristina Albul announced this at a meeting of the Committee on Social Policy and Health, presenting a report on the implementation of the state target program for immunization of the population.

The report on the implementation of the state program "Oncology: improving cancer care for the population of the PMR for 2021-2025" for 2022 was heard by the deputies of the Committee on Social Policy and Healthcare.

The Equal Opportunities State Program was launched in March 2019 and was calculated until 2022. A lot of work during this time has been done to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and other people with limited mobility.

The Ministry of Social Protection and Labor reported on the implementation of the state program for providing housing for orphans, children left without parental care for 2022.

Is it necessary to undergo a medical examination for employees of retirement age who are hired under a fixed-term employment contract for a period of at least 1 year? Deputies of the Committee on Social Policy and Healthcare proposed to improve labor legislation and eliminate the ambiguous understanding of the norms.

A group of deputies of the Committee on Social Policy and Healthcare initiated amendments to the law "On State Pension Provision of Citizens in the PMR". The law-in-draft is intended to clarify which periods of training should be counted as work experience.

The deputies of the Committee on Social Policy considered the Government's initiatives regarding the application of guarantees for the manufacture and installation of tombstones.

The deputies of the Committee on Social Policy and Health supported the legislations of the PMR Prosecutor aimed at reducing administrative barriers when granting a pension for loss of breadwinner.