Healthcare & Life sciences

Dziennik Gazeta Prawna: PiESEL as a legal bubble – article prepared by dr hab. Krzysztof KoźmiÅ„ski
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Dziennik Gazeta Prawna: PiESEL as a legal bubble – article prepared by dr hab. Krzysztof KoźmiÅ„ski

We encourage you to read the article written by the Managing Partner of JabÅ‚oÅ„ski Kozminski & Partners Law Firm – dr hab. Krzysztof Kozminski , which appeared in Dziennik Gazeta Prawna titled: “PiESEL as a legal bubble”. The publication was devoted to the proposed PiESEL law, which provides for the registration of dogs and cats…

Teleexpress Extra: Commentary by Dr. Krzysztof Kozminski on. Draft amendments to the Health Minister’s regulation on. ED
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Teleexpress Extra: Commentary by Dr. Krzysztof Kozminski on. Draft amendments to the Health Minister’s regulation on. ED

Yesterday, i.e. April 15 this year. A draft amendment to the Health Minister’s regulation on hospital emergency departments (EDs) has been published on the website of the Government Legislation Center. Once again, the Health Ministry has extended the deadline by which hospital emergency departments (EDs) must comply with new staffing and organizational requirements – from…

When is a patient’s access to medical records subject to payment?

When is a patient’s access to medical records subject to payment?

One of a patient’s basic rights is access to his medical records. This right is also enjoyed by the patient’s legal representative or a person authorized by the patient, and, after the patient’s death, by his relatives (with certain limitations). Patients have the right to inspect their records, including health care databases, free of charge….

A turnaround on access to contraception
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A turnaround on access to contraception

Na 6. posiedzenie X kadencji Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiejzaplanowano trzecie czytanie rzÄ…dowego projektu ustawy o zmianie ustawy – Prawo farmaceutyczne (druk sejmowy nr 185). Celem projektu jest cofniÄ™cie zmian dokonanych w 2017 r., które zautomatyzowaÅ‚y nadawanie kategorii dostÄ™pnoÅ›ci produktów leczniczych wskazanych do stosowania w antykoncepcji. Zgodnie z dotychczasowymi przepisami wszystkie produkty lecznicze, przeznaczone do stosowania w…

Will patients’ personal data be better protected?

Will patients’ personal data be better protected?

On December 11, 2023. The President of the Office for Personal Data Protection (hereinafter , “PUODO”) has approved the “Code of Conduct for the Health Sector“ (hereinafter , “Code”), developed by the Polish Federation of Hospitals. It is the first document in Europe to cover public and private entities in the medical sector. Legal basis…

Accreditation under new rules—the Quality in Healthcare and Patient Safety Act

Accreditation under new rules—the Quality in Healthcare and Patient Safety Act

Treatment entities that would like to submit an accreditation application cannot currently do so. On January 1, 2024. The Law on Quality in Health Care and Patient Safety (hereinafter: “the Law”) came intoforce . The law introduced new provisions into the legal order regarding, among other things. Awarding accreditation certificates to medical entities. At the…

Amendment of the Reimbursement Law. What is changing this year?

Amendment of the Reimbursement Law. What is changing this year?

Since last year, subsequent regulatory changes introduced by the Act Amending the Reimbursement of Medicines, Foodstuffs for Particular Nutritional Uses and Medical Products Act and certain other acts of August 17, 2023, have gradually come into force. With the new year, more new regulations came into force. Selected two changes are presented below. Public pharmacies…

PKB24.pl: Interview with Wojciech Koźmiński on regulations prohibiting the sale of so-called energy drinks
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PKB24.pl: Interview with Wojciech Koźmiński on regulations prohibiting the sale of so-called energy drinks

Soon, as of January 1, 2024, regulations prohibiting the sale of beverages with added taurine and caffeine (so-called energy drinks) will come into effect: This is part of the amendment to the Public Health Act dated August 17, 2023. Details can be found in the latest interview with Wojciech KoźmiÅ„ski – Senior Associate at JabÅ‚oÅ„ski…

Liquor store being a business in the field of sports and culture?

Liquor store being a business in the field of sports and culture?

The provisions of the Act of January 10, 2018, on the restriction of trade on Sundays and holidays and on certain other days (in Polish: ustawa z dnia 10 stycznia 2018 r. o ograniczeniu handlu w niedziele i Å›wiÄ™ta oraz w niektóre inne dni)[1] caused a stir when they were published as a legislative proposal…